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What decides the jungle matchup: Kha'Zix vs Master Yi in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Kha'Zix
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
Window: before two minutes
Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight.
Master Yi
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult.
Kha'Zix vs Master Yi: Common Questions
- Who wins Kha'Zix vs Master Yi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kha'Zix against Master Yi to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do you play the Kha'Zix Master Yi matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and a farming scaler. Kha'Zix wins isolated 1v1s from level 2; an early ward on your own buff entrance turns his invade into a losing fight. Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult.
- What should I know about Master Yi vs Kha'Zix?
- Master Yi is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Kha'Zix is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later. Kha'Zix: He looks for the level-two buff invade. Leash fast and light your jungle entrances early.
- How do I beat Master Yi as Kha'Zix?
- Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult. He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Master Yi you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.