Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
6.3%

Yasuovs Graves

BFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Graves is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Graves based on 10 games. Graves 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 Graves matchup.

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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.

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Yasuo - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
50.0% WR
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Graves vs Yasuo matchup - 50.0% win rate
Graves
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Graves Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Graves matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 10
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.7
CS / min
6.1
996
DMG / min
699
14,632
Gold / game
13,693
338
Heal / min
192
1,264
DMG Mitigated / min
739
0.9
CC / min
0.5
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
57.1%
Late Game WR
42.9%

Yasuo vs Graves Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Graves matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Graves's 50.0%, giving Yasuo a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Graves controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Graves 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 sustain, where Yasuo leads by 671 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 Graves'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 Graves Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Graves in League of Legends

Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Graves, 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.

Farming
6.7Yasuo
6.1Graves
Yasuo edges out Graves by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 10 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yasuo.
Damage
996Yasuo
699Graves
Yasuo heavily out-damages Graves by 298 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Graves 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
14,632Yasuo
13,693Graves
Yasuo generates a commanding 940 more gold per game than Graves. This substantial economic advantage means Yasuo consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Graves should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Yasuo
0.5Graves
Yasuo provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Graves, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Yasuo coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,601Yasuo
930Graves
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Graves, healing and mitigating 671 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Graves is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Graves, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Graves

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Graves are Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King and Mortal Reminder. 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 Graves matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Graves
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo33.3%
Graves early game win rateGraves66.7%
Late Game
Yasuo
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo57.1%
Graves late game win rateGraves42.9%

Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Graves 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 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Graves. 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: Graves 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 Graves

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs GravesPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs GravesTriumph - best Yasuo rune vs GravesLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs GravesCoup de Grace - best Yasuo rune vs Graves
Inspiration rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs GravesInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Yasuo rune vs GravesCosmic Insight - best Yasuo rune vs Graves
100.0% WR

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


Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.83%4607.091712,13047.9%47.8%
44.69%3586.974012,27839.7%48.5%
48.26%3447.081812,06349.0%47.6%
47.99%3236.887312,01450.7%46.0%
53.57%2527.187412,43354.5%52.7%
56.05%2487.183512,25358.7%54.0%
53.65%2337.084012,49256.6%51.2%
44.33%2036.891411,92845.0%43.8%
56.91%1886.894111,95059.8%54.2%
51.35%1857.079712,59154.5%49.1%
47.17%1596.977212,19452.3%43.6%
51.27%1587.388112,37749.4%53.3%
47.13%1577.275712,20947.1%47.2%
48.65%1487.178612,28448.5%48.8%
54.86%1446.983912,21859.2%50.0%
51.41%1426.877712,51456.9%47.6%
50.75%1346.987912,35646.7%54.0%
41.98%1316.976411,78745.0%39.4%
49.61%1297.283412,58850.9%48.6%
54.69%1287.291012,66142.9%62.0%
49.59%1236.871112,08953.2%45.9%
54.10%1226.693113,10762.5%48.6%
47.46%1187.293612,38453.5%41.7%
47.79%1136.978611,61744.9%50.0%
54.55%1107.191611,47858.3%50.0%
57.41%1086.687311,91353.7%61.1%
54.29%1057.280613,14243.9%60.9%
49.52%1056.980711,22745.1%53.7%
46.15%1047.189813,75258.8%40.0%
57.84%1026.679213,47756.3%59.3%
47.00%1007.081512,19450.0%44.4%
50.52%977.187611,36663.3%37.5%
40.63%967.290713,55567.7%25.8%
44.79%966.778512,32044.4%45.0%
44.68%946.791411,87945.1%44.2%
45.65%926.880212,71638.5%50.9%
48.35%916.982611,33037.2%58.3%
47.19%897.078811,27344.2%51.4%
50.57%877.182013,50655.8%45.5%
56.10%827.086813,88257.1%55.3%
51.22%827.686812,55862.8%38.5%
44.44%816.879411,87054.5%37.5%
50.00%807.184213,02950.0%50.0%
56.25%807.377712,93362.2%51.2%
52.63%767.293013,60558.1%48.9%
61.84%766.690713,48462.9%61.0%
37.84%746.773111,66437.1%38.5%
52.05%736.974612,08843.8%58.5%
46.58%736.973511,58743.6%50.0%
43.66%716.768611,45042.9%44.4%
41.43%707.086111,95630.6%52.9%
53.62%696.979512,50566.7%36.7%
50.00%687.289411,87259.5%38.7%
43.55%626.486411,63533.3%51.4%
52.46%616.678412,48236.0%63.9%
55.93%597.41,00312,32951.4%62.5%
54.24%596.983313,30052.0%55.9%
50.85%596.973912,74359.1%46.0%
52.63%577.583912,13569.7%29.2%
56.14%577.11,02511,79741.7%66.7%
48.21%566.785111,76640.0%54.8%
47.27%556.896212,47530.0%57.1%
41.82%557.077712,75931.8%48.5%
50.91%557.196212,81048.0%53.3%
60.00%556.993412,56666.7%54.8%
58.49%537.191514,14971.4%50.0%
52.83%536.477612,41957.7%48.1%
51.92%527.077911,76666.7%41.9%
51.02%496.983111,97150.0%51.9%
50.00%486.584711,70342.9%55.6%
48.89%456.786812,19036.4%60.9%
48.89%456.883312,05958.3%38.1%
61.36%447.284111,84661.5%61.1%
56.82%447.391612,10656.5%57.1%
52.27%446.784313,76158.8%48.1%
51.16%437.21,22712,44652.9%50.0%
74.36%397.091814,21084.6%69.2%
51.35%377.194213,37950.0%51.9%
43.24%376.875611,79220.0%59.1%
47.22%367.191312,70633.3%57.1%
58.33%366.687314,48353.9%60.9%
54.55%337.078312,38147.1%62.5%
65.63%327.594812,74375.0%50.0%
50.00%327.276712,78160.0%41.2%
62.50%326.81,04211,47064.3%61.1%
43.75%327.073311,38736.8%53.9%
45.16%317.294212,91153.9%38.9%
36.67%306.477311,51236.8%36.4%
51.72%297.578211,92557.1%46.7%
41.38%297.795313,30737.5%42.9%
32.14%286.368612,53016.7%43.8%
40.74%277.085711,59546.1%35.7%
55.56%276.681012,96136.4%68.8%
66.67%277.484812,60484.6%50.0%
26.92%267.186811,4869.1%40.0%
42.31%266.886713,22540.0%43.8%
53.85%267.072412,16987.5%38.9%
28.00%256.875413,01616.7%38.5%
30.43%237.380911,28336.4%25.0%
56.52%237.290911,37050.0%66.7%
68.18%227.290411,73060.0%75.0%
45.45%226.676411,59337.5%50.0%
50.00%206.781212,17481.8%11.1%
30.00%206.872211,44112.5%41.7%
47.37%197.177713,74830.0%66.7%
47.06%177.282812,63344.4%50.0%
40.00%156.495313,83340.0%40.0%
40.00%156.587210,35622.2%66.7%
40.00%157.185112,08950.0%33.3%
26.67%157.267713,5260.0%40.0%
28.57%146.790010,76720.0%33.3%
64.29%146.81,08814,093100.0%28.6%
35.71%146.971313,42633.3%37.5%
57.14%147.388810,10155.6%60.0%
64.29%147.163812,07372.7%33.3%
53.85%136.987213,54750.0%54.5%
38.46%136.372511,86250.0%28.6%
25.00%127.073010,1250.0%100.0%
50.00%126.01,01415,47525.0%62.5%
36.36%116.480811,49716.7%60.0%
40.00%106.768512,42825.0%50.0%
70.00%106.686911,46171.4%66.7%
50.00%106.799614,63233.3%57.1%
44.44%97.381911,31225.0%60.0%
66.67%97.180212,75380.0%50.0%
33.33%95.56239,23633.3%33.3%
62.50%86.784410,65125.0%100.0%
75.00%86.178515,3100.0%75.0%
57.14%77.287713,12433.3%75.0%
33.33%66.775512,31933.3%33.3%
50.00%67.41,10114,79666.7%33.3%
66.67%66.71,04513,63066.7%66.7%
20.00%55.178210,18125.0%0.0%
20.00%55.393013,7680.0%33.3%
20.00%57.41,03012,9940.0%33.3%
60.00%56.97488,04766.7%50.0%
20.00%56.992510,1680.0%33.3%
60.00%56.11,17915,1990.0%60.0%
80.00%55.986713,985100.0%75.0%
40.00%55.189613,9700.0%40.0%

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Yasuo vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Graves in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Graves matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Graves's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Graves in the early game?

In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Yasuo with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Graves in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Graves matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Graves matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Graves with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Graves?

The best Yasuo build against Graves includes Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Mortal Reminder with Berserker's Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Graves?

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

Does Yasuo counter Graves?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Graves with a 50.0% win rate. Yasuo slightly edges out Graves in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Graves?

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