Yasuovs Kai'Sa
Yasuo vs Kai'Sa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Kai'Sa wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Yasuo based on 22 games. Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Matchup?
Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary
The Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Kai'Sa wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Yasuo's 45.5%, giving Kai'Sa a 9.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Kai'Sa controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Kai'Sa 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 Yasuo leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kai'Sa has a strong advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kai'Sa overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. 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
Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Kai'Sa, 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 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 Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer and Bloodthirster. 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 Kai'Sa. 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
Yasuo30.8%
Kai'Sa69.2%Yasuo66.7%Kai'Sa33.3%Kai'Sa dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 69.2% win rate — a 38.5 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Kai'Sa 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Kai'Sa. 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: Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Yasuo the best tools to compete against Kai'Sa in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.03% | 148 | 6.8 | 886 | 11,447 | 45.6% | 57.5% | |
| 48.87% | 133 | 6.8 | 843 | 12,042 | 41.1% | 54.5% | |
| 43.75% | 112 | 7.0 | 781 | 11,497 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 45.37% | 108 | 6.8 | 976 | 11,603 | 51.9% | 39.3% | |
| 53.40% | 103 | 7.0 | 775 | 12,921 | 54.0% | 53.0% | |
| 47.87% | 94 | 6.9 | 839 | 11,905 | 53.9% | 43.6% | |
| 58.62% | 87 | 6.8 | 866 | 12,550 | 53.9% | 60.7% | |
| 46.34% | 82 | 6.9 | 884 | 12,204 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 6.9 | 782 | 11,830 | 45.2% | 42.0% | |
| 53.85% | 78 | 7.2 | 882 | 11,632 | 47.4% | 60.0% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 7.0 | 752 | 11,776 | 50.0% | 62.1% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 7.1 | 865 | 11,074 | 53.6% | 50.0% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 6.8 | 758 | 12,042 | 45.8% | 40.0% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 7.0 | 867 | 11,236 | 52.2% | 45.2% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 6.7 | 885 | 11,473 | 50.0% | 62.1% | |
| 36.54% | 52 | 6.8 | 947 | 11,347 | 40.9% | 33.3% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 7.0 | 876 | 12,771 | 47.8% | 50.0% | |
| 56.86% | 51 | 6.7 | 813 | 11,737 | 61.1% | 54.5% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 6.9 | 731 | 12,251 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.9 | 796 | 10,408 | 39.1% | 59.1% | |
| 34.88% | 43 | 6.7 | 697 | 11,741 | 38.9% | 32.0% | |
| 57.14% | 42 | 7.1 | 756 | 10,655 | 70.6% | 48.0% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 7.3 | 820 | 12,124 | 56.3% | 56.0% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 6.7 | 774 | 11,475 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 6.8 | 771 | 11,694 | 33.3% | 36.4% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 6.8 | 769 | 10,419 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 7.0 | 828 | 12,323 | 60.0% | 45.0% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 7.5 | 755 | 10,529 | 27.8% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.8 | 744 | 11,219 | 46.7% | 52.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.3 | 776 | 13,746 | 36.4% | 56.5% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.7 | 840 | 11,301 | 38.5% | 55.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 6.5 | 830 | 12,139 | 69.2% | 40.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 7.4 | 909 | 12,192 | 52.9% | 43.8% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 7.0 | 799 | 10,776 | 46.7% | 47.1% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 6.5 | 895 | 13,409 | 75.0% | 35.3% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.2 | 952 | 11,856 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 6.9 | 830 | 13,676 | 78.6% | 53.3% | |
| 27.59% | 29 | 7.0 | 709 | 12,863 | 0.0% | 38.1% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.3 | 898 | 12,504 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 7.1 | 714 | 9,385 | 15.4% | 46.7% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.4 | 892 | 10,421 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 7.2 | 743 | 12,245 | 36.4% | 62.5% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 7.0 | 780 | 10,218 | 30.8% | 46.1% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 7.1 | 945 | 14,717 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 7.3 | 768 | 11,861 | 61.5% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 7.0 | 809 | 12,913 | 46.1% | 53.9% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 764 | 11,766 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 875 | 12,844 | 55.6% | 31.3% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 7.1 | 780 | 12,504 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.1 | 791 | 10,445 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.5 | 848 | 12,849 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.5 | 804 | 10,626 | 61.5% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 22 | 7.1 | 912 | 13,737 | 88.9% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.2 | 731 | 12,139 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.7 | 758 | 9,853 | 33.3% | 69.2% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.9 | 810 | 11,560 | 44.4% | 53.9% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.8 | 894 | 11,513 | 33.3% | 38.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.8 | 900 | 10,673 | 30.8% | 66.7% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.0 | 843 | 10,587 | 80.0% | 45.5% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.4 | 1,003 | 13,483 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 1,091 | 11,892 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 7.0 | 837 | 14,288 | 62.5% | 45.5% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.3 | 835 | 9,288 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 7.3 | 948 | 12,941 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.8 | 975 | 13,424 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.2 | 822 | 11,448 | 55.6% | 44.4% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 6.4 | 604 | 9,446 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.9 | 837 | 10,859 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.5 | 799 | 11,068 | 83.3% | 27.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.3 | 972 | 13,700 | 85.7% | 22.2% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.1 | 810 | 11,474 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 1,002 | 15,173 | 66.7% | 45.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.3 | 821 | 12,231 | 85.7% | 57.1% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 7.7 | 653 | 12,108 | 66.7% | 12.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.1 | 1,009 | 12,541 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.0 | 853 | 14,426 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.9 | 1,248 | 12,392 | 80.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.2 | 714 | 10,359 | 55.6% | 75.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.1 | 864 | 9,394 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.3 | 755 | 8,115 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.8 | 848 | 13,286 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.5 | 891 | 12,427 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 926 | 12,716 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 934 | 9,398 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.0 | 958 | 13,724 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,140 | 11,501 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.7 | 670 | 9,204 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.5 | 745 | 14,868 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 752 | 14,664 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 940 | 13,306 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 684 | 11,340 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 8.1 | 884 | 13,290 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 741 | 12,330 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.7 | 904 | 13,006 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 7.6 | 696 | 12,595 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.7 | 861 | 10,153 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.8 | 1,095 | 10,864 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.8 | 827 | 8,289 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.6 | 846 | 10,333 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 777 | 11,706 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 727 | 10,155 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,136 | 13,553 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.1 | 666 | 12,108 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.9 | 857 | 14,608 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.5 | 858 | 14,112 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.8 | 937 | 14,292 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.2 | 887 | 11,363 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.7 | 460 | 10,317 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.7 | 755 | 10,630 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 663 | 9,918 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 995 | 12,922 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 761 | 12,311 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 863 | 13,785 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 622 | 12,949 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 1,010 | 14,386 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Yasuo vs Kai'Sa - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yasuo do against Kai'Sa in League of Legends?
Kai'Sa wins the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Yasuo's 45.5%, a 9.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Yasuo do against Kai'Sa in the early game?
In the early game, Kai'Sa has the advantage against Yasuo with a 69.2% win rate versus 30.8%. Kai'Sa 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, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup?
Kai'Sa wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 9.1 percentage point advantage means Kai'Sa is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.
What is the best Yasuo build against Kai'Sa?
The best Yasuo build against Kai'Sa includes Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer, Bloodthirster with Gunmetal 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 Kai'Sa?
The best Yasuo runes against Kai'Sa use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 28.6% win rate in the Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yasuo counter Kai'Sa?
No, Yasuo struggles against Kai'Sa with only a 45.5% win rate. Kai'Sa has the advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kai'Sa's lead.
How do I play Yasuo against Kai'Sa?
When playing Yasuo against Kai'Sa, play cautiously and avoid Kai'Sa's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Kai'Sa in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.