How to win lane as Warwick against Master Yi · 51.86% win rate (295 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Warwick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Q healing and ramping lifesteal out-trade him from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Warwick | At 2 your sustain beats his Meditate in any exchange. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | Level 3 your W run-down and healing keep the trades yours. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Level 4 reads even as you both look for a window. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | Your level-6 Infinite Duress suppress makes any commit from him a likely death. |
| First item | Even / skill | Into his first item it becomes a skill window - your landed R still kills him, but Alpha Strike can dodge the suppress. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late, his true-damage shred out-heal-races you and wins the duel. |
Levels 1-3 the lane is yours: Q Jaws of the Beast heals through anything he swings back, your ramping lifesteal beats his Meditate math, and W Blood Hunt's speed means any trade that drops him low becomes a chase he cannot escape - bite him on every cooldown and starve his farm.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Warwick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Warwick 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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Warwick, slightly — a 51.86% win rate edge over 295 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Warwick has a small statistical edge (51.86% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Warwick has a slight edge (51.86% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
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