Master YiVSNocturne
What decides the jungle matchup: Master Yi vs Nocturne 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.
Both are farming scaler champions in this lane: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
Master Yi
jungle · Farming scaler
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.
Nocturne
jungle · Farming scaler
He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
Master Yi vs Nocturne: Common Questions
- Who wins Master Yi vs Nocturne?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Master Yi against Nocturne to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult.
- How do you play the Master Yi Nocturne matchup?
- Master Yi and Nocturne are both farming scaler champions in the jungle matchup: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult. Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not.
- What should I know about Nocturne vs Master Yi?
- Nocturne and Master Yi are both farming scaler champions: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. What separates them is what each one does with it. Nocturne: He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do I beat Nocturne as Master Yi?
- Nocturne junglers full-clear to six, then Paranoia deletes overextended lanes; early aggression is free, post-6 overextension is not. He barely ganks before six. Push early, then hug tower the second he hits ult. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Nocturne 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.