Yasuovs Caitlyn
Yasuo vs Caitlyn is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Caitlyn based on 78 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Caitlyn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Caitlyn 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.
Who Wins the Yasuo vs Caitlyn Matchup?
Yasuo vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
The Yasuo vs Caitlyn matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 78 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 50.0%, giving Yasuo a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yasuo controls the early laning stage, but Caitlyn outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yasuo needs to press advantages before Caitlyn reaches their power spikes, while Caitlyn should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Yasuo leads by 745 HP/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 Caitlyn'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 Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown
Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Caitlyn, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yasuo Build Against Caitlyn
Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Caitlyn, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Caitlyn are Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Caitlyn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yasuo60.6%
Caitlyn39.4%Yasuo42.2%Caitlyn57.8%Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.6% win rate — a 21.2 percentage point lead over Caitlyn. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Caitlyn is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.8% win rate — 15.6 points above Yasuo. Extended games heavily favor Caitlyn, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yasuo must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Caitlyn reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn
Precision
Resolve
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 Caitlyn.
Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.49% | 303 | 6.8 | 869 | 11,825 | 49.2% | 53.1% | |
| 49.82% | 273 | 6.7 | 899 | 12,099 | 47.4% | 51.6% | |
| 47.86% | 234 | 7.1 | 796 | 12,038 | 49.5% | 46.8% | |
| 46.26% | 227 | 7.0 | 773 | 12,360 | 51.2% | 43.4% | |
| 50.69% | 217 | 6.8 | 863 | 11,779 | 53.1% | 48.8% | |
| 45.54% | 213 | 6.7 | 944 | 11,703 | 55.4% | 38.0% | |
| 54.59% | 185 | 6.8 | 860 | 12,887 | 61.7% | 51.2% | |
| 44.83% | 174 | 6.8 | 787 | 11,565 | 42.6% | 46.2% | |
| 47.47% | 158 | 6.8 | 860 | 11,890 | 41.7% | 52.3% | |
| 54.61% | 152 | 7.2 | 911 | 12,437 | 55.9% | 53.6% | |
| 54.41% | 136 | 7.0 | 778 | 12,036 | 50.8% | 57.3% | |
| 47.24% | 127 | 6.8 | 764 | 12,181 | 53.9% | 42.7% | |
| 54.21% | 107 | 7.0 | 934 | 11,792 | 57.5% | 51.7% | |
| 44.23% | 104 | 7.0 | 805 | 13,158 | 34.2% | 50.0% | |
| 57.28% | 103 | 6.7 | 796 | 12,028 | 52.5% | 60.3% | |
| 44.66% | 103 | 7.0 | 850 | 12,227 | 44.7% | 44.6% | |
| 44.12% | 102 | 7.1 | 751 | 10,856 | 36.2% | 54.5% | |
| 39.00% | 100 | 6.9 | 916 | 11,867 | 48.7% | 32.8% | |
| 44.00% | 100 | 7.0 | 811 | 12,303 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 51.02% | 98 | 7.2 | 863 | 10,994 | 47.2% | 55.6% | |
| 53.13% | 96 | 6.8 | 891 | 11,226 | 47.7% | 57.7% | |
| 51.65% | 91 | 6.8 | 810 | 12,279 | 44.7% | 56.6% | |
| 57.30% | 89 | 6.8 | 733 | 11,012 | 65.7% | 51.9% | |
| 48.86% | 88 | 6.4 | 823 | 14,210 | 60.7% | 43.3% | |
| 44.44% | 81 | 6.5 | 728 | 11,680 | 48.5% | 41.7% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 6.7 | 847 | 12,341 | 55.9% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 78 | 6.6 | 849 | 12,329 | 60.6% | 42.2% | |
| 49.33% | 75 | 6.2 | 833 | 11,089 | 55.3% | 43.2% | |
| 44.44% | 72 | 6.7 | 791 | 11,270 | 55.6% | 37.8% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 6.9 | 786 | 11,017 | 47.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 6.6 | 832 | 13,303 | 68.0% | 39.5% | |
| 45.45% | 66 | 6.6 | 855 | 10,562 | 37.9% | 51.4% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 7.1 | 787 | 12,024 | 55.6% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 7.4 | 805 | 11,943 | 35.7% | 61.1% | |
| 42.86% | 63 | 7.0 | 749 | 10,782 | 32.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 6.9 | 816 | 11,149 | 42.9% | 55.9% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 7.5 | 925 | 12,291 | 70.0% | 36.7% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 6.5 | 774 | 12,243 | 62.1% | 56.7% | |
| 52.54% | 59 | 7.0 | 872 | 12,873 | 50.0% | 53.7% | |
| 41.38% | 58 | 7.0 | 768 | 12,969 | 40.0% | 41.9% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 7.2 | 822 | 10,455 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 55 | 6.9 | 709 | 10,547 | 33.3% | 40.9% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 7.0 | 755 | 12,415 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 7.1 | 843 | 12,622 | 45.0% | 48.5% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 6.8 | 795 | 13,941 | 76.2% | 43.8% | |
| 64.15% | 53 | 7.0 | 854 | 10,601 | 74.1% | 53.9% | |
| 61.54% | 52 | 6.9 | 807 | 12,547 | 63.2% | 60.6% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 7.3 | 754 | 11,466 | 64.0% | 56.0% | |
| 48.00% | 50 | 6.7 | 828 | 11,630 | 28.6% | 62.1% | |
| 61.22% | 49 | 7.0 | 916 | 14,007 | 72.7% | 57.9% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 6.9 | 779 | 11,710 | 52.4% | 57.1% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 7.2 | 860 | 11,699 | 40.9% | 46.1% | |
| 39.58% | 48 | 6.8 | 865 | 12,128 | 35.3% | 41.9% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.7 | 787 | 11,147 | 40.9% | 61.5% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 7.0 | 826 | 10,142 | 44.4% | 42.9% | |
| 60.87% | 46 | 6.8 | 845 | 12,743 | 68.4% | 55.6% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 7.1 | 867 | 12,043 | 65.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 7.2 | 974 | 11,278 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 6.8 | 833 | 10,735 | 42.3% | 61.1% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 6.5 | 769 | 10,493 | 47.8% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.6 | 807 | 12,797 | 57.1% | 46.4% | |
| 64.29% | 42 | 6.7 | 876 | 11,922 | 63.6% | 65.0% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 7.0 | 845 | 13,548 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 65.85% | 41 | 6.9 | 955 | 13,453 | 66.7% | 65.2% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 7.2 | 772 | 11,938 | 42.1% | 59.1% | |
| 36.84% | 38 | 7.0 | 909 | 11,371 | 33.3% | 39.1% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 7.2 | 868 | 13,133 | 78.6% | 52.2% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 7.2 | 907 | 12,132 | 58.3% | 64.0% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 7.1 | 1,094 | 13,197 | 70.6% | 50.0% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 7.2 | 816 | 12,221 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 6.5 | 874 | 11,018 | 68.8% | 47.4% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 7.0 | 918 | 11,844 | 53.3% | 42.1% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 6.5 | 881 | 10,572 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 7.0 | 960 | 11,252 | 46.1% | 38.9% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.4 | 866 | 11,350 | 54.5% | 47.4% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.0 | 980 | 14,974 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.9 | 792 | 11,009 | 27.3% | 41.2% | |
| 25.00% | 28 | 7.5 | 773 | 11,883 | 20.0% | 27.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 6.4 | 1,049 | 11,519 | 41.7% | 37.5% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 6.6 | 827 | 11,890 | 61.5% | 60.0% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 6.3 | 809 | 14,288 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 7.8 | 825 | 11,691 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.4 | 851 | 13,702 | 71.4% | 42.1% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.9 | 684 | 10,770 | 42.9% | 54.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 7.8 | 1,410 | 12,028 | 63.6% | 42.9% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 7.3 | 762 | 10,918 | 71.4% | 18.2% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.7 | 833 | 13,070 | 58.3% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 7.4 | 658 | 11,090 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.3 | 749 | 10,878 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 7.1 | 885 | 13,087 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 78.26% | 23 | 7.1 | 826 | 12,840 | 100.0% | 72.2% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.0 | 872 | 11,482 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.8 | 738 | 12,465 | 58.3% | 44.4% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 7.5 | 885 | 12,330 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.3 | 928 | 13,283 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 640 | 11,259 | 44.4% | 27.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 7.4 | 832 | 10,237 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.8 | 827 | 12,584 | 62.5% | 36.4% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.9 | 878 | 12,054 | 57.1% | 63.6% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.4 | 786 | 11,224 | 45.5% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.9 | 927 | 9,433 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.4 | 832 | 12,263 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 7.3 | 790 | 10,348 | 44.4% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.6 | 1,102 | 13,042 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.1 | 831 | 13,751 | 66.7% | 45.5% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 7.0 | 888 | 11,262 | 37.5% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.3 | 837 | 11,053 | 16.7% | 62.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.2 | 930 | 10,363 | 62.5% | 80.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.1 | 788 | 15,628 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.6 | 743 | 12,038 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.2 | 874 | 11,836 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.2 | 842 | 13,515 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 686 | 11,126 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 560 | 12,370 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 702 | 10,404 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 685 | 10,550 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.3 | 624 | 7,816 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 814 | 12,610 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 945 | 12,709 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.4 | 704 | 11,617 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.7 | 775 | 13,590 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.1 | 789 | 12,135 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,174 | 15,147 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.3 | 841 | 12,329 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 833 | 9,892 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 930 | 13,880 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 739 | 13,148 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 660 | 9,070 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 769 | 13,978 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
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Yasuo vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yasuo do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?
Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Caitlyn matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 78 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Yasuo do against Caitlyn in the early game?
In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Caitlyn with a 60.6% win rate versus 39.4%. Yasuo players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Yasuo do against Caitlyn in the late game?
In the late game, Caitlyn takes over the Yasuo vs Caitlyn matchup with a 57.8% win rate compared to 42.2%. Caitlyn scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yasuo vs Caitlyn matchup?
Yasuo wins the matchup against Caitlyn with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 78 games analyzed.
What is the best Yasuo build against Caitlyn?
The best Yasuo build against Caitlyn includes Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King with Gunmetal Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Yasuo runes against Caitlyn?
The best Yasuo runes against Caitlyn use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yasuo counter Caitlyn?
Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Caitlyn with a 50.0% win rate. Yasuo slightly edges out Caitlyn in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Yasuo against Caitlyn?
When playing Yasuo against Caitlyn, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.