Master Yi vs Lee Sin - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.14

YouMaster Yi

EnemyLee Sin

Win Condition

Out-scale by farming efficiently and reaching your 2-item spike. In teamfights, wait for him to use on someone else, then use to clean up. Use to dodge his execute or his ultimate's knockback.

Overview

Lee Sin is an early-game powerhouse who looks to invade and ruin your clear. You win by out-scaling, but you must survive the first 10 minutes without falling behind. Your timing is the deciding factor in every duel to dodge his burst or follow his movement.

Difficulty

Hard

Lee Sin's early pressure and mobility can shut you down before you reach your power spikes, and his can completely negate your engage.

You (Master Yi)

•High sustained DPS with
• for dodging and following dashes
• makes you immune to slow
•Weak early ganks, needs items

Them (Lee Sin)

•High burst and execute with
• for mobility and outplaying
• peel/disengage
•S-tier early gank pressure

Lee Sin's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Low	gives him energy and speed. He wins short trades if he weaves autos, so don't fight him early without your passive ready.
	High	The dash deals missing health damage. Dodge the first part or time to negate the second dash damage.
	Med	Shield and life steal. Makes him deceptively tanky in long fights; don't commit if he has and you're low.
	Med	Magic damage and slow. Your ignores the slow, making this mostly a damage tool against you.
	High	Massive knockback. He will use this to kick you away after you . Track its cooldown before all-ining.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Start opposite side to avoid a level 3 invade. He wants to kill you at your second buff.
→Use only to dodge or to follow him if he uses to a ward.
→Prioritize full-clearing. You clear faster than him. If he shows on one side of the map, take his opposite camps.
→Don't contest Scuttle Crab if you don't have mid/side lane priority. You lose the 1v1 before level 6.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→You can now win the 1v1 if you aren't behind. Trigger to close the gap and start the fight.
→NEVER first. If you , he will wait for you to reappear and then you away, wasting your ultimate.
→Save to mitigate his second cast damage if you cannot dodge it with .

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Auto-attack a camp or minion near him then the target to dodge Lee's skillshots if he invades, followed by walking away with your superior movement speed.

Punish

If Lee Sin misses , he loses most of his damage. Pop and to run him down immediately while his main threat is on cooldown.

All-in

Walk at him or use to close the distance. Activate and auto-attack. Save for when he uses to kick you or tries to away.

Respect

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landing — If it hits you when you are low, the missing health execute damage is lethal.
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Early Invades — He is much stronger at levels 2-3. If you lose your first buff, the game becomes extremely difficult.
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near towers — He can use it to kick you into his tower range for an easy kill.
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Level 6 Spike — His burst increases significantly with his ultimate. Don't fight him without being near full HP.

Punish

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Missed — This is your 10-second window to win the duel. Engage with immediately.
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Wasted — If he uses it to jump to a ward for no reason, he has no escape and you can chase him down.
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Out-farming — If he fails ganks, your and clear speed will put you an item ahead. Use that advantage to force duels.
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on cooldown — Without his kick, he cannot peel you off him. This is your best time to dive his backline.

Wave Management

Early

Focus on clearing your own jungle camps as fast as possible to hit level 6. Use on the largest monsters to maximize clear speed.

Post-6

Look to counter-jungle if he shows on the map. If you kill him, take his camps and then force a Dragon or Herald using your damage.

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EnemyLee Sin

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Low

gives him energy and speed. He wins short trades if he weaves autos, so don't fight him early without your passive ready.

High

The dash deals missing health damage. Dodge the first part or time to negate the second dash damage.

Med

Shield and life steal. Makes him deceptively tanky in long fights; don't commit if he has and you're low.

Med

Magic damage and slow. Your ignores the slow, making this mostly a damage tool against you.

High

Massive knockback. He will use this to kick you away after you . Track its cooldown before all-ining.