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Yasuo

The Unforgiven

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.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Way of the Wanderer
Q
Steel Tempest
W
Wind Wall
E
Sweeping Blade
R
Last Breath

Yasuo

Overview

On patch 16.21, Yasuo is rated B tier in the mid lane, winning 50.5% of 18,199 ranked games with a 18.8% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Lethal Tempo with Exhaust and Flash and builds Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Gunmetal Greaves.

Yasuo struggles most against Nasus (35.3%), Sett (37.5%), and Kennen (39.5%) and does best against Ezreal (77.4%), Ziggs (62.9%), and Sylas (60.1%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 18,199 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

50.5%

Win rate

18.8%

Pick rate

18.2K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Yasuo

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.

Guides

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S14 Yasuo Mid - Wind of Destruction
Yasuo · LaneGuide Pro
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Matchups

All Yasuo matchups

Strong against

Ezreal77.4%31
Ziggs62.9%35
Sylas60.1%531
Lucian60.0%20
Heimerdinger59.7%67

Weak against

Nasus35.3%116
Sett37.5%32
Kennen39.5%43
Neeko40.0%20
Volibear40.6%32

Abilities

P
Way of the Wanderer
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.
Q
Steel Tempest
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.
Cooldown: 4Cost: 0Range: 475
W
Wind Wall
Creates a moving wall that blocks all enemy projectiles for 4 seconds.
Cooldown: 25/23/21/19/17Cost: 0Range: 400
E
Sweeping Blade
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.
Cooldown: 0.5/0.4/0.3/0.2/0.1Cost: 0Range: 475
R
Last Breath
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.
Cooldown: 70/50/30Cost: 0Range: 1400