How to win lane as Vayne against Master Yi · 48.75% win rate over 480 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Tumble kiting and true-damage bolts out-trade him from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Vayne | At 2 Condemn's knockback denies any Alpha Strike engage. |
| Level 3 | Vayne | Level 3 wall-stuns and Silver Bolts keep him off you entirely. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vayne | Level 4-5 you still kite his dash and chunk him with true damage. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 Highlander lets him stick through Tumble and catch you. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item plus R lets his true damage burst you down before your bolts stack. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | Late, your Silver Bolts and Final Hour invisibility out-melt him and win the duel again. |
Levels 1-4 you own him: Tumble keeps you outside his melee reach, Silver Bolts' true damage ignores whatever he builds, and Condemn's knockback flatly denies the Alpha Strike engage that is his only trade pattern - kite him off the wave and make his pre-item levels miserable.
The full Vayne vs Master Yi report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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