Zac vs Master Yi JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Zac vs Master Yi

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Zac's strength lies in long-range engage and disruption, making him a powerful frontline for objective fights and ganks.
Zac must avoid early river duels and invades against Master Yi, who farms faster and scales harder without early pressure.
This matchup centers on Zac surviving early jungle pressure and leveraging his engage to control objectives and deny Master Yi's scaling.

Jungle Plan

Execute full clears early to maintain stable tempo and avoid losing camps to Master Yi's faster clear.
Fight for river control and Scuttle when your lanes have priority to enable safer objective setups.
Counter-gank Master Yi's early moves by tracking his path and leveraging your hard CC to disrupt his resets.

Danger windows

Zac is vulnerable to early invades before level 6 due to weaker dueling and low invade resistance; avoid isolated river fights.
Forced smite fights around early dragons or Scuttle can be risky if Master Yi has better tempo or lane priority.
Master Yi becomes a lethal threat when his (R) is active and enemy CC is on cooldown; respect his reset potential in skirmishes.

Early game

Prioritize a full clear or a defensive path away from Master Yi to avoid early invade risk.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support counter-ganks.
Use lane fog and wall angles for ganks to maximize surprise and avoid predictable river paths.

Power spikes

Zac's level 6 unlocks long-range (E) engage and (R) knockup, enabling impactful ganks and objective fights; use this to create tempo.
Master Yi's level 6 (R) greatly increases his chase and reset potential; avoid fighting him after his ultimate is up unless your team can chain CC.
Zac's tank scaling and frontline presence improve significantly after first major item, strengthening objective control and teamfight initiation.

Win conditions

Survive early jungle pressure by avoiding risky invades and maintaining vision control to enable safe full clears.
Use long-range (E) engage and (R) disruption to create gank pressure and force Master Yi off camps or objectives.
Leverage your tankiness and CC to lead objective fights, securing dragons and Heralds to deny Master Yi's scaling and snowball team advantage.