Master Yivs Graves
Master Yi vs Graves is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Graves wins with a 52.1% win rate (+4.2%) over Master Yi based on 192 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Master Yi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Master Yi vs Graves 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.
Graves(47.9%)Who Wins the Master Yi vs Graves Matchup?
Master Yi vs Graves Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Graves matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 192 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 52.1% win rate compared to Master Yi's 47.9%, giving Graves a 4.2 percentage point advantage. Graves dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Master Yi 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. While Graves is slightly favored, Master Yi 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 Graves's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Master Yi vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Master Yi, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Graves
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Graves are Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance and Guinsoo's Rageblade. This combination gives Master Yi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 68.2% win rate across 22 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Master Yi vs Graves matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi47.6%Graves52.4%Master Yi48.1%Graves51.9%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Graves has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Master Yi by 4.8 percentage points. Graves players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Graves takes over with a 51.9% win rate, leading Master Yi by 3.7 percentage points. Graves scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Graves holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Master Yi players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Master Yi Runes Against Graves
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Master Yi the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.81% | 267 | 1.2 | 816 | 13,649 | 50.0% | 49.6% | |
| 52.83% | 212 | 1.2 | 743 | 13,282 | 49.1% | 57.1% | |
| 55.12% | 205 | 1.1 | 847 | 14,093 | 53.2% | 56.8% | |
| 47.92% | 192 | 1.2 | 714 | 13,721 | 47.6% | 48.1% | |
| 53.89% | 180 | 1.3 | 826 | 13,408 | 52.9% | 54.8% | |
| 51.69% | 178 | 1.1 | 813 | 13,800 | 45.5% | 57.8% | |
| 47.24% | 163 | 1.2 | 776 | 13,049 | 45.1% | 48.9% | |
| 50.98% | 153 | 1.2 | 734 | 13,113 | 51.4% | 50.6% | |
| 49.62% | 131 | 1.4 | 683 | 13,213 | 49.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.63% | 118 | 1.4 | 1,012 | 13,947 | 51.9% | 62.5% | |
| 48.67% | 113 | 1.1 | 790 | 14,401 | 56.9% | 41.9% | |
| 55.77% | 104 | 1.7 | 914 | 14,017 | 52.3% | 58.3% | |
| 46.08% | 102 | 1.1 | 696 | 13,321 | 53.5% | 40.7% | |
| 45.54% | 101 | 1.1 | 755 | 13,546 | 38.2% | 49.3% | |
| 56.98% | 86 | 1.1 | 961 | 13,910 | 47.6% | 65.9% | |
| 60.47% | 86 | 1.1 | 792 | 13,823 | 61.9% | 59.1% | |
| 51.85% | 81 | 1.3 | 856 | 14,394 | 52.9% | 51.1% | |
| 55.00% | 80 | 1.1 | 731 | 13,364 | 55.3% | 54.8% | |
| 45.45% | 77 | 1.6 | 794 | 13,715 | 42.4% | 47.7% | |
| 62.16% | 74 | 1.3 | 865 | 14,419 | 56.3% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 1.3 | 773 | 14,182 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 39.13% | 69 | 2.7 | 786 | 13,963 | 13.6% | 51.1% | |
| 60.29% | 68 | 2.1 | 858 | 12,455 | 54.0% | 67.7% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 1.2 | 871 | 14,679 | 48.4% | 68.8% | |
| 53.23% | 62 | 1.1 | 820 | 13,344 | 48.4% | 58.1% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.4 | 821 | 14,286 | 40.0% | 60.6% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.4 | 918 | 14,881 | 52.2% | 51.4% | |
| 57.89% | 57 | 1.2 | 813 | 13,911 | 48.1% | 66.7% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 1.8 | 793 | 14,007 | 62.5% | 51.5% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 1.3 | 730 | 12,368 | 47.2% | 66.7% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 4.7 | 822 | 11,263 | 37.1% | 61.9% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 1.9 | 844 | 15,599 | 62.5% | 59.0% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 3.3 | 900 | 13,248 | 53.6% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 1.3 | 737 | 13,584 | 42.3% | 57.1% | |
| 39.62% | 53 | 1.1 | 719 | 13,349 | 29.2% | 48.3% | |
| 61.54% | 52 | 1.7 | 841 | 13,786 | 61.5% | 61.5% | |
| 42.31% | 52 | 1.7 | 811 | 12,433 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 708 | 12,867 | 45.2% | 57.9% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.2 | 784 | 14,051 | 71.4% | 40.7% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 1.7 | 807 | 13,815 | 36.4% | 52.2% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 3.0 | 796 | 12,167 | 55.0% | 60.0% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 0.9 | 694 | 12,175 | 44.4% | 52.4% | |
| 40.54% | 38 | 1.8 | 893 | 14,283 | 43.8% | 38.1% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 1.4 | 831 | 13,898 | 57.1% | 65.2% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 1.2 | 796 | 12,832 | 40.9% | 57.1% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.5 | 784 | 15,084 | 42.9% | 47.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 2.9 | 877 | 13,196 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 1.4 | 787 | 14,042 | 50.0% | 29.4% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 1.2 | 820 | 14,308 | 31.3% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.8 | 746 | 13,431 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 1.5 | 810 | 13,835 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 2.6 | 852 | 14,712 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 4.1 | 952 | 14,054 | 50.0% | 70.6% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.2 | 918 | 12,841 | 64.3% | 60.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 5.1 | 787 | 11,909 | 37.5% | 61.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 2.6 | 961 | 14,406 | 30.0% | 81.8% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.3 | 678 | 12,291 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.7 | 782 | 13,482 | 45.5% | 87.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.7 | 729 | 12,424 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.4 | 830 | 15,061 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 4.7 | 1,033 | 15,694 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.3 | 1,047 | 14,008 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.9 | 887 | 14,952 | 55.6% | 75.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.7 | 875 | 13,773 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 1.6 | 768 | 15,072 | 66.7% | 88.9% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.5 | 846 | 12,635 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 4.9 | 826 | 12,007 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.8 | 943 | 13,471 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 4.9 | 953 | 12,455 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.9 | 857 | 13,561 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.0 | 737 | 12,741 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 4.6 | 1,025 | 16,209 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 793 | 11,627 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.3 | 905 | 14,967 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 0.9 | 657 | 10,589 | 42.9% | 25.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.7 | 757 | 15,068 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 1,154 | 14,935 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.1 | 898 | 14,390 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 726 | 10,451 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 867 | 12,126 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 2.4 | 824 | 13,651 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.5 | 734 | 15,274 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.6 | 858 | 13,185 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.3 | 999 | 15,072 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.7 | 1,096 | 15,942 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.1 | 1,080 | 14,910 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 944 | 12,265 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.4 | 821 | 13,094 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.1 | 643 | 10,513 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.9 | 885 | 10,730 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 4.3 | 1,069 | 15,304 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.8 | 599 | 11,524 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.7 | 714 | 12,253 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.3 | 1,016 | 16,482 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.2 | 626 | 6,360 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.9 | 730 | 12,394 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.7 | 721 | 15,058 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 878 | 12,583 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 749 | 12,319 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 759 | 9,894 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 814 | 13,440 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 733 | 14,195 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 586 | 12,158 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 788 | 15,369 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 809 | 13,158 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 1,005 | 14,674 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Master Yi vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Graves in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Master Yi vs Graves matchup with a 52.1% win rate compared to Master Yi's 47.9%, a 4.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 192 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Master Yi do against Graves in the early game?
In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Master Yi with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Master Yi do against Graves in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Master Yi vs Graves matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to 48.1%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Graves matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Master Yi with a 52.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 4.2 percentage point advantage means Graves is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 192 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Graves?
The best Master Yi build against Graves includes Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Guinsoo's Rageblade with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 68.2% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Master Yi runes against Graves?
The best Master Yi runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 51.7% win rate in the Master Yi vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Graves?
No, Master Yi struggles against Graves with only a 47.9% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Master Yi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.
How do I play Master Yi against Graves?
When playing Master Yi against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.