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What decides the jungle matchup: Master Yi vs Rek'Sai 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.
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.
Rek'Sai
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
Window: before three minutes
Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
Master Yi vs Rek'Sai: Common Questions
- Who wins Master Yi vs Rek'Sai?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Master Yi against Rek'Sai 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. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
- How do you play the Master Yi Rek'Sai matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and an early ganker. Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult. Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
- What should I know about Rek'Sai vs Master Yi?
- Rek'Sai is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Master Yi is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do I beat Rek'Sai as Master Yi?
- Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00. She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Rek'Sai 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.