Master Yivs Warwick
Master Yi vs Warwick is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Warwick wins with a 52.0% win rate (+4.1%) over Master Yi based on 293 games. Warwick 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 Warwick 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.
Warwick(48.0%)Who Wins the Master Yi vs Warwick Matchup?
Master Yi vs Warwick Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Warwick matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 293 recent matches analyzed, Warwick wins with a 52.0% win rate compared to Master Yi's 48.0%, giving Warwick a 4.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Warwick controls the early laning stage, but Master Yi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Warwick 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 Warwick leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Warwick 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 Warwick's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Master Yi vs Warwick Laning Phase Breakdown
Master Yi is favored during the laning phase against Warwick, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Master Yi holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Warwick
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Warwick, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Warwick are Kraken Slayer, Terminus and Blade of The Ruined King. 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 Warwick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Master Yi vs Warwick matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi44.8%Warwick55.2%Master Yi50.3%Warwick49.7%Warwick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.2% win rate — a 10.4 percentage point lead over Master Yi. This lopsided early game means Warwick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Master Yi at 50.3% win rate — only 0.6 points ahead of Warwick. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Warwick has the edge early, but Master Yi gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Master Yi Runes Against Warwick
Precision
Domination
The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Master Yi the best tools to compete against Warwick in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
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 Warwick - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Warwick in League of Legends?
Warwick wins the Master Yi vs Warwick matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to Master Yi's 48.0%, a 4.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 293 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Master Yi do against Warwick in the early game?
In the early game, Warwick has the advantage against Master Yi with a 55.2% win rate versus 44.8%. Warwick 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 Warwick in the late game?
In the late game, Master Yi takes over the Master Yi vs Warwick matchup with a 50.3% win rate compared to 49.7%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Warwick matchup?
Warwick wins the matchup against Master Yi with a 52.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 4.1 percentage point advantage means Warwick is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 293 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Warwick?
The best Master Yi build against Warwick includes Kraken Slayer, Terminus, Blade of The Ruined King with Berserker's Greaves. 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 Warwick?
The best Master Yi runes against Warwick use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Master Yi vs Warwick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Warwick?
No, Master Yi struggles against Warwick with only a 48.0% win rate. Warwick has the advantage in this matchup. Master Yi players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Warwick's lead.
How do I play Master Yi against Warwick?
When playing Master Yi against Warwick, play cautiously and avoid Warwick's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Warwick in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.