[YASUO GUIDE] "One blade, one purpose."
Summoner Spells Back to Top
FlASH IS A MUST! Best summoner spell in the game. Yasuo doesn't have a reliable escape and flash can be used both in offense or defence. 
Teleport is a good summoner spell for top lane, it could be used mid but in my opinion there are better options for mid. Allows you to roam around the map and good for objective control.
Ignite is good for both mid and top, but I would usually always take this on mid lane and if I feel like I can kill my top laner early on I will also take in on top.
Pretty good for mid lane, not as good for top in my opinion. I guess this is just personal preference and good against bursty champions like 
and 
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Good for both mid and top, I usually take this vs bursty opponents like and .New Runes Back to Top
Masteries Back to Top
Abilities Back to Top
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Against a melee laner you probably want to max your 
first and against a ranged laner you probably want to max your 
first.
Has a higher base damage. If you're up against a ranged laner then you won't always be in range to trigger hence why this is the better choice.However, against a melee laner you probably want to max because you can keep harassing with it.
because you can keep harassing with it.If you are really having a hard time against your laner who has projectiles then maxing 
is viable because it lowers the cooldown of the wall.
is viable because it lowers the cooldown of the wall.Always put a point in 
whenever you can of course.
whenever you can of course.Items Back to Top
Starting Items
Core Items
Situational Items
Matchups Back to Top
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AhriEasy -
AkaliHard -
AnnieMedium -
BrandMedium -
CassiopeiaHard -
DianaEasy -
FizzMedium -
GalioEasy -
HeimerdingerEasy -
KarmaEasy -
KarthusMedium -
KassadinMedium -
KatarinaMedium -
KayleHard -
KennenMedium -
LeBlancMedium -
LuluMedium -
LuxMedium -
MalzaharHard -
MordekaiserHard -
MorganaEasy -
NidaleeEasy -
OriannaMedium -
RivenHard -
RyzeHard -
SyndraMedium -
TalonMedium -
Twisted FateEasy -
VeigarMedium -
Vel'KozMedium -
ViktorMedium -
XerathEasy -
YasuoMedium -
ZedMedium -
ZiggsMedium
VS
Ahri
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Akali
Hard
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Annie
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Brand
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Cassiopeia
Hard
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Diana
Easy
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
However, her Q is on a lower cooldown then your wind wall so watch out for her when your wall is on cooldown.
VS
Fizz
Medium
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
Your wall stops his ultimate from travelling, but it doesn't remove his ult, nuff said.
If you do not block his ult, well then.. yeah.
VS
Galio
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Heimerdinger
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - W - E.
VS
Karma
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Karthus
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
He cannot escape from you tho.
VS
Kassadin
Medium
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
If the player is good on Kassadin, this might be a pain for you, if not then it will probably be a pain for him.
VS
Katarina
Medium
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
You can beat her in lane but you have to play correctly.
VS
Kayle
Hard
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
When I play Yasuo, Kayle is banned or there is already another mid laner in the enemy team. Else it is maybe better to dodge when you are versus her.
VS
Kennen
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
You can block his Q which is his main poke ability but that is everything.
VS
LeBlanc
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
You can block her Q and E if she just casts it onto you but if she first uses W on you then you are probably dead.
VS
Lulu
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
I say this is a skill dependant matchup slightly in your favor.
VS
Lux
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Malzahar
Hard
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
You also are melee so be prepared to go back, alot.
VS
Mordekaiser
Hard
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Morgana
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Nidalee
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
Just wind wall all day and she isn't going to hit you once.
VS
Orianna
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Riven
Hard
Start: cloth armor + 5 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
Just don't go vs Riven in lane.
VS
Ryze
Hard
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Syndra
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
If you play this correctly then you can win this matchup.
VS
Talon
Medium
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Twisted Fate
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Veigar
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Vel'Koz
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
You can block his Q but he can still burst you down.
You can win and he can win, really skill dependant.
VS
Viktor
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
VS
Xerath
Easy
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
VS
Yasuo
Medium
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E - W.
But yeah you are obviously better.
VS
Zed
Medium
Start: long sword + 3 health potions.
Max: R - Q - E/W - W/E.
If he doesn't hit his Q's on you then you really cut his damage and killing potential.
VS
Ziggs
Medium
Start: dorans blade + 1 health potion.
Max: R - Q - W - E.
This matchup can go either way.
Gameplay Back to Top
An agressive or passive playstyle depends on each person, and it works both on Yasuo.
Generally I like to be a little agressive in lane when I know I am safe, or not going to die by going in agressive.
Always ward your lane and know where the enemy jungler is.
EARLY GAME:
In the early game, Yasuo is really not as bad as people say.
Of course, your mid and late game is stronger but that does not mean your early game is weak.
Try to go for a kill when you can, this means you probably have to poke the enemy down to a certain point when you can just all in and destroy him, but be careful with this because if you could burst the enemy down, your opponent might also know that and the jungler can be in bush next to you.
ROAMING:
Once you reach level 6 and you have your ult available you can start roaming to other lanes, I often roam to the bot lane since your support probably has some crowd control and can lock them down so you can just dish out the damage and earn some kills/assist which also helps the bot lane with winning their lane.
You can also roam to top, but it might be a little harder to get a kill because the top laner is often a tank / bruiser.
If you know where the enemy jungler is, you can also try to pick him off, but it can be dangerous if the jungler is close to a lane because he can just ping his teammates and they come to kill you.
TEAMFIGHT:
What you want to do in teamfights is shutting down the enemy mid laner or AD Carry.
Of course, if you can kill anyone it is great but the mid laner and the ADC are your main focus.
If there is no way you are going to get past those big tanks / bruisers, be safe an protect your ADC, or just dish out as much damage as you can.
Ask for some extra protection from your team, since you are big a damage dealer for your team, and probably you are not too tanky.
LATE GAME:
Late game you can probably 1v1 most players in the game and if you are fed or well farmed, you will have insane damage.
For more specific information against a champion, see the matchups tab and click on the champion you want to know more about.
Pros and cons Back to Top
PROS:
-High damage output.
-Strong during all stages of the game.
-Can counter many champions due to his amazing wind wall.
-Very strong automatically triggering shield.
-Low cooldowns.
-(In my opinion) good for SoloQ.
-Easy farming.
-Gets 2x more critical chance from every item.
-Can use E to escape, chase and dodge.
-Does not use mana.
-Long range on R.
-Good teamfighter if you catch some people in your knock up and ultimate.
-Good duelist.
-Can snowball hard.
-Can pull off some really fancy plays.
CONS:
-Can be hard to play and hard to master.
-If you miss your knockup then you can be screwed if no one else has a knock up.
-Can be ganked easily if not close to enemy minions/monsters.
-Squishy.
-No sustain.
Champions with airborne cc Back to Top
Aatrox 
Alistar
Azir 
Blitzcrank
Braum
Cho'Gath
Diana
Darius
Draven
Fizz
Gnar 
Gragas
Hecarim
Janna
Jarvan IV
Jayce
Kalista
Lee Sin
Lulu
Malphite
Maokai
Nami
Nautilus
Orianna
Poppy
Quinn
Rammus
Rek'Sai
Riven
Sejuani
Singed
Shyvana
Syndra
Thresh
Tristana
Vayne
Vi
Vel'Koz 
Volibear
WuKong
Xin Zhao
Yasuo
Zac
Ziggs
Zyra
Anivia
Trundle
Aurelion Sol 
Tips and tricks Back to Top
TIPS:
-When ganking or going into a fight in general, try to stack your Q so you have your knock up ready.
-Use your E on a minion to close the gap between you and your opponent and then when he starts running away, you can E to him and cut him down.
-Yasuo has 2x as much critical chance with all sources he gets it from, so also from runes and masteries. *hint hint*
-The cooldown on your E is so low that you can E most minions in a wave, so this is very good for cutting down your opponent or escaping.
-Your E stacks with damage everytime you dash through an enemy unit, so try to hit E first on a few minions and then use it on a champion.
TRICKS:
Those tricks are hard to pull off, I would NOT try to do it when chasing or escaping since they do not always work if you do not stand 100% correctly.
-You can cast your wind wall and Q (tornado) at the same time, this makes the wind wall cancel the Q or Q tornado's animation. Good for catching people off guard.
-You can use the raptor's to get over the wall, you have to be close to the crimson raptor.
You can also get from the wall closest to the blue turret to the crimson raptor with vision on the raptors, just Q the crimson raptor for vision.
Another raptor trick is to get from the right raptor over the wall, or from the wall to the right raptor.
-You can get from the small wolf to the other side of the wall, you have to stand close the small wolf.
-You can get from the blue sentry to the other side of the wall, you have to stand close and slightly to the right of the blue sentry.
-You can get from the small golem to the other side of the wall. You have to stand close to the small golem.
You can also get from the other side of the wall to the small golem by having vision on the golems, just Q him once.
-You can get from the gromp to the other side of the wall, you have to stand close to the gromp.
You can also get from the other side of the wall to the gromp if you have vision over him, just Q him once.
-You can get from the small red minion to the other side of the wall, you have to stand close to the small red minion.
About me Back to Top
Hello I am Jurre and I play on the Europe West server.
This is my first written guide ever made.
As you can see my most games played at the moment are with Yasuo. (Of course this is probably a while ago when you are reading this guide, but you can check out my profile anytime.)
I have been maining him at the mid lane and I really enjoy him since the moment he was released.
I bought the bundle the day he came out and have been playing him alot since then.
If you still have questions about my guide or something else, feel free to add me ingame and ask them, or just leave a comment. :)
I do also have a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEXZuS413mDKjucChXWmkw
As of 30-4-2016 I do not play Yasuo that much anymore but I'm starting to get a feel of him again, the guide is decently updated but the matchups might be a bit bad and itemization might be a bit off. I will probably update this later on!