Prioritize efficient clears to hit level 6 quickly and avoid early river fights where Master Yi can punish you before your key cooldowns are ready.
Use your higher invade resistance and mobility to contest Scuttle only when nearby lanes have priority and can support you.
This is a mid-paced scaling matchup where you must deny Master Yi free farm and tempo to delay his carry spikes.
Jungle Plan
Use your high clear speed to maintain jungle tempo and reach level 6 before Master Yi completes key items.
Invade Master Yi's jungle only when your lanes have priority and you can force him off camps early to deny his scaling.
Prioritize dragon and Rift Herald control by using your (W) to zone entrances and set up picks before objectives.
Danger windows
Early river fights before level 6 are risky; avoid them unless you have lane priority or numbers advantage.
Low-health clears or forced smite fights can be punished by Master Yi's resets; keep health high and avoid isolated skirmishes.
Master Yi becomes more dangerous when his (R) is active and after he completes his first item; respect his reset chase potential in these windows.
Early game
Start with a full clear or a five-camp clear into a lane with strong CC setup to maximize early gank threat.
Avoid early river fights unless you have lane priority or a numbers advantage to prevent losing passive procs or being locked down.
Contest first Scuttle only if your lanes can move first and you can secure vision control to set up your (W) for zoning or picks.
Power spikes
Level 3 unlocks your (Q)-(W)-(E) combo; use it to force short trades or all-ins when cooldowns and spacing favor you.
Level 6 (R) is your main safety and reset tool; track its availability to engage confidently or disengage from Master Yi's all-ins.
Master Yi's level 6 (R) and first item spike increase his threat; avoid fights when his reset potential is active and punish before he reaches these thresholds.
Win conditions
Deny Master Yi free farm by invading his jungle when your lanes have priority and force him into inefficient pathing.
Use your (W) to control river entrances and set up picks around dragon and Rift Herald to secure early objectives.
Convert your level 6 and item spikes into aggressive ganks and counter-ganks, leveraging your mobility and burst to snowball leads and pressure side lanes.
Tip: For Ekko vs Master Yi, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
