Gravesvs Master Yi
Graves vs Master Yi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Master Yi wins with a 56.5% win rate (+13.0%) over Graves based on 254 games. Master Yi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Master Yi matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Master Yi(43.5%)Who Wins the Graves vs Master Yi Matchup?
Graves vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
The Graves vs Master Yi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 254 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Graves's 43.5%, giving Master Yi a 13.0 percentage point advantage. Master Yi dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Graves players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Graves leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Master Yi has a strong advantage in this matchup. Graves players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Master Yi overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Graves vs Master Yi Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Master Yi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Graves Build Against Master Yi
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Master Yi, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Master Yi are Hubris, Sundered Sky and Bloodthirster. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Master Yi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Master Yi matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Graves47.5%Master Yi52.5%Graves39.7%Master Yi60.3%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Master Yi has a meaningful 52.5% win rate, outperforming Graves by 4.9 percentage points. Master Yi players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Master Yi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.3% win rate — 20.6 points above Graves. Extended games heavily favor Master Yi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Master Yi holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Graves players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Graves Runes Against Master Yi
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Graves the best tools to compete against Master Yi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Graves's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.48% | 414 | 1.4 | 792 | 13,943 | 48.5% | 52.4% | |
| 51.72% | 320 | 1.5 | 824 | 14,557 | 53.2% | 50.6% | |
| 50.56% | 271 | 1.7 | 896 | 14,959 | 52.1% | 49.3% | |
| 49.43% | 262 | 1.6 | 832 | 14,559 | 48.2% | 50.3% | |
| 43.48% | 254 | 1.6 | 740 | 13,243 | 47.5% | 39.7% | |
| 48.34% | 211 | 1.6 | 784 | 13,935 | 42.4% | 53.6% | |
| 49.02% | 205 | 1.8 | 881 | 14,403 | 47.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.24% | 202 | 1.7 | 868 | 14,979 | 44.2% | 56.5% | |
| 48.22% | 197 | 1.9 | 948 | 13,423 | 46.7% | 49.5% | |
| 53.97% | 189 | 1.5 | 839 | 14,250 | 53.8% | 54.2% | |
| 46.52% | 188 | 1.5 | 857 | 13,815 | 43.5% | 49.0% | |
| 48.39% | 186 | 1.9 | 884 | 13,752 | 51.3% | 46.3% | |
| 57.06% | 178 | 1.6 | 812 | 14,825 | 59.1% | 55.7% | |
| 57.63% | 177 | 1.9 | 892 | 14,800 | 62.3% | 54.6% | |
| 44.63% | 177 | 1.5 | 773 | 14,090 | 39.5% | 48.5% | |
| 52.87% | 174 | 1.6 | 855 | 14,220 | 55.3% | 50.6% | |
| 51.19% | 170 | 1.7 | 867 | 14,451 | 55.1% | 47.8% | |
| 53.85% | 169 | 1.5 | 800 | 14,466 | 62.6% | 45.4% | |
| 44.79% | 163 | 1.7 | 823 | 14,393 | 37.9% | 49.5% | |
| 50.94% | 159 | 1.6 | 889 | 14,380 | 50.6% | 51.3% | |
| 50.75% | 134 | 1.6 | 808 | 13,806 | 51.6% | 50.0% | |
| 47.69% | 132 | 1.5 | 842 | 13,027 | 43.5% | 52.5% | |
| 45.67% | 127 | 1.5 | 858 | 14,308 | 39.3% | 50.7% | |
| 55.20% | 126 | 2.2 | 765 | 14,098 | 46.5% | 62.7% | |
| 43.44% | 124 | 1.6 | 897 | 13,739 | 51.5% | 33.3% | |
| 53.64% | 112 | 1.5 | 856 | 14,041 | 49.0% | 57.6% | |
| 59.26% | 111 | 1.5 | 803 | 14,461 | 59.2% | 59.3% | |
| 41.67% | 108 | 2.1 | 847 | 14,109 | 48.1% | 35.7% | |
| 49.06% | 106 | 2.0 | 808 | 14,214 | 46.7% | 50.8% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 2.3 | 884 | 14,717 | 48.9% | 52.5% | |
| 44.44% | 101 | 1.8 | 768 | 13,932 | 40.0% | 48.1% | |
| 48.48% | 100 | 2.9 | 726 | 13,498 | 45.2% | 50.9% | |
| 42.71% | 97 | 1.4 | 746 | 12,870 | 47.2% | 37.2% | |
| 42.55% | 95 | 1.6 | 860 | 14,431 | 52.2% | 33.3% | |
| 49.46% | 95 | 2.4 | 760 | 14,039 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 55.43% | 92 | 1.6 | 888 | 14,005 | 57.8% | 53.2% | |
| 50.56% | 92 | 2.0 | 843 | 14,118 | 51.2% | 50.0% | |
| 41.11% | 90 | 1.9 | 882 | 13,821 | 39.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 90 | 1.6 | 825 | 14,548 | 57.1% | 54.5% | |
| 37.93% | 88 | 1.7 | 809 | 14,510 | 40.5% | 36.0% | |
| 48.19% | 83 | 2.5 | 829 | 13,889 | 48.6% | 47.8% | |
| 51.22% | 83 | 1.5 | 847 | 13,977 | 52.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.65% | 77 | 1.6 | 847 | 14,345 | 43.2% | 60.6% | |
| 46.05% | 76 | 2.3 | 814 | 13,304 | 36.8% | 55.3% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 3.2 | 994 | 14,764 | 45.8% | 53.7% | |
| 51.56% | 65 | 1.5 | 831 | 13,004 | 48.7% | 56.0% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 2.6 | 835 | 13,903 | 50.0% | 39.3% | |
| 45.00% | 62 | 1.4 | 717 | 13,818 | 40.6% | 50.0% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 1.9 | 879 | 15,072 | 53.1% | 44.8% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 1.4 | 805 | 13,466 | 48.3% | 65.5% | |
| 49.09% | 56 | 3.1 | 915 | 13,362 | 50.0% | 48.3% | |
| 37.74% | 53 | 2.5 | 841 | 14,061 | 37.0% | 38.5% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 1.9 | 748 | 13,676 | 46.4% | 33.3% | |
| 34.62% | 52 | 3.2 | 915 | 13,300 | 33.3% | 36.0% | |
| 47.62% | 43 | 1.8 | 774 | 14,184 | 50.0% | 45.0% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 2.0 | 846 | 13,697 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 2.8 | 881 | 15,271 | 33.3% | 68.0% | |
| 43.59% | 40 | 3.5 | 985 | 13,228 | 30.4% | 62.5% | |
| 44.74% | 39 | 4.1 | 985 | 13,008 | 29.4% | 57.1% | |
| 47.22% | 37 | 1.6 | 764 | 14,379 | 35.7% | 54.5% | |
| 31.03% | 30 | 6.0 | 883 | 13,468 | 23.1% | 37.5% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 7.1 | 884 | 12,986 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 4.3 | 898 | 13,555 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.6 | 819 | 12,243 | 46.7% | 54.5% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 747 | 14,373 | 72.7% | 57.1% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 1.4 | 874 | 15,141 | 22.2% | 33.3% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 3.8 | 849 | 12,637 | 30.8% | 27.3% | |
| 31.82% | 23 | 1.5 | 904 | 15,095 | 33.3% | 30.8% | |
| 38.10% | 22 | 6.3 | 792 | 12,241 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.8 | 839 | 11,972 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.5 | 739 | 12,007 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 28.57% | 21 | 3.6 | 917 | 14,184 | 25.0% | 30.8% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.9 | 848 | 14,663 | 45.5% | 33.3% | |
| 38.89% | 19 | 6.0 | 1,062 | 15,032 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.1 | 925 | 12,653 | 36.4% | 62.5% | |
| 53.33% | 17 | 2.9 | 988 | 16,052 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.7 | 879 | 12,431 | 14.3% | 60.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.7 | 718 | 12,485 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.4 | 886 | 13,924 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.2 | 974 | 13,673 | 40.0% | 27.3% | |
| 35.71% | 15 | 3.3 | 678 | 9,627 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.2 | 712 | 13,476 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.6 | 828 | 14,052 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 4.4 | 958 | 14,876 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.7 | 790 | 11,090 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 869 | 11,599 | 25.0% | 83.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,032 | 12,770 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 6.6 | 868 | 11,085 | 87.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.2 | 881 | 12,980 | 37.5% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.6 | 794 | 13,809 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.5 | 907 | 13,066 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.1 | 1,020 | 14,565 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 528 | 11,173 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 10 | 7.7 | 939 | 12,797 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 688 | 11,904 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.3 | 924 | 14,266 | 66.7% | 83.3% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 6.5 | 652 | 11,263 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 826 | 12,602 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.3 | 956 | 12,361 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 658 | 10,877 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 1,315 | 16,685 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 876 | 14,838 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.6 | 815 | 13,895 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.3 | 860 | 15,023 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.6 | 957 | 15,454 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.4 | 853 | 9,849 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 925 | 16,613 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.2 | 854 | 13,186 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 816 | 12,772 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 1,138 | 17,793 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 798 | 13,431 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 958 | 12,208 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 889 | 11,898 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 858 | 13,942 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 942 | 16,285 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 795 | 11,157 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 897 | 15,420 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,082 | 13,101 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 540 | 8,989 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 631 | 14,294 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Graves vs Master Yi - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Graves do against Master Yi in League of Legends?
Master Yi wins the Graves vs Master Yi matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Graves's 43.5%, a 13.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 254 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Graves do against Master Yi in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Graves with a 52.5% win rate versus 47.5%. Master Yi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Graves do against Master Yi in the late game?
In the late game, Master Yi takes over the Graves vs Master Yi matchup with a 60.3% win rate compared to 39.7%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Graves vs Master Yi matchup?
Master Yi wins the matchup against Graves with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 13.0 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 254 games analyzed.
What is the best Graves build against Master Yi?
The best Graves build against Master Yi includes Hubris, Sundered Sky, Bloodthirster with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Graves runes against Master Yi?
The best Graves runes against Master Yi use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.8% win rate in the Graves vs Master Yi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Graves counter Master Yi?
No, Graves struggles against Master Yi with only a 43.5% win rate. Master Yi has the advantage in this matchup. Graves players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Master Yi's lead.
How do I play Graves against Master Yi?
When playing Graves against Master Yi, play cautiously and avoid Master Yi's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Master Yi has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.