Lissandra, Vladimir, Pantheon are among the strongest counters to Yasuo this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Yasuo Counters

SYasuo · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

49.6%

Pick

9.1%

Ban

23.7%

Games

139,227

Lane

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Yasuo

How often these champions beat Yasuo. Pick one of these into it.

Lissandra54.9%3,790 games 2

Vladimir54.9%2,938 games 3

Pantheon54.8%923 games 4

Vex54.5%2,317 games 5

Annie54.5%1,157 games 6

Malzahar54.1%2,759 games 7

Kayle54.1%329 games 8

Veigar53.8%1,542 games

Worst picks against Yasuo

How often these champions beat Yasuo: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Akshan40.2%866 games 2

Lucian41.0%256 games 3

Ryze42.0%915 games 4

Naafiri42.7%286 games 5

Cassiopeia44.8%554 games 6

Smolder45.2%228 games 7

Sylas45.5%3,525 games 8

Jayce45.6%412 games

How to play against Yasuo

To beat Yasuo in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Yasuo is a strong pick this patch with a 49.6% win rate across 139,227 ranked games at a 9.1% pick rate. The champions that beat Yasuo hardest right now are Lissandra, Vladimir, Pantheon: Lissandra wins 54.9% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Yasuo is strongest early (51.9% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: 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. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Yasuo's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.