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Yasuo

Yasuo Top

the Unforgiven
Win Rate: All Roles 48.8% | as Top 47.7%
Pick Rate: All Roles 12.5% | as Top 2.8%
Ban Rate: 19.2%
Analyzed: 66750 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.17 (25.17)
Mid Top ARAM

Yasuo Top Guide

C Tier

Yasuo is a real skill check in Top with a 47.7% win rate (#57 among Top champions), compared to 48.8% win rate across all roles. High skill floor - needs tons of practice. Yasuo stays popular despite weak performance with 12.5% overall pick rate and only 2.8% when forced into Top in Plat+ on patch 15.17 (25.17)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 66750 ranked games. Flex pick - 22.8% 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 - 6.84 CS/min (#28 among Top champions) and earns 406 gold per minute. Averages 1.4 KDA (#62 among Top champions). This champion gets banned frequently at 19.2% (6th 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 Top is strong against Gragas, Yone, Camille, and weak against Riven, Nasus, and Singed.

Yasuo Roles

Yasuo

  • Mid
    (Mid - 68.0%) 45357 games

  • Top
    (Top - 22.8%) 15212 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 35938 ARAM games

Yasuo Top Stats

47.7%
Win Rate (Role)
22.8%
Top (Role Rate)
19.2%
Ban Rate
0.0010
Penta/Game
5.4
Kills/Game
7.2
Deaths/Game
4.4
Assists/Game
0.27
Wards/Min
6.84
CS/Min
406
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 87.4%
Magic: 8.5%
True: 4.08%

Overall Champion Matrix

Yasuo Top Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
46.8% Win Rate 64.2% Pick Rate9772 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.
48.3% Win Rate 9.9% Pick Rate1512 games

Yasuo Top 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.
46.9% Win Rate 80.0% Pick Rate12164 games
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
46.6% Win Rate 90.2% Pick Rate13718 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.3% Win Rate 3.5% Pick Rate534 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.5% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate412 games
Core Build
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow (700 gold) 15% Attack Speed
Sting
Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damage On-Hit.
->
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
54.8% Win Rate 17.3% Pick Rate2638 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.
53.6% Win Rate 18.3% Pick Rate2787 games

Best Win Rate 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.
46.9% Win Rate 80.0% Pick Rate12164 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.5% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate412 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
48.3% Win Rate 3.5% Pick Rate534 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
47.7% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate43 games
Core Build
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow (700 gold) 15% Attack Speed
Sting
Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damage On-Hit.
->
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.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
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.
64.6% Win Rate 2.1% Pick Rate324 games
Final Build
Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer (2650 gold) 60% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
8% Move Speed
Spectral Waltz
Become Ghosted.
71.0% Win Rate 3.3% Pick Rate502 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.
57.6% Win Rate 14.5% Pick Rate2200 games
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
59.4% Win Rate 10.3% Pick Rate1564 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.
49.6% Win Rate 7.5% Pick Rate1139 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.
46.6% Win Rate 5.9% Pick Rate899 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.
46.5% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate716 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.
41.9% Win Rate 4.5% Pick Rate686 games
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
50.2% Win Rate 3.6% Pick Rate546 games

Yasuo Top 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

47.1% Win Rate 91.7% Pick Rate13952 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Demolish
Demolish

Demolish

Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

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…

Secondary Path
Precision
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

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

Cut Down
Cut Down

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

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

47.8% Win Rate 5.9% Pick Rate902 games

Yasuo best with

Yasuo Top Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
17
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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
46.0% Win Rate 45.4% Pick Rate6906 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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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
50.8% Win Rate 7.6% Pick Rate1153 games

Countered by Yasuo

Gragas - countered by Yasuo
+4.9%
Gragas
Gragas
Yone - countered by Yasuo
+6.4%
Yone
Yone
Camille - countered by Yasuo
+4.2%
Camille
Camille
Teemo - countered by Yasuo
+2.4%
Teemo
Teemo
Dr. Mundo - countered by Yasuo
+1.6%
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo
Aatrox - countered by Yasuo
+3.3%
Aatrox
Aatrox
K'Sante - countered by Yasuo
+3.1%
K'Sante
K'Sante
Rumble - countered by Yasuo
+1.1%
Rumble
Rumble
Ornn - countered by Yasuo
+2.8%
Ornn
Ornn
Yorick - countered by Yasuo
+2.7%
Yorick
Yorick
Volibear - countered by Yasuo
+2.4%
Volibear
Volibear

Yasuo Counterpicks

Riven - effective counter against Yasuo
-12.0%
Riven
Riven
Nasus - effective counter against Yasuo
-9.1%
Nasus
Nasus
Singed - effective counter against Yasuo
-4.9%
Singed
Singed
Cho'Gath - effective counter against Yasuo
-6.9%
Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath
Darius - effective counter against Yasuo
-8.0%
Darius
Darius
Malphite - effective counter against Yasuo
-5.9%
Malphite
Malphite
Sett - effective counter against Yasuo
-5.1%
Sett
Sett
Renekton - effective counter against Yasuo
-7.7%
Renekton
Renekton
Jax - effective counter against Yasuo
-7.0%
Jax
Jax
Urgot - effective counter against Yasuo
-4.7%
Urgot
Urgot
Ambessa - effective counter against Yasuo
-3.6%
Ambessa
Ambessa
Fiora - effective counter against Yasuo
-4.1%
Fiora
Fiora

Yasuo Top Lane Matchups

Yasuo
+6.4%
Yone

Yasuo vs Yone
Yasuo
+3.3%
Aatrox

Yasuo vs Aatrox
Yasuo
+2.7%
Yorick

Yasuo vs Yorick
Yasuo
+2.4%
Teemo

Yasuo vs Teemo
Yasuo
+1.6%
Dr. Mundo

Yasuo vs Dr. Mundo
Yasuo
-1.4%
Jayce

Yasuo vs Jayce
Yasuo
-1.9%
Irelia

Yasuo vs Irelia
Yasuo
-2.0%
Gnar

Yasuo vs Gnar
Yasuo
-2.8%
Garen

Yasuo vs Garen
Yasuo
-3.6%
Ambessa

Yasuo vs Ambessa
Yasuo
-3.6%
Gangplank

Yasuo vs Gangplank
Yasuo
-3.9%
Shen

Yasuo vs Shen
Yasuo
-3.9%
Mordekaiser

Yasuo vs Mordekaiser
Yasuo
-4.0%
Sion

Yasuo vs Sion
Yasuo
-4.0%
Fiora

Yasuo vs Fiora
Yasuo
-5.1%
Sett

Yasuo vs Sett
Yasuo
-5.9%
Malphite

Yasuo vs Malphite
Yasuo
-7.0%
Jax

Yasuo vs Jax
Yasuo
-7.7%
Renekton

Yasuo vs Renekton
Yasuo
-8.0%
Darius

Yasuo vs Darius
Yasuo
-12.0%
Riven

Yasuo vs Riven

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