Master Yivs Karthus
Master Yi vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Master Yi wins with a 59.3% win rate (+18.5%) over Karthus based on 54 games. Karthus 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 Karthus 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.
Karthus(59.3%)Who Wins the Master Yi vs Karthus Matchup?
Master Yi vs Karthus Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 54 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 59.3% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.7%, giving Master Yi a 18.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Karthus controls the early laning stage, but Master Yi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Karthus needs to press advantages before Master Yi reaches their power spikes, while Master Yi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Karthus leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Master Yi players can confidently pick into Karthus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karthus 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 Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown
Master Yi is favored during the laning phase against Karthus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Karthus
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Karthus are Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade and Wit's End. This combination gives Master Yi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 57.1% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Master Yi vs Karthus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi48.0%Karthus52.0%Master Yi69.0%Karthus31.0%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Karthus has a meaningful 52.0% win rate, outperforming Master Yi by 4.0 percentage points. Karthus players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Master Yi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 69.0% win rate — 37.9 points above Karthus. Extended games heavily favor Master Yi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Karthus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Master Yi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Master Yi 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 Karthus
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Master Yi to press their advantage against Karthus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.09% | 553 | 1.2 | 778 | 13,557 | 53.6% | 46.6% | |
| 51.73% | 348 | 1.3 | 856 | 13,638 | 46.9% | 56.8% | |
| 53.69% | 339 | 1.2 | 815 | 13,833 | 50.4% | 56.1% | |
| 44.41% | 305 | 1.9 | 743 | 13,258 | 43.7% | 45.1% | |
| 50.51% | 300 | 1.4 | 782 | 12,980 | 47.9% | 52.9% | |
| 47.95% | 293 | 1.3 | 769 | 13,259 | 44.8% | 50.3% | |
| 42.96% | 291 | 1.3 | 729 | 13,303 | 45.0% | 41.5% | |
| 49.02% | 258 | 1.2 | 747 | 13,303 | 56.1% | 43.9% | |
| 56.52% | 254 | 1.3 | 714 | 13,297 | 52.5% | 60.3% | |
| 45.45% | 253 | 1.2 | 710 | 12,746 | 45.6% | 45.3% | |
| 50.86% | 234 | 2.0 | 954 | 13,171 | 55.3% | 46.6% | |
| 39.32% | 207 | 1.3 | 734 | 14,221 | 32.4% | 43.0% | |
| 55.34% | 207 | 2.1 | 815 | 12,573 | 59.0% | 50.6% | |
| 51.96% | 205 | 1.3 | 792 | 13,195 | 49.0% | 54.7% | |
| 55.67% | 204 | 1.2 | 797 | 13,524 | 57.1% | 54.3% | |
| 56.92% | 195 | 1.2 | 829 | 14,069 | 53.0% | 59.8% | |
| 53.61% | 195 | 1.3 | 855 | 14,857 | 55.1% | 52.6% | |
| 56.45% | 189 | 1.4 | 765 | 13,618 | 52.2% | 60.6% | |
| 54.55% | 177 | 1.3 | 827 | 13,789 | 48.2% | 60.4% | |
| 53.25% | 154 | 1.2 | 756 | 13,748 | 50.7% | 55.7% | |
| 55.19% | 154 | 1.3 | 800 | 14,181 | 52.7% | 57.5% | |
| 58.55% | 153 | 1.2 | 831 | 13,724 | 62.7% | 55.3% | |
| 48.65% | 150 | 2.8 | 769 | 13,128 | 49.2% | 48.2% | |
| 54.35% | 139 | 1.3 | 747 | 13,602 | 46.5% | 60.0% | |
| 48.15% | 137 | 2.5 | 791 | 14,536 | 44.2% | 50.6% | |
| 54.20% | 131 | 1.2 | 828 | 13,911 | 54.4% | 54.0% | |
| 56.92% | 131 | 1.1 | 818 | 13,875 | 47.2% | 63.6% | |
| 57.38% | 124 | 1.5 | 768 | 13,161 | 55.9% | 58.7% | |
| 48.25% | 114 | 1.8 | 817 | 14,127 | 46.8% | 49.3% | |
| 51.85% | 110 | 3.3 | 853 | 12,858 | 54.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 109 | 1.1 | 838 | 13,527 | 40.4% | 60.8% | |
| 43.52% | 108 | 1.2 | 716 | 13,313 | 46.1% | 41.1% | |
| 41.00% | 101 | 3.7 | 844 | 12,656 | 39.5% | 42.1% | |
| 54.55% | 100 | 1.6 | 837 | 13,052 | 51.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.58% | 97 | 1.4 | 784 | 13,859 | 53.1% | 52.1% | |
| 53.61% | 97 | 2.2 | 888 | 13,531 | 51.2% | 55.6% | |
| 61.46% | 96 | 2.3 | 878 | 13,626 | 67.3% | 54.5% | |
| 51.61% | 95 | 1.4 | 798 | 13,661 | 45.2% | 56.9% | |
| 48.42% | 95 | 1.8 | 835 | 14,240 | 54.8% | 43.4% | |
| 57.61% | 93 | 1.7 | 829 | 14,561 | 58.3% | 57.1% | |
| 37.08% | 90 | 2.6 | 718 | 12,696 | 38.1% | 36.2% | |
| 48.86% | 88 | 1.3 | 861 | 13,108 | 48.7% | 49.0% | |
| 51.32% | 77 | 1.6 | 822 | 12,880 | 51.1% | 51.6% | |
| 57.14% | 77 | 1.5 | 812 | 13,736 | 47.1% | 65.1% | |
| 56.76% | 74 | 1.5 | 833 | 13,189 | 56.4% | 57.1% | |
| 49.30% | 72 | 2.5 | 746 | 12,956 | 44.4% | 54.3% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 1.1 | 705 | 12,702 | 38.9% | 48.6% | |
| 71.43% | 70 | 1.5 | 875 | 13,737 | 48.5% | 91.9% | |
| 37.14% | 70 | 3.2 | 861 | 13,117 | 21.9% | 50.0% | |
| 45.31% | 65 | 5.5 | 907 | 13,111 | 17.6% | 55.3% | |
| 33.87% | 62 | 2.8 | 716 | 12,081 | 35.3% | 32.1% | |
| 56.67% | 60 | 4.8 | 896 | 13,465 | 47.8% | 62.2% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 1.2 | 741 | 13,927 | 32.0% | 53.3% | |
| 59.26% | 54 | 1.2 | 781 | 14,473 | 48.0% | 69.0% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 5.0 | 768 | 11,902 | 27.3% | 55.2% | |
| 50.00% | 47 | 1.3 | 762 | 14,560 | 41.2% | 55.2% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 5.7 | 974 | 13,787 | 42.9% | 64.0% | |
| 66.67% | 45 | 2.4 | 812 | 13,433 | 72.2% | 63.0% | |
| 62.22% | 45 | 6.1 | 847 | 12,843 | 50.0% | 70.4% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 3.8 | 923 | 12,670 | 55.0% | 44.0% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 1.9 | 886 | 14,653 | 46.1% | 56.7% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 4.0 | 966 | 13,470 | 62.5% | 43.5% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 1.2 | 748 | 12,573 | 52.6% | 40.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 2.0 | 799 | 14,122 | 50.0% | 61.9% | |
| 47.37% | 39 | 6.0 | 927 | 13,250 | 55.6% | 40.0% | |
| 68.42% | 38 | 1.9 | 844 | 14,452 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 5.6 | 852 | 13,847 | 44.4% | 46.4% | |
| 34.29% | 36 | 5.1 | 724 | 11,304 | 16.7% | 43.5% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 5.6 | 825 | 11,401 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 4.5 | 809 | 12,617 | 44.4% | 46.7% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 6.1 | 1,005 | 13,743 | 53.3% | 25.0% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.4 | 728 | 13,184 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 28 | 6.0 | 918 | 13,443 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 3.1 | 748 | 13,527 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 25 | 4.2 | 861 | 11,865 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 680 | 13,636 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.2 | 783 | 11,552 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 34.78% | 24 | 1.8 | 702 | 12,714 | 57.1% | 25.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 2.9 | 725 | 13,250 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 5.7 | 811 | 12,331 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.0 | 906 | 12,033 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.3 | 1,084 | 13,563 | 28.6% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 4.5 | 894 | 13,738 | 75.0% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.6 | 947 | 12,546 | 54.5% | 44.4% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.1 | 1,004 | 12,126 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.6 | 844 | 13,385 | 55.6% | 70.0% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 2.4 | 885 | 14,214 | 71.4% | 72.7% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.3 | 721 | 10,472 | 42.9% | 36.4% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 4.6 | 817 | 13,240 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 1.3 | 555 | 12,623 | 12.5% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.8 | 836 | 12,326 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 4.1 | 912 | 13,120 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 6.1 | 893 | 12,981 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.0 | 761 | 11,196 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 5.5 | 680 | 12,321 | 33.3% | 28.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.7 | 938 | 15,228 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.8 | 736 | 12,490 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.5 | 1,014 | 12,043 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 3.3 | 722 | 12,804 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 2.0 | 703 | 12,261 | 71.4% | 20.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.7 | 803 | 12,157 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.6 | 950 | 13,242 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 917 | 12,996 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.6 | 915 | 13,635 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.8 | 696 | 11,986 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.9 | 1,169 | 15,138 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 77.78% | 10 | 4.8 | 769 | 11,420 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 680 | 12,587 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 968 | 12,141 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.0 | 892 | 15,863 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 37.50% | 9 | 4.4 | 1,012 | 11,304 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.5 | 800 | 9,980 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.3 | 719 | 10,665 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 1,140 | 16,457 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.3 | 1,193 | 17,075 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.2 | 781 | 14,038 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 5.4 | 994 | 14,259 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 757 | 11,575 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.0 | 1,293 | 17,004 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.9 | 792 | 13,168 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 1,238 | 16,490 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,048 | 14,235 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 777 | 11,627 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 4.5 | 905 | 17,197 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 574 | 10,864 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 767 | 13,772 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 1,110 | 15,052 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 1,107 | 15,894 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Master Yi vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Master Yi wins the Master Yi vs Karthus matchup with a 59.3% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.7%, a 18.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 54 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Master Yi do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Karthus has the advantage against Master Yi with a 52.0% win rate versus 48.0%. Karthus 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 Karthus in the late game?
In the late game, Master Yi takes over the Master Yi vs Karthus matchup with a 69.0% win rate compared to 31.0%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Karthus matchup?
Master Yi wins the matchup against Karthus with a 59.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 18.5 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 54 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Karthus?
The best Master Yi build against Karthus includes Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Wit's End with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 57.1% 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 Karthus?
The best Master Yi runes against Karthus use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 77.8% win rate in the Master Yi vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Karthus?
Yes, Master Yi has a favorable matchup against Karthus with a 59.3% win rate. Master Yi strongly counters Karthus in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Master Yi against Karthus?
When playing Master Yi against Karthus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Karthus. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.