Master YiVSZac
What decides the jungle matchup: Master Yi vs Zac 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.
Zac
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
Window: before four minutes
Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
Master Yi vs Zac: Common Questions
- Who wins Master Yi vs Zac?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Master Yi against Zac 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. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
- How do you play the Master Yi Zac 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. Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
- What should I know about Zac vs Master Yi?
- Zac 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. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do I beat Zac as Master Yi?
- Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards. His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Zac 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.