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Yasuo

Yasuo Mid

the Unforgiven
Win Rate: All Roles 49.6% | as Mid 49.7%
Pick Rate: All Roles 12.5% | as Mid 8.1%
Ban Rate: 18.6%
Analyzed: 79423 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
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Yasuo Mid Guide

B+ Tier

Yasuo is playable in Mid with a 49.7% win rate (#37 among Mid champions), compared to 49.6% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Yasuo has strong meta presence with 12.5% overall pick rate and only 8.1% when forced into Mid in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 79423 ranked games. Common pick - 64.4% of Yasuo's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Berserker's Greaves, into Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, and Infinity Edge. Yasuo has low farm - 6.85 CS/min (#21 among Mid champions) and earns 436 gold per minute. Averages 1.7 KDA (#57 among Mid champions). This champion gets banned frequently at 18.6% (10th place). Yasuo deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Most used runes for this build are Lethal Tempo, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, for Precision primary and Second Wind, Overgrowth, for Resolve secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Yasuo Mid is strong against Qiyana, Aurora, Zed, and weak against Kayle, Aurelion Sol, and Morgana.

Yasuo Roles

Yasuo

  • Mid
    (Mid - 64.4%) 51172 games

  • Top
    (Top - 25.7%) 20372 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 20475 ARAM games

Yasuo Mid Stats

49.7%
Win Rate (Role)
64.4%
Mid (Role Rate)
18.6%
Ban Rate
0.0010
Penta/Game
6.3
Kills/Game
7.1
Deaths/Game
5.6
Assists/Game
0.27
Wards/Min
6.85
CS/Min
436
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 86.5%
Magic: 8.7%
True: 4.73%

Overall Champion Matrix

Yasuo Mid Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
48.8% Win Rate 64.6% Pick Rate33072 games

Highest Win Rate
Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
52.2% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate2676 games

Yasuo Mid Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.4% Win Rate 77.8% Pick Rate39832 games
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
49.8% Win Rate 91.4% Pick Rate46787 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.1% Win Rate 4.5% Pick Rate2308 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.4% Win Rate 1.5% Pick Rate768 games
Core Build
Vampiric Scepter
Vampiric Scepter (900 gold) 15 Attack Damage
7% Life Steal
->
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
57.1% Win Rate 16.5% Pick Rate8459 games
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
57.9% Win Rate 22.6% Pick Rate11544 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
55.3% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate51 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
60.8% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate317 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.4% Win Rate 1.5% Pick Rate768 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.1% Win Rate 4.5% Pick Rate2308 games
Core Build
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow (700 gold) 15% Attack Speed
Sting
Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damage On-Hit.
->
Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
40% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed
Bring It Down
Every third Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
59.5% Win Rate 3.9% Pick Rate2016 games
Final Build
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal

ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
59.8% Win Rate 3.4% Pick Rate1745 games
Other Items
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
57.0% Win Rate 14.3% Pick Rate7297 games
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
56.7% Win Rate 9.5% Pick Rate4866 games
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
54.8% Win Rate 7.3% Pick Rate3725 games
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity
Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damage On-Hit.
49.3% Win Rate 6.2% Pick Rate3178 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
58.0% Win Rate 4.0% Pick Rate2042 games
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed
Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
56.2% Win Rate 3.6% Pick Rate1858 games
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal

ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
59.8% Win Rate 3.4% Pick Rate1745 games

Yasuo Mid Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Absorb Life
Absorb Life

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

49.8% Win Rate 91.1% Pick Rate46633 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Absorb Life
Absorb Life

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

49.8% Win Rate 91.1% Pick Rate46633 games

Yasuo best with

Ivern Synergy Champion
+7.1%
Ivern
Ivern
Singed Synergy Champion
+5.7%
Singed
Singed

Yasuo Mid Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
48.1% Win Rate 61.2% Pick Rate31312 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
51.7% Win Rate 0.5% Pick Rate230 games

Countered by Yasuo

Qiyana - countered by Yasuo
+3.9%
Qiyana
Qiyana
Aurora - countered by Yasuo
+3.4%
Aurora
Aurora
Zed - countered by Yasuo
+3.2%
Zed
Zed
Sylas - countered by Yasuo
+3.1%
Sylas
Sylas
Vel'Koz - countered by Yasuo
+3.1%
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz
Ryze - countered by Yasuo
+3.3%
Ryze
Ryze
Ahri - countered by Yasuo
+1.3%
Ahri
Ahri
Mel - countered by Yasuo
+2.4%
Mel
Mel
Naafiri - countered by Yasuo
+2.4%
Naafiri
Naafiri
Twisted Fate - countered by Yasuo
+1.1%
Twisted Fate
Twisted Fate
Katarina - countered by Yasuo
+2.1%
Katarina
Katarina
Syndra - countered by Yasuo
+1.6%
Syndra
Syndra

Yasuo Counterpicks

Kayle - effective counter against Yasuo
-4.3%
Kayle
Kayle
Aurelion Sol - effective counter against Yasuo
-1.4%
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol
Morgana - effective counter against Yasuo
-1.3%
Morgana
Morgana
Kennen - effective counter against Yasuo
-8.5%
Kennen
Kennen
Malzahar - effective counter against Yasuo
-3.0%
Malzahar
Malzahar
Anivia - effective counter against Yasuo
-3.8%
Anivia
Anivia
Vex - effective counter against Yasuo
-2.6%
Vex
Vex
Vladimir - effective counter against Yasuo
-2.1%
Vladimir
Vladimir
Taliyah - effective counter against Yasuo
-1.9%
Taliyah
Taliyah
Lissandra - effective counter against Yasuo
-2.5%
Lissandra
Lissandra
Annie - effective counter against Yasuo
-4.2%
Annie
Annie
Galio - effective counter against Yasuo
-1.0%
Galio
Galio

Yasuo Mid Lane Matchups

Yasuo
+3.9%
Qiyana

Yasuo vs Qiyana
Yasuo
+3.9%
Irelia

Yasuo vs Irelia
Yasuo
+3.4%
Aurora

Yasuo vs Aurora
Yasuo
+3.3%
Ryze

Yasuo vs Ryze
Yasuo
+3.2%
Zed

Yasuo vs Zed
Yasuo
+3.1%
Sylas

Yasuo vs Sylas
Yasuo
+3.1%
Smolder

Yasuo vs Smolder
Yasuo
+2.7%
Fizz

Yasuo vs Fizz
Yasuo
+2.7%
Ekko

Yasuo vs Ekko
Yasuo
+2.4%
Mel

Yasuo vs Mel
Yasuo
+2.4%
Lux

Yasuo vs Lux
Yasuo
+2.1%
Katarina

Yasuo vs Katarina
Yasuo
+1.8%
Xerath

Yasuo vs Xerath
Yasuo
+1.7%
Orianna

Yasuo vs Orianna
Yasuo
+1.6%
Kassadin

Yasuo vs Kassadin
Yasuo
+1.6%
Syndra

Yasuo vs Syndra
Yasuo
+1.5%
Azir

Yasuo vs Azir
Yasuo
+1.3%
Akshan

Yasuo vs Akshan
Yasuo
+1.3%
Zoe

Yasuo vs Zoe
Yasuo
+1.3%
Ahri

Yasuo vs Ahri
Yasuo
+1.2%
Diana

Yasuo vs Diana
Yasuo
+1.1%
Twisted Fate

Yasuo vs Twisted Fate
Yasuo
+1.1%
Hwei

Yasuo vs Hwei
Yasuo
-1.0%
Galio

Yasuo vs Galio
Yasuo
-1.1%
LeBlanc

Yasuo vs LeBlanc
Yasuo
-1.4%
Aurelion Sol

Yasuo vs Aurelion Sol
Yasuo
-1.5%
Akali

Yasuo vs Akali
Yasuo
-1.6%
Viktor

Yasuo vs Viktor
Yasuo
-1.8%
Yone

Yasuo vs Yone
Yasuo
-1.9%
Taliyah

Yasuo vs Taliyah
Yasuo
-2.1%
Vladimir

Yasuo vs Vladimir
Yasuo
-2.3%
Veigar

Yasuo vs Veigar
Yasuo
-2.5%
Lissandra

Yasuo vs Lissandra
Yasuo
-2.6%
Vex

Yasuo vs Vex
Yasuo
-3.0%
Malzahar

Yasuo vs Malzahar
Yasuo
-3.3%
Malphite

Yasuo vs Malphite
Yasuo
-3.5%
Talon

Yasuo vs Talon
Yasuo
-3.8%
Anivia

Yasuo vs Anivia
Yasuo
-4.2%
Annie

Yasuo vs Annie

Yasuo lore:

An Ionian of deep resolve, Yasuo is an agile swordsman who wields the air itself against his enemies. As a proud young man, he was falsely accused of murdering his master—unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to slay his own brother in self defense. Even after his master's true killer was revealed, Yasuo still could not forgive himself for all he had done, and now wanders his homeland with only the wind to guide his blade.

Yasuo tips:

  • Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
  • At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
  • Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Playing Against Yasuo

  • Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
  • When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
  • Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
  • Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Yasuo abilities description:

Way of the Wanderer
P
Way of the Wanderer (passive)
Yasuo's Critical Strike Chance is increased. Additionally, Yasuo builds toward a shield whenever he is moving. The shield triggers when he takes damage from a champion or monster.
Steel Tempest
Q
Steel Tempest (Q)
Thrusts forward, damaging all enemies in a line.

On hit, grants a stack of Gathering Storm for a few seconds. At 2 stacks, Steel Tempest fires a whirlwind that knocks Airborne.

Steel Tempest is treated as a basic attack and scales with all the same things.
Wind Wall
W
Wind Wall (W)
Creates a moving wall that blocks all enemy projectiles for 4 seconds.
Sweeping Blade
E
Sweeping Blade (E)
Dashes through target enemy, dealing magic damage. Each cast increases subsequent dash's damage, up to a max amount.

Cannot be re-cast on the same enemy for a few seconds.

If Steel Tempest is cast while dashing, it will strike as a circle.
Last Breath
R
Last Breath (R)
Blinks to an Airborne enemy champion, dealing physical damage and holding all Airborne enemies in the area in the air. Grants maximum Flow but resets all stacks of Gathering Storm.

For a moderate time afterwards, Yasuo's critical strikes gain significant Bonus Armor Penetration.

Yasuo Skins and Splash Arts

Default Yasuo Default Yasuo
High Noon Yasuo High Noon Yasuo
PROJECT: Yasuo PROJECT: Yasuo
Blood Moon Yasuo Blood Moon Yasuo
Nightbringer Yasuo Nightbringer Yasuo
Odyssey Yasuo Odyssey Yasuo
Battle Boss Yasuo Battle Boss Yasuo
True Damage Yasuo True Damage Yasuo
Prestige True Damage Yasuo Prestige True Damage Yasuo
Spirit Blossom Yasuo Spirit Blossom Yasuo
Sea Dog Yasuo Sea Dog Yasuo
Truth Dragon Yasuo Truth Dragon Yasuo
Dream Dragon Yasuo Dream Dragon Yasuo
Inkshadow Yasuo Inkshadow Yasuo
Prestige Inkshadow Yasuo Prestige Inkshadow Yasuo
Foreseen Yasuo Foreseen Yasuo
Battle Wolf Yasuo Battle Wolf Yasuo
Genesis Nightbringer Yasuo Genesis Nightbringer Yasuo