Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
6.4%

Yasuovs Alistar

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Alistar is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Alistar based on 6 games. Alistar wins the early laning phase while Yasuo scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup.

Yasuo Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yasuo performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Alistar - 50.0% win rateAlistar(50.0%)
Yasuo - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
50.0% WR
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Alistar vs Yasuo matchup - 50.0% win rate
Alistar
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Alistar Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 6
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.2
CS / min
3.5
751
DMG / min
661
9,430
Gold / game
7,777
198
Heal / min
360
924
DMG Mitigated / min
1,295
1.0
CC / min
2.1
25.0%
Early Game WR
75.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Yasuo vs Alistar Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Alistar matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Alistar's 50.0%, giving Yasuo a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Alistar controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Alistar needs to press advantages before Yasuo reaches their power spikes, while Yasuo should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Alistar leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Alistar's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yasuo vs Alistar Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Alistar in League of Legends

Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Alistar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.2Yasuo
3.5Alistar
Yasuo significantly out-farms Alistar by 2.7 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 41 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yasuo a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Alistar players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
751Yasuo
661Alistar
Yasuo heavily out-damages Alistar by 90 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Alistar should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Yasuo's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,430Yasuo
7,777Alistar
Yasuo generates a commanding 1,653 more gold per game than Alistar. This substantial economic advantage means Yasuo consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Alistar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Yasuo
2.1Alistar
Alistar brings significantly more crowd control than Yasuo, with 1.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Alistar far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Yasuo should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,122Yasuo
1,654Alistar
Alistar vastly out-sustains Yasuo, healing and mitigating 533 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Alistar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yasuo is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yasuo, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Alistar

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Alistar, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Alistar are Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Alistar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Alistar
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo25.0%
Alistar early game win rateAlistar75.0%
Late Game
Yasuo
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo100.0%
Alistar late game win rateAlistar0.0%

Alistar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Alistar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yasuo is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Alistar. Extended games heavily favor Yasuo, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Alistar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Yasuo reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Yasuo survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Yasuo Runes Against Alistar

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs AlistarPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs AlistarTriumph - best Yasuo rune vs AlistarLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs AlistarLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Alistar
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs AlistarResolve
Shield Bash - best Yasuo rune vs AlistarBone Plating - best Yasuo rune vs Alistar
100.0% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Yasuo maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Alistar.


Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Yasuo's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yasuo matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.87%2537.091012,01042.1%45.7%
51.46%2397.274012,29850.0%52.7%
50.23%2197.281012,18252.8%48.5%
46.57%2047.081912,18247.9%45.5%
45.81%2036.884311,89745.5%46.1%
41.06%1517.275711,63940.9%41.3%
47.62%1477.181612,37155.7%41.9%
45.65%1386.877211,26947.4%43.5%
52.10%1197.279612,72956.3%49.3%
47.46%1187.071212,26054.7%41.5%
41.44%1116.679412,00449.0%35.5%
47.66%1076.885110,88945.5%50.0%
51.89%1067.081713,38753.1%50.9%
42.86%1057.278712,46738.5%45.5%
34.62%1046.672812,00534.1%34.9%
49.51%1037.190412,66856.5%43.9%
58.16%987.286912,42563.8%52.9%
50.00%926.787912,51253.2%46.7%
46.07%897.079012,28347.5%44.9%
46.59%886.675512,10555.6%40.4%
48.86%887.276212,37152.9%46.3%
52.33%867.176512,90360.6%47.2%
45.78%837.089514,37740.0%48.3%
53.66%827.091612,01261.4%44.7%
46.25%807.085711,91142.5%50.0%
48.10%797.388612,21746.1%50.0%
56.41%787.286911,83760.0%52.6%
46.05%767.190712,55746.1%46.0%
37.33%756.776513,20232.0%40.0%
64.86%746.879912,90669.7%61.0%
41.89%746.678212,03948.3%37.8%
44.29%706.976511,95250.0%38.9%
54.29%706.990512,74651.9%55.8%
42.65%686.979012,93439.4%45.7%
52.94%687.174612,15455.2%51.3%
56.72%677.270911,16842.4%70.6%
62.12%667.278511,81067.7%57.1%
66.15%656.986313,64672.2%58.6%
54.69%646.979012,52162.5%50.0%
45.90%616.982711,24042.9%48.5%
38.33%607.386312,75140.0%37.1%
66.67%607.181113,08071.4%62.5%
50.85%597.391212,64455.2%46.7%
52.63%576.481612,39555.2%50.0%
44.64%567.283312,87845.0%44.4%
60.38%536.887014,26463.2%58.8%
52.94%516.984112,29061.9%46.7%
60.78%517.21,03213,03665.2%57.1%
52.00%506.697812,74557.1%48.3%
33.33%486.372211,02529.6%38.1%
59.57%477.21,09911,46747.6%69.2%
53.19%477.189012,38652.2%54.2%
46.81%477.170711,71945.8%47.8%
39.13%466.883811,41742.1%37.0%
50.00%466.887712,21847.1%51.7%
44.44%457.61,03213,40047.1%42.9%
53.33%456.882012,21848.1%61.1%
61.36%447.51,00613,81068.4%56.0%
62.79%437.480913,02755.6%68.0%
38.10%427.069910,65040.7%33.3%
45.24%426.772711,62247.8%42.1%
47.37%386.884811,46345.0%50.0%
60.00%357.281412,14544.4%76.5%
45.71%357.686511,97261.1%29.4%
29.41%346.975510,69626.3%33.3%
61.76%347.093613,70073.3%52.6%
51.52%336.981812,67946.7%55.6%
39.39%336.985113,34255.6%33.3%
62.50%327.21,02812,41778.6%50.0%
67.74%317.080112,77273.3%62.5%
50.00%307.285614,64737.5%54.5%
55.17%297.087912,99853.3%57.1%
51.72%296.991811,78550.0%52.6%
48.28%296.972411,51340.0%57.1%
51.72%297.81,41513,16054.5%50.0%
62.07%296.679513,08866.7%60.0%
44.44%276.684613,38728.6%50.0%
34.62%266.978713,00537.5%33.3%
42.31%266.678111,97050.0%35.7%
38.46%266.578712,12130.0%43.8%
56.00%256.789513,34261.5%50.0%
28.00%257.792312,15043.8%0.0%
36.00%257.381111,51233.3%40.0%
45.83%247.096213,33260.0%35.7%
62.50%247.11,02312,10060.0%64.3%
47.83%236.880213,30881.8%16.7%
59.09%227.288812,87133.3%76.9%
63.64%228.093513,03381.8%45.5%
38.10%217.064112,66833.3%41.7%
52.38%217.483612,93975.0%38.5%
45.00%207.175812,77455.6%36.4%
45.00%206.892611,73128.6%53.9%
40.00%207.973310,77246.1%28.6%
55.00%207.381713,36160.0%53.3%
52.63%196.073711,76655.6%50.0%
27.78%186.879910,78227.3%28.6%
41.18%176.978012,28542.9%40.0%
52.94%177.075111,06733.3%75.0%
56.25%167.085012,98185.7%33.3%
31.25%167.584212,60810.0%66.7%
40.00%157.01,05014,16650.0%36.4%
71.43%147.380313,48271.4%71.4%
57.14%147.01,00511,54983.3%37.5%
53.85%137.771413,29750.0%57.1%
53.85%136.989015,16466.7%50.0%
61.54%136.777611,29650.0%80.0%
61.54%136.891912,32871.4%50.0%
38.46%137.182415,13833.3%40.0%
50.00%126.71,04312,59742.9%60.0%
66.67%127.596613,71680.0%57.1%
63.64%116.88889,35942.9%100.0%
80.00%107.01,14814,549100.0%71.4%
60.00%106.91,01514,01125.0%83.3%
50.00%106.080010,24960.0%40.0%
22.22%96.471712,53425.0%20.0%
33.33%97.088512,77825.0%40.0%
77.78%97.673814,002100.0%60.0%
25.00%86.564911,2390.0%33.3%
25.00%87.585714,29350.0%16.7%
28.57%76.575513,35750.0%20.0%
50.00%67.185311,81933.3%66.7%
16.67%68.18349,6150.0%100.0%
50.00%66.27519,43025.0%100.0%
16.67%65.677211,9910.0%25.0%
16.67%67.264413,3290.0%50.0%
33.33%67.563212,59150.0%25.0%
50.00%66.31,03812,46033.3%66.7%
66.67%66.883113,656100.0%60.0%
40.00%55.16029,90950.0%0.0%
60.00%56.488811,54975.0%0.0%
60.00%55.778311,94350.0%66.7%
20.00%56.281210,8510.0%50.0%
60.00%56.794112,57666.7%50.0%

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Yasuo vs Alistar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Alistar in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Alistar's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Yasuo do against Alistar in the early game?

In the early game, Alistar has the advantage against Yasuo with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Alistar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Alistar in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Alistar with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Alistar?

The best Yasuo build against Alistar includes Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Infinity Edge with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Alistar?

The best Yasuo runes against Alistar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Alistar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Alistar?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Alistar with a 50.0% win rate. Yasuo slightly edges out Alistar in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Alistar?

When playing Yasuo against Alistar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Alistar. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.