Master Yivs Nidalee
Master Yi vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Master Yi wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Nidalee based on 28 games. Master Yi 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 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.
Nidalee(71.4%)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 28 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Nidalee's 28.6%, giving Master Yi a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Master Yi dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nidalee players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Master Yi leads by 0.3 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Master Yi players can confidently pick into Nidalee and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nidalee away from CS whenever possible. 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 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, 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. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nidalee. 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 Yi70.0%Nidalee30.0%Master Yi72.2%Nidalee27.8%Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 70.0% win rate — a 40.0 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.
Master Yi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 72.2% win rate — 44.4 points above Nidalee. Extended games heavily favor Master Yi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Master Yi holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nidalee players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Master Yi Runes Against Nidalee
Precision
Domination
Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Master Yi to press their advantage against Nidalee, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.60% | 470 | 1.2 | 765 | 13,465 | 46.5% | 46.7% | |
| 45.81% | 334 | 1.1 | 786 | 13,387 | 48.5% | 43.4% | |
| 51.25% | 281 | 1.2 | 757 | 13,237 | 55.9% | 47.4% | |
| 49.03% | 257 | 1.3 | 802 | 13,126 | 47.9% | 50.0% | |
| 41.53% | 248 | 1.4 | 679 | 12,622 | 36.4% | 47.1% | |
| 45.93% | 246 | 1.2 | 758 | 13,567 | 42.2% | 49.2% | |
| 54.10% | 244 | 1.2 | 832 | 13,875 | 58.1% | 51.1% | |
| 47.92% | 240 | 1.3 | 760 | 13,544 | 52.4% | 44.4% | |
| 58.72% | 235 | 1.2 | 776 | 13,493 | 56.0% | 61.3% | |
| 42.13% | 197 | 1.2 | 763 | 13,137 | 41.0% | 43.0% | |
| 47.64% | 191 | 1.7 | 1,035 | 13,271 | 51.1% | 44.4% | |
| 50.62% | 162 | 1.4 | 825 | 13,610 | 52.8% | 48.9% | |
| 47.40% | 154 | 1.1 | 720 | 12,656 | 38.8% | 56.8% | |
| 48.67% | 150 | 1.3 | 833 | 13,787 | 46.6% | 50.6% | |
| 49.66% | 147 | 1.3 | 726 | 14,053 | 42.6% | 53.8% | |
| 44.53% | 128 | 2.0 | 851 | 13,012 | 39.1% | 50.9% | |
| 56.00% | 125 | 1.2 | 764 | 13,969 | 55.9% | 56.1% | |
| 52.03% | 123 | 1.2 | 815 | 13,257 | 46.5% | 56.9% | |
| 46.28% | 121 | 1.5 | 803 | 13,320 | 40.3% | 52.5% | |
| 52.10% | 119 | 2.3 | 736 | 12,728 | 43.9% | 59.7% | |
| 59.09% | 110 | 2.2 | 804 | 13,662 | 52.9% | 64.4% | |
| 42.59% | 108 | 1.6 | 809 | 13,002 | 36.7% | 47.5% | |
| 43.93% | 107 | 1.2 | 768 | 14,225 | 52.2% | 37.7% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 1.3 | 766 | 13,608 | 49.0% | 52.8% | |
| 51.96% | 102 | 1.1 | 775 | 13,722 | 40.0% | 63.5% | |
| 61.39% | 101 | 1.1 | 808 | 13,736 | 70.8% | 52.8% | |
| 59.60% | 99 | 1.3 | 822 | 13,653 | 57.1% | 61.4% | |
| 50.00% | 84 | 1.2 | 792 | 13,475 | 44.2% | 56.1% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 1.3 | 729 | 12,885 | 50.0% | 52.3% | |
| 53.66% | 82 | 1.2 | 794 | 13,968 | 65.8% | 43.2% | |
| 44.44% | 81 | 1.5 | 784 | 13,498 | 46.0% | 43.2% | |
| 61.73% | 81 | 1.1 | 779 | 13,287 | 58.5% | 65.0% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 2.8 | 833 | 12,577 | 46.0% | 52.4% | |
| 36.99% | 73 | 1.4 | 743 | 12,367 | 29.3% | 46.9% | |
| 65.67% | 67 | 2.0 | 832 | 14,146 | 60.0% | 70.3% | |
| 43.08% | 65 | 2.9 | 746 | 13,046 | 54.2% | 36.6% | |
| 56.25% | 64 | 1.4 | 729 | 13,711 | 50.0% | 61.8% | |
| 77.78% | 63 | 1.6 | 957 | 14,500 | 75.9% | 79.4% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 2.3 | 768 | 12,678 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 63.33% | 60 | 1.3 | 829 | 14,137 | 60.7% | 65.6% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 1.8 | 908 | 15,475 | 46.1% | 51.6% | |
| 40.35% | 57 | 3.3 | 914 | 13,813 | 40.9% | 40.0% | |
| 60.71% | 56 | 3.8 | 912 | 13,001 | 44.4% | 75.9% | |
| 61.11% | 54 | 1.4 | 933 | 15,479 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 1.3 | 739 | 14,108 | 52.2% | 54.8% | |
| 37.74% | 53 | 1.2 | 650 | 12,506 | 33.3% | 43.5% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 1.3 | 868 | 13,995 | 43.5% | 44.8% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 1.4 | 815 | 14,618 | 50.0% | 41.4% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 4.7 | 752 | 12,660 | 50.0% | 44.8% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 5.1 | 902 | 12,627 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 573 | 12,152 | 38.1% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 5.8 | 846 | 13,220 | 57.1% | 45.8% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 5.0 | 767 | 12,445 | 33.3% | 52.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 3.0 | 736 | 11,931 | 42.1% | 56.3% | |
| 35.29% | 34 | 5.3 | 757 | 11,266 | 31.3% | 38.9% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 4.5 | 948 | 13,232 | 21.4% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.4 | 784 | 14,664 | 33.3% | 72.2% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 2.6 | 940 | 15,283 | 40.0% | 59.1% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 4.6 | 806 | 13,136 | 45.5% | 40.0% | |
| 27.59% | 29 | 3.2 | 840 | 12,086 | 23.1% | 31.3% | |
| 71.43% | 28 | 1.1 | 826 | 14,547 | 70.0% | 72.2% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 5.5 | 825 | 13,013 | 45.5% | 31.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.7 | 733 | 13,839 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 2.3 | 809 | 14,263 | 55.6% | 57.1% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.1 | 677 | 11,785 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 5.0 | 696 | 11,312 | 33.3% | 30.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.5 | 787 | 13,324 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.8 | 849 | 12,392 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 3.4 | 964 | 14,101 | 62.5% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.4 | 832 | 11,934 | 53.3% | 42.9% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 5.7 | 1,004 | 13,388 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.6 | 878 | 12,373 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 4.9 | 786 | 11,318 | 71.4% | 41.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.5 | 751 | 13,947 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.0 | 752 | 12,214 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.5 | 1,012 | 15,391 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 3.8 | 809 | 12,554 | 37.5% | 44.4% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.8 | 861 | 12,717 | 72.7% | 40.0% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.0 | 800 | 11,945 | 62.5% | 85.7% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 4.1 | 805 | 12,681 | 87.5% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.1 | 622 | 13,902 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 5.8 | 1,025 | 12,114 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.5 | 770 | 14,252 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 4.6 | 643 | 11,984 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.7 | 769 | 14,040 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.8 | 717 | 10,807 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.7 | 900 | 11,980 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.8 | 874 | 12,629 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.9 | 776 | 12,110 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 1,193 | 14,993 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 727 | 10,683 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.4 | 865 | 15,486 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 799 | 8,271 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 787 | 13,503 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.8 | 676 | 11,159 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 878 | 14,336 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 841 | 11,517 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.5 | 758 | 14,605 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.0 | 832 | 13,050 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.1 | 810 | 13,509 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.2 | 1,024 | 16,353 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 657 | 9,511 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 806 | 12,556 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 699 | 11,682 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 982 | 15,657 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.1 | 1,140 | 14,696 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 917 | 15,885 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 938 | 13,833 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 790 | 9,800 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 770 | 14,133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 814 | 10,875 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 964 | 15,193 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Master Yi vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Master Yi wins the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Nidalee's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 28 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Master Yi do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Nidalee with a 70.0% win rate versus 30.0%. 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, Master Yi takes over the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup with a 72.2% win rate compared to 27.8%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup?
Master Yi wins the matchup against Nidalee with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 28 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. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Nidalee?
The best Master Yi runes against Nidalee use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Master Yi vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Nidalee?
Yes, Master Yi has a favorable matchup against Nidalee with a 71.4% win rate. Master Yi strongly counters Nidalee in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Master Yi against Nidalee?
When playing Master Yi against Nidalee, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.