Master Yivs Garen
Master Yi vs Garen is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Master Yi wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Garen based on 18 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Master Yi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Master Yi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Master Yi vs Garen matchup.
Master Yi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Master Yi 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 Master Yi vs Garen?
Master Yi wins 28.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 13.8% and 50.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.5% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −20.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 21 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 13 games, Master Yi won 61.5%.
Key takeaways
- Garen is favored in this matchup: Master Yi wins 28.6% of 21 games, and the whole 95% range (13.8–50.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.5% for Master Yi; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Master Yi players pick Attack Speed (offense) much less often against Garen: 87.8% of their other Top games, 71.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Master Yi and Garen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Master Yi's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Master Yi vs Garen Laning Stats
Only 21 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Master Yi vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Master Yi's win rate against Garen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Master Yi's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Master Yi vs Garen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Master Yi Changes Against Garen
Choices Master Yi players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually87.8%vs Garen71.4%−16.4 pts
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually12.2%vs Garen28.6%+16.4 pts
Doran's Bow + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually0.2%vs Garen10.0%+9.8 pts
Black CleaverItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen9.5%+9.5 pts
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Refillable Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Garen5.0%+5.0 pts
Best Master Yi Build vs Garen
Usual Master Yi build (Top)
66.7% win rate · 18 games
Against Garen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 9 Master Yi games against Garen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Master Yi's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Master Yi Runes vs Garen
Usual Master Yi runes (Top)
Hail of Blades
52.5% win rate · 223 games
Against Garen
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Master Yi draft in Draft Lab
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Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Master Yi'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 Master Yi build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Master Yi vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Master Yi vs Garen?
Garen is favored in this matchup: Master Yi wins 28.6% of 21 games, and the whole 95% range (13.8–50.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Master Yi's win rate against Garen?
Master Yi wins 28.6% of 21 Top games against Garen on patch 26.19 (95% range 13.8–50.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.5% would be expected.
Does Master Yi counter Garen?
No — it is the other way around: Master Yi wins only 28.6% of 21 games against Garen, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Master Yi or Garen?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (21) to say who wins lane.
Does Master Yi outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Master Yi?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Garen is ahead of Master Yi beyond the margin of error.
What should Master Yi build against Garen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Master Yi's usual Top core: The Collector, Blade of The Ruined King, Lord Dominik's Regards. The biggest change against Garen: Doran's Bow + Health Potion (0.2% usually, 10.0% here).
What runes should Master Yi use against Garen?
Use Master Yi's usual Hail of Blades page (Domination + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Garen: Attack Speed (offense) (87.8% usually, 71.4% here).