Hecarimvs Master Yi
Hecarim vs Master Yi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Master Yi wins with a 62.2% win rate (+24.4%) over Hecarim based on 127 games. Master Yi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Hecarim build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup.
Hecarim Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Hecarim 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.
Who Wins the Hecarim vs Master Yi Matchup?
Hecarim vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
The Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 127 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 62.2% win rate compared to Hecarim's 37.8%, giving Master Yi a 24.4 percentage point advantage. Master Yi dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Hecarim 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 Hecarim 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. Hecarim 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.
Hecarim vs Master Yi Laning Phase Breakdown
Hecarim is favored during the laning phase against Master Yi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Hecarim holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Hecarim Build Against Master Yi
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Master Yi, providing the mobility and stats Hecarim needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Hecarim against Master Yi are Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin and Endless Hunger. This combination gives Hecarim an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% 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 Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Hecarim39.0%
Master Yi61.0%Hecarim36.8%Master Yi63.2%Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.0% win rate — a 22.0 percentage point lead over Hecarim. This lopsided early game means Master Yi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Master Yi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.2% win rate — 26.5 points above Hecarim. 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. Hecarim players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Hecarim Runes Against Master Yi
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Hecarim the best tools to compete against Master Yi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Hecarim matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Hecarim'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 Hecarim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.25% | 143 | 1.1 | 691 | 12,739 | 55.7% | 42.7% | |
| 51.16% | 129 | 1.1 | 658 | 12,180 | 59.7% | 43.3% | |
| 37.80% | 127 | 1.1 | 634 | 12,069 | 39.0% | 36.8% | |
| 45.24% | 126 | 1.0 | 652 | 12,155 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.67% | 120 | 1.2 | 682 | 13,325 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 108 | 1.0 | 660 | 12,677 | 54.0% | 46.5% | |
| 43.00% | 100 | 1.1 | 669 | 12,210 | 49.1% | 36.2% | |
| 51.65% | 91 | 1.2 | 672 | 12,066 | 58.3% | 44.2% | |
| 40.00% | 90 | 1.2 | 614 | 12,719 | 46.1% | 35.3% | |
| 48.28% | 87 | 1.1 | 664 | 12,790 | 59.5% | 37.8% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 1.2 | 722 | 13,813 | 42.9% | 49.0% | |
| 40.91% | 66 | 1.1 | 724 | 12,825 | 36.0% | 43.9% | |
| 38.10% | 63 | 1.1 | 722 | 13,343 | 39.1% | 37.5% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 1.2 | 688 | 12,763 | 45.8% | 44.1% | |
| 69.81% | 53 | 1.1 | 798 | 13,530 | 69.2% | 70.4% | |
| 67.92% | 53 | 1.0 | 694 | 12,135 | 72.4% | 62.5% | |
| 57.69% | 52 | 1.1 | 723 | 13,572 | 70.8% | 46.4% | |
| 58.00% | 50 | 1.0 | 655 | 12,968 | 73.9% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 1.2 | 740 | 13,805 | 57.1% | 44.8% | |
| 41.67% | 48 | 1.2 | 713 | 12,735 | 40.9% | 42.3% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 1.1 | 768 | 13,348 | 50.0% | 56.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 1.1 | 647 | 12,646 | 27.8% | 69.2% | |
| 37.21% | 43 | 1.1 | 606 | 11,428 | 38.1% | 36.4% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 1.2 | 735 | 12,621 | 52.2% | 70.0% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 1.1 | 752 | 14,185 | 66.7% | 44.8% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 1.1 | 656 | 12,396 | 57.9% | 27.3% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 1.3 | 675 | 12,215 | 41.2% | 45.5% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 1.1 | 667 | 12,635 | 29.4% | 54.5% | |
| 64.86% | 37 | 1.1 | 669 | 13,081 | 72.2% | 57.9% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 1.2 | 720 | 11,415 | 45.5% | 61.5% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 1.1 | 619 | 12,194 | 35.3% | 46.7% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 1.0 | 636 | 11,933 | 52.9% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 1.1 | 570 | 12,234 | 64.3% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.3 | 724 | 12,571 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 1.1 | 789 | 12,886 | 53.3% | 45.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 730 | 13,390 | 46.1% | 58.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.2 | 674 | 13,137 | 70.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 1.2 | 735 | 13,065 | 81.8% | 55.6% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.2 | 870 | 14,255 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.2 | 640 | 12,206 | 70.0% | 44.4% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.0 | 655 | 13,481 | 37.5% | 36.4% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.1 | 753 | 14,489 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.3 | 736 | 12,988 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.4 | 792 | 14,320 | 71.4% | 36.4% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.0 | 640 | 11,969 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 1.3 | 815 | 14,153 | 83.3% | 88.9% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.7 | 750 | 11,036 | 62.5% | 20.0% | |
| 7.69% | 13 | 0.8 | 477 | 9,297 | 10.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 658 | 12,390 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 745 | 10,450 | 85.7% | 60.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 821 | 12,321 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.2 | 499 | 10,672 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 640 | 13,680 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 0.9 | 575 | 11,917 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 1.2 | 722 | 15,018 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.0 | 559 | 12,593 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.8 | 614 | 11,790 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.3 | 628 | 10,990 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 608 | 11,880 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.7 | 770 | 14,882 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.4 | 946 | 14,090 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.5 | 804 | 15,697 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 819 | 16,065 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 412 | 10,769 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.4 | 714 | 8,421 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
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Hecarim vs Master Yi - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Hecarim do against Master Yi in League of Legends?
Master Yi wins the Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup with a 62.2% win rate compared to Hecarim's 37.8%, a 24.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 127 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Hecarim do against Master Yi in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Hecarim with a 61.0% win rate versus 39.0%. Master Yi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Hecarim do against Master Yi in the late game?
In the late game, Master Yi takes over the Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup with a 63.2% win rate compared to 36.8%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup?
Master Yi wins the matchup against Hecarim with a 62.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 24.4 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 127 games analyzed.
What is the best Hecarim build against Master Yi?
The best Hecarim build against Master Yi includes Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Endless Hunger with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Hecarim runes against Master Yi?
The best Hecarim runes against Master Yi use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 52.4% win rate in the Hecarim vs Master Yi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Hecarim counter Master Yi?
No, Hecarim struggles against Master Yi with only a 37.8% win rate. Master Yi has the advantage in this matchup. Hecarim players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Master Yi's lead.
How do I play Hecarim against Master Yi?
When playing Hecarim 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.