Matchup

Taliyah
Taliyah
11%
89%

vs

45.3%

over 285 games

Master Yi
MasterYi
83%
17%
Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageDive threatSplit push

Skill matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Master Yi

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1Mage
Shadowflame
2vs Tank
Mejai's Soulstealer
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Summoner spells

411100%
11140%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Void Staff
5vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank

DPS

Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Luden's Echo
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Mage tank
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
100.0% WR7 games
DominationDomination
Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
TaliyahTaliyah
MasterYiMaster Yi
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Master Yi's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Double Strike (P)

Every few consecutive basic attack, Master Yi strikes twice.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
320s10s14s
619s10s14s1m25
918s10s14s1m25
1118s10s14s1m25
1618s10s14s1m25
1818s10s14s1m25

Playing against Master Yi

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Hard CC (stun, knockup, suppress) is the only way to stop Master Yi — save a CC to shut him down.

2

Master Yi is very weak in early game jungle: invade him and contest his camps early.

3

Don't run away alone: Yi with R is faster than you and immune to slows. Group up instead.

4

Point-and-click CC is the best counter because he can't dodge it with Q if it's instant.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026