Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
6.2%

Yasuovs Kai'Sa

BFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Kai'Sa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.7%) over Kai'Sa based on 53 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Kai'Sa scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa 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 - 52.8% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
52.8% WR
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Kai'Sa vs Yasuo matchup - 47.2% win rate
Kai'Sa
47.2% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 53
52.8%
Win Rate
47.2%
6.4
CS / min
6.6
776
DMG / min
803
12,419
Gold / game
13,165
200
Heal / min
179
983
DMG Mitigated / min
515
0.9
CC / min
0.1
57.7%
Early Game WR
42.3%
48.1%
Late Game WR
51.9%

Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 53 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 52.8% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 47.2%, giving Yasuo a 5.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yasuo controls the early laning stage, but Kai'Sa outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yasuo needs to press advantages before Kai'Sa reaches their power spikes, while Kai'Sa should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yasuo leads by 0.8s 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 Kai'Sa'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 Kai'Sa Laning Phase Breakdown

Kai'Sa wins the laning phase against Yasuo in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.4Yasuo
6.6Kai'Sa
Yasuo and Kai'Sa farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
776Yasuo
803Kai'Sa
Damage output is virtually even between Yasuo and Kai'Sa, with only 26 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
12,419Yasuo
13,165Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa earns 746 more gold per game than Yasuo, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Kai'Sa slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.9Yasuo
0.1Kai'Sa
Yasuo provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Kai'Sa, 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
1,183Yasuo
694Kai'Sa
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Kai'Sa, healing and mitigating 490 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Kai'Sa is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Kai'Sa, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Kai'Sa

Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Kai'Sa, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Kai'Sa are Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King and Stormrazor. 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 Kai'Sa matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yasuo
57.7%
+15.4% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo57.7%
Kai'Sa early game win rateKai'Sa42.3%
Late Game
Kai'Sa
51.9%
+3.7% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo48.1%
Kai'Sa late game win rateKai'Sa51.9%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.7% win rate — a 15.4 percentage point lead over Kai'Sa. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Kai'Sa takes over with a 51.9% win rate, leading Yasuo by 3.7 percentage points. Kai'Sa scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yasuo must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kai'Sa reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs Kai'SaPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs Kai'SaAbsorb Life - best Yasuo rune vs Kai'SaLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs Kai'SaLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Kai'Sa
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs Kai'SaResolve
Second Wind - best Yasuo rune vs Kai'SaOvergrowth - best Yasuo rune vs Kai'Sa
66.7% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Yasuo to press their advantage against Kai'Sa, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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 Kai'Sa - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Kai'Sa in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 52.8% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 47.2%, a 5.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 53 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Kai'Sa in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Kai'Sa with a 57.7% win rate versus 42.3%. 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 Kai'Sa in the late game?

In the late game, Kai'Sa takes over the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to 48.1%. Kai'Sa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Kai'Sa with a 52.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.7 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 53 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Kai'Sa?

The best Yasuo build against Kai'Sa includes Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Stormrazor with Gunmetal Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Kai'Sa?

The best Yasuo runes against Kai'Sa use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Kai'Sa?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Kai'Sa with a 52.8% win rate. Yasuo strongly counters Kai'Sa in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Kai'Sa?

When playing Yasuo against Kai'Sa, 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.