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

Yasuo Counters

SYasuo · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.7%

Pick

7.9%

Ban

24.3%

Games

19,941

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 10h agoPatch 26.202,503,959 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Yasuo

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

Lissandra52.9%595 games 2

Kassadin52.6%272 games 3

Taliyah52.4%252 games 4

Aurora51.8%228 games 5

Vex51.7%346 games 6

Vladimir51.1%348 games 7

Fizz50.8%262 games 8

Zed50.1%682 games

Worst picks against Yasuo

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

Sylas41.5%590 games 2

Katarina45.6%467 games 3

Akali46.0%522 games 4

Orianna46.2%212 games 5

Xerath46.3%242 games 6

Ahri46.4%578 games 7

Ekko47.1%403 games 8

Locke47.2%688 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 an S-tier pick this patch with a 50.7% win rate across 19,941 ranked games at a 7.9% pick rate. The champions that beat Yasuo hardest right now are Lissandra, Kassadin, Taliyah: Lissandra wins 52.9% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Yasuo performs consistently across game lengths, so there is no single window to wait for, win lane on fundamentals. 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.