Lee Sinvs Master Yi
Lee Sin vs Master Yi is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Master Yi wins with a 52.0% win rate (+3.9%) over Lee Sin based on 304 games. Lee Sin wins the early laning phase while Master Yi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup.
Lee Sin Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin vs Master Yi Matchup?
Lee Sin vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
The Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 304 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 52.0% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 48.0%, giving Master Yi a 3.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lee Sin controls the early laning stage, but Master Yi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lee Sin needs to press advantages before Master Yi reaches their power spikes, while Master Yi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Lee Sin leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Master Yi is slightly favored, Lee Sin can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Master Yi's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Lee Sin vs Master Yi Laning Phase Breakdown
Master Yi is favored during the laning phase against Lee Sin, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lee Sin Build Against Master Yi
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Master Yi, providing the mobility and stats Lee Sin needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lee Sin against Master Yi are Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris and Axiom Arc. This combination gives Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Lee Sin52.6%
Master Yi47.4%Lee Sin44.4%Master Yi55.6%Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.6% win rate — a 5.3 percentage point lead over Master Yi. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin 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 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Lee Sin. Extended games heavily favor Master Yi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Lee Sin must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Master Yi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Master Yi survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Lee Sin Runes Against Master Yi
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Lee Sin the best tools to compete against Master Yi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Lee Sin matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Lee Sin'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 Lee Sin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.22% | 316 | 0.8 | 658 | 12,325 | 48.3% | 55.6% | |
| 48.03% | 304 | 0.8 | 651 | 12,572 | 52.6% | 44.4% | |
| 45.62% | 274 | 0.8 | 691 | 12,756 | 43.5% | 47.2% | |
| 46.35% | 274 | 0.8 | 654 | 12,566 | 47.9% | 45.2% | |
| 50.00% | 252 | 0.8 | 614 | 12,428 | 49.1% | 50.7% | |
| 57.02% | 235 | 0.9 | 652 | 11,848 | 57.4% | 56.7% | |
| 41.23% | 228 | 0.8 | 672 | 11,759 | 38.7% | 43.6% | |
| 42.86% | 217 | 0.8 | 648 | 12,163 | 36.6% | 47.6% | |
| 53.49% | 215 | 0.8 | 634 | 11,757 | 55.5% | 51.4% | |
| 53.51% | 185 | 0.8 | 648 | 12,905 | 57.5% | 50.9% | |
| 47.71% | 153 | 1.0 | 740 | 12,666 | 54.8% | 41.3% | |
| 55.94% | 143 | 0.8 | 673 | 12,743 | 60.7% | 52.4% | |
| 41.91% | 136 | 0.9 | 646 | 11,680 | 39.0% | 44.2% | |
| 48.89% | 135 | 0.8 | 653 | 12,206 | 48.5% | 49.3% | |
| 53.03% | 132 | 1.0 | 719 | 13,180 | 59.6% | 48.0% | |
| 63.08% | 130 | 0.8 | 745 | 12,684 | 60.7% | 65.2% | |
| 42.74% | 124 | 0.8 | 645 | 12,092 | 45.5% | 40.6% | |
| 41.53% | 118 | 0.9 | 652 | 12,561 | 36.2% | 46.7% | |
| 50.85% | 118 | 0.8 | 691 | 12,548 | 60.0% | 44.1% | |
| 50.91% | 110 | 1.0 | 735 | 12,714 | 56.6% | 45.6% | |
| 50.00% | 108 | 0.8 | 668 | 12,203 | 46.0% | 53.5% | |
| 53.40% | 103 | 0.8 | 658 | 12,477 | 58.7% | 49.1% | |
| 43.82% | 89 | 0.8 | 642 | 11,761 | 50.0% | 39.6% | |
| 47.73% | 88 | 0.9 | 637 | 12,449 | 48.6% | 47.2% | |
| 49.43% | 87 | 0.7 | 631 | 12,244 | 54.8% | 44.4% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 0.9 | 664 | 12,461 | 45.0% | 52.3% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 0.8 | 610 | 12,097 | 53.2% | 52.9% | |
| 46.25% | 80 | 0.8 | 692 | 12,499 | 52.9% | 41.3% | |
| 35.00% | 80 | 1.1 | 616 | 10,951 | 35.1% | 34.9% | |
| 43.84% | 73 | 0.8 | 643 | 12,535 | 42.4% | 45.0% | |
| 44.29% | 70 | 0.8 | 718 | 13,123 | 51.9% | 39.5% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 0.7 | 664 | 12,588 | 45.8% | 61.4% | |
| 40.91% | 66 | 0.8 | 671 | 12,558 | 44.8% | 37.8% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 0.8 | 699 | 12,186 | 45.5% | 54.8% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 1.2 | 686 | 11,897 | 51.7% | 61.5% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 1.0 | 666 | 13,041 | 68.2% | 44.8% | |
| 58.00% | 50 | 1.4 | 753 | 12,667 | 60.9% | 55.6% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 0.8 | 697 | 11,909 | 50.0% | 65.0% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 1.6 | 741 | 13,030 | 47.6% | 66.7% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 0.6 | 571 | 11,214 | 53.9% | 40.9% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 0.9 | 717 | 13,480 | 64.3% | 45.5% | |
| 40.00% | 45 | 0.7 | 691 | 11,375 | 34.8% | 45.5% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 0.9 | 560 | 11,948 | 40.9% | 50.0% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 1.8 | 559 | 11,963 | 50.0% | 34.8% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 0.8 | 659 | 13,095 | 63.6% | 53.6% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 1.0 | 740 | 13,798 | 53.9% | 62.5% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 2.2 | 580 | 11,723 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.2 | 643 | 11,406 | 42.9% | 53.3% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 2.1 | 770 | 13,051 | 58.3% | 52.9% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.8 | 712 | 11,982 | 69.2% | 61.5% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.5 | 741 | 12,855 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.4 | 674 | 11,459 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 1.7 | 777 | 13,601 | 62.5% | 29.4% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.6 | 709 | 13,018 | 70.0% | 42.9% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 1.1 | 707 | 14,348 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 1.1 | 625 | 12,427 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 1.2 | 603 | 11,298 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.7 | 630 | 12,407 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.1 | 689 | 13,754 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.0 | 690 | 13,766 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.9 | 733 | 11,643 | 45.5% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 3.3 | 609 | 10,147 | 46.1% | 40.0% | |
| 22.22% | 18 | 2.4 | 571 | 12,334 | 42.9% | 9.1% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.9 | 737 | 13,429 | 25.0% | 35.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.9 | 876 | 12,696 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.4 | 697 | 12,791 | 85.7% | 36.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.9 | 697 | 11,743 | 30.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 2.5 | 878 | 15,015 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.2 | 880 | 13,562 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.3 | 571 | 12,191 | 20.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.3 | 821 | 13,051 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.0 | 631 | 9,050 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 506 | 9,065 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.9 | 780 | 11,786 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.1 | 896 | 13,502 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 0.9 | 662 | 12,747 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 4.5 | 664 | 10,575 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.2 | 734 | 12,249 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 665 | 10,754 | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 3.1 | 736 | 12,808 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.3 | 906 | 13,898 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.7 | 668 | 12,706 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.7 | 630 | 9,687 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.8 | 762 | 9,756 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.5 | 533 | 11,055 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.2 | 700 | 13,991 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.0 | 804 | 11,281 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.9 | 567 | 10,549 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.7 | 593 | 9,520 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 814 | 13,852 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.5 | 634 | 11,944 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.0 | 814 | 12,683 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.4 | 465 | 7,840 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.4 | 640 | 13,144 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.5 | 518 | 12,108 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 838 | 11,808 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.6 | 396 | 8,863 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.4 | 683 | 11,319 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 843 | 12,275 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 756 | 12,300 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 908 | 11,780 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 600 | 9,853 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 640 | 10,516 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 949 | 10,028 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 856 | 16,876 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 815 | 10,222 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 708 | 10,195 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 626 | 10,350 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 687 | 8,028 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
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Lee Sin vs Master Yi - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lee Sin do against Master Yi in League of Legends?
Master Yi wins the Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 48.0%, a 3.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 304 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Lee Sin do against Master Yi in the early game?
In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Master Yi with a 52.6% win rate versus 47.4%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Lee Sin do against Master Yi in the late game?
In the late game, Master Yi takes over the Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup?
Master Yi wins the matchup against Lee Sin with a 52.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.9 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 304 games analyzed.
What is the best Lee Sin build against Master Yi?
The best Lee Sin build against Master Yi includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris, Axiom Arc 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 Lee Sin runes against Master Yi?
The best Lee Sin runes against Master Yi use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 52.2% win rate in the Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lee Sin counter Master Yi?
No, Lee Sin struggles against Master Yi with only a 48.0% win rate. Master Yi has the advantage in this matchup. Lee Sin players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Master Yi's lead.
How do I play Lee Sin against Master Yi?
When playing Lee Sin 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.