Master YiVSViego
What decides the jungle matchup: Master Yi vs Viego 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.
Viego
jungle · Farming scaler
He full-clears for tempo. Trade freely early, but ward before his second clear finishes.
Viego paths for a fast full clear, then ganks off the reset; the danger window opens around 3:30, not level two.
Master Yi vs Viego: Common Questions
- Who wins Master Yi vs Viego?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Master Yi against Viego 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. Viego: He full-clears for tempo. Trade freely early, but ward before his second clear finishes.
- How do you play the Master Yi Viego matchup?
- Master Yi and Viego 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. Viego paths for a fast full clear, then ganks off the reset; the danger window opens around 3:30, not level two.
- What should I know about Viego vs Master Yi?
- Viego 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. Viego: He full-clears for tempo. Trade freely early, but ward before his second clear finishes. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do I beat Viego as Master Yi?
- Viego paths for a fast full clear, then ganks off the reset; the danger window opens around 3:30, not level two. He full-clears for tempo. Trade freely early, but ward before his second clear finishes. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Viego 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.