MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Master Yi vs Zaahen
How often does Master Yi beat Zaahen in Jungle?
Master Yi into Zaahen in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 471 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 ahead by 527 gold.
Master Yi at 15:00
- Gold: +527
- CS: +5
- XP: +290
Typical gap to Zaahen, from 468 games that reached 15:00.
Does Master Yi counter Zaahen?
No counter here: Master Yi sits at 53% over 471 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 Zaahen: the Master Yi game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Master Yi at 64% across 291 games. Flip the lead and Master Yi falls to 36% across 180.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 291 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 180 |
| First blood | 61% | 299 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 224 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 260 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 69% | 122 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 45 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:40 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:55. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Master Yi's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zaahen specifically, Master Yi finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 52.7% over 207 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Experimental Hexplate: 65.6% across 64 games.
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.