Master Yivs Nidalee
Master Yi vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.13. Nidalee wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Master Yi based on 12 games. Master Yi wins the early laning phase while Nidalee 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 Nidalee 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 the Master Yi vs Nidalee Matchup?
Master Yi vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Nidalee wins with a 58.3% win rate compared to Master Yi's 41.7%, giving Nidalee a 16.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Master Yi controls the early laning stage, but Nidalee outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Master Yi needs to press advantages before Nidalee reaches their power spikes, while Nidalee should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Nidalee leads by 196 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nidalee 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown
Master Yi is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Nidalee
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Nidalee 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. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi57.1%
Nidalee42.9%Master Yi20.0%Nidalee80.0%Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Nidalee. This lopsided early game means Master Yi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nidalee is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Master Yi. Extended games heavily favor Nidalee, 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 Nidalee reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nidalee 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 Nidalee
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Master Yi the best tools to compete against Nidalee in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.13. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.09% | 115 | 1.2 | 710 | 12,669 | 51.6% | 39.6% | |
| 56.64% | 113 | 1.2 | 764 | 13,591 | 53.7% | 58.3% | |
| 62.73% | 110 | 1.3 | 840 | 13,422 | 61.5% | 63.8% | |
| 48.15% | 108 | 1.2 | 759 | 13,045 | 50.0% | 46.8% | |
| 54.72% | 106 | 1.0 | 753 | 12,970 | 60.4% | 49.1% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 1.3 | 769 | 13,026 | 48.9% | 52.6% | |
| 46.34% | 82 | 1.1 | 733 | 11,965 | 47.2% | 44.8% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 1.2 | 787 | 13,882 | 62.9% | 46.7% | |
| 39.74% | 78 | 1.1 | 738 | 12,231 | 46.1% | 33.3% | |
| 58.11% | 74 | 1.1 | 734 | 13,383 | 58.1% | 58.1% | |
| 52.86% | 70 | 1.5 | 691 | 12,626 | 48.4% | 56.4% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 1.2 | 783 | 13,818 | 54.2% | 46.5% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 1.4 | 815 | 13,527 | 47.1% | 59.4% | |
| 51.61% | 62 | 1.2 | 685 | 12,866 | 48.3% | 54.5% | |
| 60.66% | 61 | 1.3 | 750 | 13,321 | 60.0% | 61.1% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 1.1 | 710 | 12,921 | 32.0% | 50.0% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 0.9 | 736 | 12,761 | 48.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 1.2 | 754 | 13,130 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 740 | 12,725 | 45.5% | 46.4% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 1.4 | 921 | 15,537 | 58.8% | 41.4% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 1.1 | 788 | 12,556 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 1.5 | 795 | 12,254 | 56.5% | 35.0% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 1.8 | 721 | 12,030 | 47.8% | 42.1% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 0.9 | 681 | 11,897 | 44.0% | 64.7% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.2 | 798 | 13,617 | 59.1% | 57.9% | |
| 67.57% | 37 | 1.1 | 713 | 12,362 | 63.6% | 73.3% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 1.0 | 653 | 11,977 | 42.1% | 58.8% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 1.0 | 692 | 13,213 | 76.5% | 42.1% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 1.3 | 751 | 13,517 | 64.7% | 56.3% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 1.3 | 777 | 13,464 | 60.0% | 52.9% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 1.8 | 844 | 15,230 | 75.0% | 54.2% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 2.2 | 772 | 12,868 | 41.7% | 38.9% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 0.9 | 649 | 13,031 | 41.7% | 55.6% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 1.0 | 803 | 14,102 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 0.9 | 722 | 12,864 | 53.3% | 73.3% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.4 | 690 | 11,914 | 57.9% | 40.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.7 | 854 | 13,487 | 37.5% | 53.3% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 1.2 | 730 | 13,741 | 42.9% | 25.0% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 1.1 | 792 | 13,669 | 66.7% | 69.2% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 2.0 | 687 | 12,710 | 27.3% | 62.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.6 | 745 | 11,922 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 3.9 | 857 | 12,563 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 2.6 | 1,217 | 12,439 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.2 | 599 | 11,595 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.1 | 773 | 13,739 | 14.3% | 62.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.8 | 710 | 12,663 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 1.6 | 839 | 15,279 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 3.3 | 822 | 12,760 | 28.6% | 71.4% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 0.9 | 750 | 13,712 | 40.0% | 77.8% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.1 | 679 | 11,711 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.8 | 949 | 13,485 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 0.8 | 517 | 9,059 | 70.0% | 0.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.8 | 701 | 13,328 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.4 | 805 | 11,898 | 20.0% | 28.6% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.4 | 1,094 | 12,819 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.0 | 826 | 13,963 | 57.1% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 4.3 | 826 | 14,905 | 71.4% | 80.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 1.6 | 852 | 14,498 | 80.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.0 | 892 | 13,666 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 619 | 11,603 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 685 | 12,877 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 689 | 11,850 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.5 | 726 | 13,244 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.4 | 596 | 12,678 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.1 | 773 | 9,759 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 867 | 16,319 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 792 | 15,851 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 1,126 | 16,346 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.3 | 863 | 11,520 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.8 | 718 | 12,139 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 743 | 14,386 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.6 | 994 | 8,751 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.8 | 1,107 | 13,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.8 | 753 | 14,376 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.4 | 851 | 15,043 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 764 | 12,774 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 851 | 15,757 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 797 | 10,888 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 600 | 11,670 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Master Yi vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Nidalee wins the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to Master Yi's 41.7%, a 16.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.13.
How does Master Yi do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Nidalee with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. 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 Nidalee in the late game?
In the late game, Nidalee takes over the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Nidalee scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup?
Nidalee wins the matchup against Master Yi with a 58.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.13. The 16.7 percentage point advantage means Nidalee is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Nidalee?
The best Master Yi build against Nidalee includes Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Guinsoo's Rageblade with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Master Yi runes against Nidalee?
The best Master Yi runes against Nidalee use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Nidalee?
No, Master Yi struggles against Nidalee with only a 41.7% win rate. Nidalee has the advantage in this matchup. Master Yi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nidalee's lead.
How do I play Master Yi against Nidalee?
When playing Master Yi against Nidalee, play cautiously and avoid Nidalee's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nidalee has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.