Elise vs Master Yi JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Elise into Master Yimedium

Overview

Use Elise's strong early ganks and invades to disrupt Master Yi's slow scaling jungle tempo.
Prioritize early river control and vision to deny Master Yi safe farming and objective access.
Force fights before Master Yi hits level 6 to capitalize on your superior early dueling and CC.

Path for early three-camp clear into aggressive invades before Master Yi's first reset when lanes can assist.
Contest river vision and Scuttle Crab to deny Master Yi safe farming and objective control.
Prioritize early dragon setups after successful ganks or invades to snowball lanes and delay Master Yi's scaling.

Avoid isolated river fights before level 6 when Master Yi can punish overextensions with untargetability.
Respect Master Yi's reset potential with active, especially in low-health skirmishes.
Be cautious contesting objectives without lane priority or when cocoon is on cooldown against Master Yi's item spikes.

Start with a three-camp clear into early gank or invade to pressure Master Yi before level 6.
Only contest first Scuttle Crab if nearby lanes have priority to collapse and assist.
Use early wards to track Master Yi's path and punish his slower clear with counter-jungling.

Exploit Elise's level 3 power spike with lethal cocoon and rappel for early kills.
Avoid fighting Master Yi alone after he hits level 6 and activates for resets.
Maintain pressure to prevent Master Yi from safely reaching his first item spike and sustained damage.

Convert early ganks and invades into lane leads and objective control to deny Master Yi free farm.
Use superior early dueling and crowd control to force Master Yi off camps and delay his item spikes.
Maintain river vision and coordinate with lanes to counter-gank and shut down Master Yi's scaling opportunities.

Tactical tip

For Elise vs Master Yi, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.