Win Rate: 51.0%
Pick Rate: 6.0%
Ban Rate: 27.4%

Yasuo Mid Counters & Lane Matchups

FighterAssassin

Patch: 26.20
Games: 12,066
Lane: Mid
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

Every Mid lane opponent Yasuo faced in Patch 26.20, ranked: Renekton (63.1% win rate against Yasuo) and Yone (53.8%) are the hardest. See gold, CS and XP at 15 for all 63 matchups, find the best counter from your own champion pool, and learn how to play against Yasuo.

Who Counters Yasuo Mid (Patch 26.20)

63 lane opponents · 10,918 games

The hardest Mid matchups for Yasuo are Renekton (63.1% win rate against Yasuo), Yone (53.8%) and Malzahar (53.9%). Renekton is the biggest lane bully, finishing 15 minutes 830 gold ahead of Yasuo on average. Across the 63 matchups with lane data, Yasuo is clearly ahead in gold at 15 against 27 and clearly behind against 7. The easiest lane is Sylas: Yasuo wins 58.0%.

Opponent	Their win rate	Gold @15	CS @15	XP @15	Verdict	Games
Renekton	63.1%	+830	+6.8	+746	CounterWins lane	65
Yone	53.8%	−105	−4.2	+7	Counter	794
Malzahar	53.9%	+7	+5.4	+268	Leans their way	492
Gragas	64.3%	+184	−13.2	+138	Leans their way	42
Ekko	55.0%	−138	−14.9	−115	Leans their wayOutscales	280
Ahri	53.4%	−340	−11.8	−82	Leans their wayLoses lane	455
Veigar	52.2%	−728	−16.3	−397	Leans their wayLoses laneOutscales	414
Vladimir	51.3%	−89	−2.4	+202	Outscales	384
Annie	54.5%	−363	−7.3	−47	Leans their wayLoses lane	121
Riven	62.5%	+435	−3.8	+223	Leans their way	32
Zed	49.1%	+305	−8.6	+56	Wins lane	580
Vex	50.7%	+114	−5.5	+256	Outscales	270
Aurelion Sol	52.6%	−744	−14.0	−550	Leans their wayLoses lane	154
Viktor	50.8%	−279	−4.6	+109	Loses lane	246
Fizz	49.1%	+17	−14.1	−178	Outscales	424
Xerath	52.4%	−473	−15.9	−108	Leans their wayLoses lane	124
Lux	48.9%	−519	−12.9	−253	Loses lane	329
Azir	50.9%	−307	−4.6	+9	Loses lane	159
Zoe	51.0%	−115	−12.0	+49	Even	155
Akali	47.4%	−152	−11.0	−36	Leans your wayLoses lane	483
Lissandra	48.4%	+71	−0.6	+278	Even	281
Syndra	49.2%	−361	−5.6	−215	Loses lane	191
Katarina	47.7%	−244	−23.0	−228	Leans your wayLoses lane	277
Locke	46.5%	−4	−16.2	−246	Leans your way	325
LeBlanc	47.5%	−212	−14.0	−57	Leans your wayLoses lane	217
Hwei	48.6%	−542	−11.8	−172	Loses lane	142
Anivia	51.3%	−388	−13.3	+100	Loses lane	80
Mel	45.9%	+98	+1.8	−25	Leans your way	233
Twisted Fate	47.1%	−283	−21.8	−540	Leans your wayLoses lane	153
Ryze	48.2%	−523	−11.0	−243	Loses lane	114
Pantheon	47.6%	+323	−11.7	+29	Leans your wayWins lane	124
Naafiri	50.0%	+48	−1.5	−246	Even	66
Malphite	49.3%	−123	−13.9	+113	Even	73
Diana	44.0%	−100	−16.7	−193	Favorable	266
Kennen	54.8%	+554	−3.0	+677	Leans their wayWins lane	31
Aurora	46.4%	−222	−7.2	+70	Leans your way	110
Sylas	42.0%	−527	−22.6	−318	FavorableLoses lane	386
Taliyah	49.2%	−20	−5.6	+164	Even	59
Irelia	42.8%	+451	+9.1	+62	FavorableWins lane	250
Qiyana	44.0%	−86	−14.5	−326	Leans your way	168
Volibear	51.2%	+401	−1.1	+313	Even	43
Talon	48.4%	+251	−10.7	+31	Even	62
Gwen	48.3%	−569	−16.6	−666	Loses lane	60
Sett	49.0%	+566	−2.3	+339	Wins lane	51
Ziggs	50.0%	−454	−17.1	−313	Loses lane	38
Tristana	51.6%	+399	−6.0	−105	Even	31
Akshan	44.6%	−173	−11.5	−298	Leans your way	92
Heimerdinger	47.1%	−87	+3.4	+202	Leans your way	51
Nasus	46.4%	+114	−8.1	+517	Leans your way	56
Kassadin	41.8%	−677	−22.8	−457	Leans your wayLoses lane	122
Galio	40.2%	−607	−20.4	−393	FavorableLoses lane	169
Orianna	41.0%	−489	−7.0	−147	FavorableLoses lane	134
Tryndamere	48.4%	+770	+5.3	+381	Wins lane	31
Garen	43.2%	+370	−0.5	+373	Leans your way	44
Swain	41.9%	−638	−18.6	−388	Leans your wayLoses lane	43
Brand	40.0%	−848	−16.9	−274	Leans your wayLoses lane	55
Jayce	42.4%	+434	−1.0	−5	Leans your way	33
Morgana	40.0%	−246	−14.4	+219	Leans your way	45
Cassiopeia	37.3%	−663	−6.4	−390	FavorableLoses lane	67
Vel'Koz	40.0%	−432	−11.8	−98	Leans your wayLoses lane	40
Cho'Gath	38.9%	−226	−6.3	+20	Leans your way	36
Jax	30.3%	−508	−22.0	−300	Favorable	33
Teemo	24.2%	−884	−14.3	−768	FavorableLoses lane	33

Ranked solo and flex games where both champions played the same lane this patch. Win rate shown is the OPPONENT's. Lists rank by the 95% range of each win rate, so a handful of games cannot top the list; gold, CS and XP are the opponent's lead at 15:00.

Yasuo Counter Pick Finder

Find your counter

Pick the champions you play to rank them against Yasuo. With nothing picked, the strongest counters overall are shown.

Strongest picks vs Yasuo

Pick	Win rate vs Yasuo	Gold @15	Games
1. Renekton	63.1%	+830	65
2. Yone	53.8%	−105	794
3. Malzahar	53.9%	+7	492
4. Gragas	64.3%	+184	42
5. Ekko	55.0%	−138	280

Yasuo Lane Gold at 15 Minutes

Yasuo's gold lead or deficit at 15:00 against the twelve most common Mid opponents. Right of the line, Yasuo is ahead; left, the opponent is.

Zed−305
Lissandra−71
Fizz−17
Malzahar−7
Locke+4
Vladimir+89
Yone+105
Akali+152
Ahri+340
Lux+519
Sylas+527
Veigar+728

How to Counter Yasuo

When facing Yasuo in League of Legends, understanding Yasuo's primary damage profile is essential for building effective counter strategies. Yasuo deals primarily physical damage, which means prioritizing armor in your defensive itemization will significantly reduce Yasuo's threat in fights. Top defensive items against Yasuo include Plated Steelcaps, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen, and Thornmail. These items provide substantial armor stats that directly mitigate Yasuo's damage output throughout all stages of the game.

From a champion selection perspective, the strongest Yasuo counters are Renekton, Yone, Malzahar, and Ekko. These champions either out-trade Yasuo in lane, have abilities that negate Yasuo's core mechanics, or scale better into team fights. Renekton in particular exploits Yasuo's weaknesses by providing consistent pressure while being difficult to punish.

Beyond item builds and counter picks, successful counter play against Yasuo involves understanding Yasuo's power spikes and cooldown windows. Engage on Yasuo when key abilities are on cooldown, and coordinate with your team to focus Yasuo in team fights before Yasuo can output maximum damage. Vision control is also crucial when playing against Yasuo to avoid getting caught out of position. By combining proper defensive itemization with smart champion selection and strategic gameplay, you can effectively neutralize Yasuo's impact and secure victory.

When to Counter Yasuo - Game Phase Strategy

EARLYEarly Game (Levels 1-6)

Yasuo may look for extended trades. Avoid long fights and kite with slows. Short trades favor you against sustained damage.

MIDMid Game (Levels 7-13)

Yasuo becomes increasingly tanky mid game. Focus on kiting and percent health damage. Avoid fighting in choke points.

LATELate Game (Levels 14-18)

Yasuo is very durable late game. Use armor penetration or anti-tank items. Focus squishier targets first if Yasuo is too tanky.

Tips for Playing Against Yasuo

Pick Renekton or similar champions with kits that exploit Yasuo's weaknesses
Build Plated Steelcaps or Seeker's Armguard early to reduce Yasuo's damage in lane
Track Yasuo's cooldowns and engage when key abilities are unavailable
Ward Yasuo's common roam paths and ping missing immediately
Coordinate with your jungler to gank Yasuo during vulnerable windows
Group with teammates to deny Yasuo solo picks
Place control wards in flanking positions to spot Yasuo's engages

Riot's tips for 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.

MetaBot Desktop

Plan your Yasuo draft in Draft Lab

Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.

Full 5v5 draft board
Lane matchup win rates
Pick and ban suggestions

Download for Windows More InfoFree download

What Yasuo Is Good Against

The Mid opponents Yasuo beats most reliably this patch — the picks to look for when Yasuo is your champion.

Opponent	Their win rate	Gold @15	CS @15	XP @15	Verdict	Games
Sylas	42.0%	−527	−22.6	−318	FavorableLoses lane	386
Galio	40.2%	−607	−20.4	−393	FavorableLoses lane	169
Irelia	42.8%	+451	+9.1	+62	FavorableWins lane	250
Cassiopeia	37.3%	−663	−6.4	−390	FavorableLoses lane	67
Orianna	41.0%	−489	−7.0	−147	FavorableLoses lane	134
Diana	44.0%	−100	−16.7	−193	Favorable	266
Kassadin	41.8%	−677	−22.8	−457	Leans your wayLoses lane	122
Qiyana	44.0%	−86	−14.5	−326	Leans your way	168
Akali	47.4%	−152	−11.0	−36	Leans your wayLoses lane	483
Locke	46.5%	−4	−16.2	−246	Leans your way	325

🔍

Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.

Report an Issue

Yasuo Counters FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who counters Yasuo?

In the Mid lane this patch, the strongest counters to Yasuo are Renekton (63.1% over 65 games), Yone (53.8% over 794 games), Malzahar (53.9% over 492 games), Ekko (55.0% over 280 games), Ahri (53.4% over 455 games).

What is Yasuo's hardest matchup?

Renekton. Yasuo wins only 36.9% of 65 lane games against Renekton and sits at −830 gold at 15 minutes.

What is Yasuo good against?

Yasuo's best Mid matchups this patch are Sylas (58.0%), Galio (59.8%), Irelia (57.2%), Cassiopeia (62.7%).

Who beats Yasuo in lane?

Measured by gold at 15 minutes, Yasuo's toughest lanes are Renekton (+830 gold ahead), Tryndamere (+770 gold ahead), Sett (+566 gold ahead).

Is Yasuo a lane bully?

Yes. Yasuo Mid averages 172 more gold than the lane opponent at 15 minutes and is ahead at 15 in 54% of games.