MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Master Yi vs Taliyah
How often does Master Yi beat Taliyah in Jungle?
Master Yi into Taliyah in Jungle: 46% observed win rate across 251 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Master Yi behind by 13 gold.
Master Yi at 15:00
- Gold: -13
- CS: -6
- XP: -284
Typical gap to Taliyah, from 251 games that reached 15:00.
Does Master Yi counter Taliyah?
No counter here: Master Yi sits at 46% over 251 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Taliyah: the Master Yi game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Master Yi at 54% across 124 games. Flip the lead and Master Yi falls to 39% across 127.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 124 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 127 |
| First blood | 50% | 167 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 50% | 123 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 102 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 59 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:11 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:01. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Master Yi's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Taliyah specifically, Master Yi finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 49.4% over 87 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Master Yi core is Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Experimental Hexplate: 58.5% across 8,784 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Kraken Slayer (31,146 games).
Skill plan: Master Yi players max Q first and take Q at level 1.