Master Yivs Kai'Sa
Master Yi vs Kai'Sa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Kai'Sa wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Master Yi based on 7 games. Master Yi wins the early laning phase while Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa 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.
Kai'Sa(42.9%)Who Wins the Master Yi vs Kai'Sa Matchup?
Master Yi vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Kai'Sa matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Kai'Sa wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Master Yi's 42.9%, giving Kai'Sa a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Master Yi controls the early laning stage, but Kai'Sa outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Master Yi needs to press advantages before Kai'Sa reaches their power spikes, while Kai'Sa should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Master Yi leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kai'Sa has a strong advantage in this matchup. Master Yi players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kai'Sa 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.
Master Yi vs Kai'Sa Laning Phase Breakdown
Master Yi is favored during the laning phase against Kai'Sa, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Kai'Sa
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Kai'Sa, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Kai'Sa are Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade and Experimental Hexplate. This combination gives Master Yi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kai'Sa. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Master Yi vs Kai'Sa matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi66.7%Kai'Sa33.3%Master Yi25.0%Kai'Sa75.0%Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Kai'Sa. This lopsided early game means Master Yi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kai'Sa is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Master Yi. Extended games heavily favor Kai'Sa, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Master Yi must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kai'Sa reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kai'Sa 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 Master Yi Runes Against Kai'Sa
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Master Yi the best tools to compete against Kai'Sa in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.03% | 592 | 1.2 | 758 | 12,830 | 51.1% | 52.8% | |
| 53.03% | 545 | 1.1 | 802 | 13,718 | 55.8% | 51.2% | |
| 50.39% | 516 | 1.2 | 803 | 13,128 | 49.1% | 51.4% | |
| 48.92% | 511 | 1.1 | 742 | 13,170 | 44.9% | 51.9% | |
| 47.71% | 503 | 1.2 | 757 | 13,232 | 52.1% | 43.9% | |
| 47.50% | 440 | 1.2 | 805 | 13,175 | 46.6% | 48.3% | |
| 49.32% | 365 | 1.2 | 716 | 13,209 | 47.6% | 50.8% | |
| 48.71% | 349 | 1.2 | 690 | 13,305 | 50.7% | 47.3% | |
| 38.71% | 341 | 1.2 | 710 | 12,755 | 38.3% | 39.0% | |
| 46.99% | 332 | 1.2 | 726 | 13,268 | 46.6% | 47.4% | |
| 43.60% | 328 | 1.2 | 698 | 12,990 | 40.4% | 46.1% | |
| 47.69% | 325 | 1.6 | 693 | 12,401 | 42.5% | 52.0% | |
| 50.80% | 311 | 1.2 | 809 | 13,273 | 47.5% | 53.6% | |
| 47.89% | 261 | 1.6 | 774 | 12,810 | 41.5% | 53.1% | |
| 46.05% | 228 | 1.2 | 735 | 12,956 | 49.5% | 42.7% | |
| 54.81% | 208 | 1.1 | 734 | 12,458 | 51.8% | 58.5% | |
| 44.88% | 205 | 1.3 | 730 | 12,860 | 39.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.47% | 202 | 1.1 | 755 | 13,412 | 54.4% | 52.7% | |
| 46.15% | 195 | 1.0 | 705 | 13,247 | 51.9% | 42.1% | |
| 51.79% | 195 | 1.2 | 773 | 13,176 | 50.0% | 53.2% | |
| 51.85% | 189 | 1.3 | 745 | 13,012 | 47.3% | 56.3% | |
| 53.61% | 166 | 1.2 | 795 | 13,118 | 57.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.30% | 165 | 1.1 | 786 | 13,222 | 45.8% | 53.8% | |
| 55.97% | 159 | 1.2 | 800 | 13,070 | 53.7% | 58.4% | |
| 46.15% | 156 | 2.8 | 754 | 13,099 | 56.1% | 40.4% | |
| 50.00% | 146 | 1.4 | 783 | 12,509 | 37.1% | 61.8% | |
| 54.48% | 145 | 1.2 | 766 | 13,597 | 56.9% | 52.0% | |
| 59.72% | 144 | 1.1 | 788 | 13,857 | 61.4% | 58.6% | |
| 45.77% | 142 | 1.1 | 728 | 12,979 | 49.2% | 42.9% | |
| 45.32% | 139 | 1.3 | 744 | 13,770 | 46.0% | 44.7% | |
| 56.52% | 138 | 1.4 | 750 | 13,314 | 60.7% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 130 | 1.2 | 733 | 14,203 | 51.9% | 48.7% | |
| 58.33% | 120 | 1.4 | 829 | 13,571 | 52.4% | 64.9% | |
| 44.95% | 109 | 1.0 | 644 | 12,620 | 36.7% | 51.7% | |
| 50.47% | 107 | 1.3 | 766 | 13,069 | 42.6% | 58.5% | |
| 49.53% | 107 | 3.0 | 771 | 12,296 | 54.2% | 45.8% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 1.5 | 748 | 12,831 | 47.7% | 50.9% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 2.8 | 836 | 12,041 | 56.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.35% | 92 | 1.2 | 796 | 13,487 | 48.9% | 60.0% | |
| 54.95% | 91 | 1.0 | 755 | 13,329 | 55.0% | 54.9% | |
| 52.75% | 91 | 2.8 | 1,032 | 12,667 | 54.2% | 51.2% | |
| 46.07% | 89 | 3.6 | 833 | 12,630 | 34.1% | 57.8% | |
| 55.42% | 83 | 2.8 | 779 | 12,704 | 56.8% | 54.4% | |
| 53.09% | 81 | 1.1 | 778 | 13,091 | 58.1% | 50.0% | |
| 36.25% | 80 | 2.6 | 681 | 10,974 | 42.2% | 28.6% | |
| 54.43% | 79 | 5.4 | 1,012 | 13,456 | 61.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 1.2 | 759 | 13,695 | 46.9% | 53.2% | |
| 59.74% | 77 | 2.6 | 877 | 13,522 | 59.3% | 60.0% | |
| 70.83% | 72 | 1.9 | 837 | 14,476 | 65.6% | 75.0% | |
| 60.61% | 66 | 1.6 | 807 | 13,879 | 53.9% | 65.0% | |
| 61.54% | 65 | 1.7 | 808 | 12,269 | 63.2% | 59.3% | |
| 48.44% | 64 | 1.2 | 771 | 13,859 | 48.3% | 48.6% | |
| 51.61% | 62 | 2.7 | 859 | 13,297 | 44.0% | 56.8% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 2.2 | 849 | 11,440 | 57.9% | 52.6% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 3.6 | 882 | 12,642 | 31.8% | 59.3% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 2.4 | 953 | 14,510 | 47.1% | 46.9% | |
| 39.13% | 46 | 4.7 | 764 | 12,355 | 44.4% | 35.7% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 1.4 | 819 | 14,101 | 60.0% | 57.7% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 2.3 | 872 | 12,664 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 1.3 | 782 | 12,380 | 60.0% | 43.5% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 2.0 | 800 | 13,744 | 54.5% | 42.9% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 2.2 | 970 | 14,997 | 33.3% | 51.9% | |
| 36.84% | 38 | 4.1 | 800 | 11,752 | 40.9% | 31.3% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 5.6 | 872 | 12,168 | 33.3% | 57.9% | |
| 27.27% | 33 | 5.0 | 902 | 12,399 | 21.4% | 31.6% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 3.5 | 880 | 14,049 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 1.1 | 756 | 12,834 | 57.1% | 61.1% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.6 | 803 | 11,646 | 26.7% | 70.6% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 5.5 | 754 | 12,571 | 16.7% | 52.6% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.3 | 960 | 13,559 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 4.6 | 687 | 10,292 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 3.2 | 730 | 11,717 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.3 | 947 | 13,533 | 55.6% | 58.8% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 989 | 14,906 | 83.3% | 63.2% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.0 | 918 | 14,263 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 5.9 | 826 | 11,847 | 58.3% | 36.4% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 4.0 | 981 | 13,795 | 70.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 2.7 | 855 | 14,575 | 37.5% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.9 | 1,077 | 14,223 | 77.8% | 30.8% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 5.6 | 966 | 13,973 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 2.3 | 815 | 13,819 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 3.4 | 873 | 13,230 | 70.0% | 36.4% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.6 | 716 | 15,570 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.9 | 915 | 11,635 | 16.7% | 53.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.2 | 790 | 10,046 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 1.8 | 892 | 14,297 | 62.5% | 77.8% | |
| 76.47% | 17 | 2.6 | 822 | 14,612 | 75.0% | 76.9% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.1 | 830 | 12,132 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 2.0 | 984 | 14,948 | 0.0% | 41.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 5.9 | 796 | 13,025 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.8 | 752 | 13,814 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.2 | 797 | 11,856 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 3.4 | 950 | 16,326 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.8 | 859 | 10,753 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.9 | 904 | 11,821 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.5 | 857 | 15,298 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.6 | 1,453 | 16,364 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 3.1 | 759 | 12,004 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 1,022 | 12,329 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.0 | 797 | 12,818 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.8 | 864 | 11,530 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.1 | 878 | 13,174 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.7 | 961 | 14,883 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 642 | 12,186 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 1,210 | 12,299 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 1,074 | 12,625 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 821 | 11,715 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 752 | 13,225 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.8 | 1,001 | 15,877 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 937 | 12,116 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.4 | 653 | 11,671 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.0 | 770 | 14,520 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.2 | 662 | 12,531 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 6.0 | 1,340 | 15,359 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.1 | 749 | 13,626 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.8 | 858 | 11,181 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 767 | 10,516 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.6 | 816 | 10,352 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 759 | 13,333 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 575 | 9,372 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 641 | 11,861 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 746 | 11,470 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.4 | 577 | 11,486 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 859 | 11,205 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 941 | 14,037 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 916 | 15,629 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
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Master Yi vs Kai'Sa - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Kai'Sa in League of Legends?
Kai'Sa wins the Master Yi vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Master Yi's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Master Yi do against Kai'Sa in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Kai'Sa with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Master Yi 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 Kai'Sa in the late game?
In the late game, Kai'Sa takes over the Master Yi vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Kai'Sa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Kai'Sa matchup?
Kai'Sa wins the matchup against Master Yi with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Kai'Sa is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Kai'Sa?
The best Master Yi build against Kai'Sa includes Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Experimental Hexplate with Gluttonous Greaves. 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 Master Yi runes against Kai'Sa?
The best Master Yi runes against Kai'Sa use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Master Yi vs Kai'Sa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Kai'Sa?
No, Master Yi struggles against Kai'Sa with only a 42.9% win rate. Kai'Sa has the advantage in this matchup. Master Yi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kai'Sa's lead.
How do I play Master Yi against Kai'Sa?
When playing Master Yi against Kai'Sa, play cautiously and avoid Kai'Sa's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kai'Sa has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.