Yasuovs Kayn
Yasuo vs Kayn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Kayn based on 14 games. Yasuo holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Kayn 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 Kayn Matchup?
Yasuo vs Kayn Matchup Summary
The Yasuo vs Kayn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Kayn's 42.9%, giving Yasuo a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Yasuo dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Kayn players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yasuo leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo players can confidently pick into Kayn and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Kayn away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Yasuo vs Kayn Laning Phase Breakdown
Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Kayn, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yasuo Build Against Kayn
Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Kayn, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Kayn 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 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kayn. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Kayn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yasuo55.6%
Kayn44.4%Yasuo60.0%Kayn40.0%Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Kayn. This lopsided early game means Yasuo 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 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Kayn. Extended games heavily favor Yasuo, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Yasuo holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Kayn players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Yasuo Runes Against Kayn
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Yasuo to press their advantage against Kayn, 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.83% | 460 | 7.0 | 917 | 12,130 | 47.9% | 47.8% | |
| 44.69% | 358 | 6.9 | 740 | 12,278 | 39.7% | 48.5% | |
| 48.26% | 344 | 7.0 | 818 | 12,063 | 49.0% | 47.6% | |
| 47.99% | 323 | 6.8 | 873 | 12,014 | 50.7% | 46.0% | |
| 53.57% | 252 | 7.1 | 874 | 12,433 | 54.5% | 52.7% | |
| 56.05% | 248 | 7.1 | 835 | 12,253 | 58.7% | 54.0% | |
| 53.65% | 233 | 7.0 | 840 | 12,492 | 56.6% | 51.2% | |
| 44.33% | 203 | 6.8 | 914 | 11,928 | 45.0% | 43.8% | |
| 56.91% | 188 | 6.8 | 941 | 11,950 | 59.8% | 54.2% | |
| 51.35% | 185 | 7.0 | 797 | 12,591 | 54.5% | 49.1% | |
| 47.17% | 159 | 6.9 | 772 | 12,194 | 52.3% | 43.6% | |
| 51.27% | 158 | 7.3 | 881 | 12,377 | 49.4% | 53.3% | |
| 47.13% | 157 | 7.2 | 757 | 12,209 | 47.1% | 47.2% | |
| 48.65% | 148 | 7.1 | 786 | 12,284 | 48.5% | 48.8% | |
| 54.86% | 144 | 6.9 | 839 | 12,218 | 59.2% | 50.0% | |
| 51.41% | 142 | 6.8 | 777 | 12,514 | 56.9% | 47.6% | |
| 50.75% | 134 | 6.9 | 879 | 12,356 | 46.7% | 54.0% | |
| 41.98% | 131 | 6.9 | 764 | 11,787 | 45.0% | 39.4% | |
| 49.61% | 129 | 7.2 | 834 | 12,588 | 50.9% | 48.6% | |
| 54.69% | 128 | 7.2 | 910 | 12,661 | 42.9% | 62.0% | |
| 49.59% | 123 | 6.8 | 711 | 12,089 | 53.2% | 45.9% | |
| 54.10% | 122 | 6.6 | 931 | 13,107 | 62.5% | 48.6% | |
| 47.46% | 118 | 7.2 | 936 | 12,384 | 53.5% | 41.7% | |
| 47.79% | 113 | 6.9 | 786 | 11,617 | 44.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 110 | 7.1 | 916 | 11,478 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.41% | 108 | 6.6 | 873 | 11,913 | 53.7% | 61.1% | |
| 54.29% | 105 | 7.2 | 806 | 13,142 | 43.9% | 60.9% | |
| 49.52% | 105 | 6.9 | 807 | 11,227 | 45.1% | 53.7% | |
| 46.15% | 104 | 7.1 | 898 | 13,752 | 58.8% | 40.0% | |
| 57.84% | 102 | 6.6 | 792 | 13,477 | 56.3% | 59.3% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 7.0 | 815 | 12,194 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.52% | 97 | 7.1 | 876 | 11,366 | 63.3% | 37.5% | |
| 40.63% | 96 | 7.2 | 907 | 13,555 | 67.7% | 25.8% | |
| 44.79% | 96 | 6.7 | 785 | 12,320 | 44.4% | 45.0% | |
| 44.68% | 94 | 6.7 | 914 | 11,879 | 45.1% | 44.2% | |
| 45.65% | 92 | 6.8 | 802 | 12,716 | 38.5% | 50.9% | |
| 48.35% | 91 | 6.9 | 826 | 11,330 | 37.2% | 58.3% | |
| 47.19% | 89 | 7.0 | 788 | 11,273 | 44.2% | 51.4% | |
| 50.57% | 87 | 7.1 | 820 | 13,506 | 55.8% | 45.5% | |
| 56.10% | 82 | 7.0 | 868 | 13,882 | 57.1% | 55.3% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 7.6 | 868 | 12,558 | 62.8% | 38.5% | |
| 44.44% | 81 | 6.8 | 794 | 11,870 | 54.5% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 7.1 | 842 | 13,029 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 80 | 7.3 | 777 | 12,933 | 62.2% | 51.2% | |
| 52.63% | 76 | 7.2 | 930 | 13,605 | 58.1% | 48.9% | |
| 61.84% | 76 | 6.6 | 907 | 13,484 | 62.9% | 61.0% | |
| 37.84% | 74 | 6.7 | 731 | 11,664 | 37.1% | 38.5% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 6.9 | 746 | 12,088 | 43.8% | 58.5% | |
| 46.58% | 73 | 6.9 | 735 | 11,587 | 43.6% | 50.0% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 6.7 | 686 | 11,450 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 7.0 | 861 | 11,956 | 30.6% | 52.9% | |
| 53.62% | 69 | 6.9 | 795 | 12,505 | 66.7% | 36.7% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 7.2 | 894 | 11,872 | 59.5% | 38.7% | |
| 43.55% | 62 | 6.4 | 864 | 11,635 | 33.3% | 51.4% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 6.6 | 784 | 12,482 | 36.0% | 63.9% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 7.4 | 1,003 | 12,329 | 51.4% | 62.5% | |
| 54.24% | 59 | 6.9 | 833 | 13,300 | 52.0% | 55.9% | |
| 50.85% | 59 | 6.9 | 739 | 12,743 | 59.1% | 46.0% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 7.5 | 839 | 12,135 | 69.7% | 29.2% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 7.1 | 1,025 | 11,797 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 6.7 | 851 | 11,766 | 40.0% | 54.8% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.8 | 962 | 12,475 | 30.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 7.0 | 777 | 12,759 | 31.8% | 48.5% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 7.1 | 962 | 12,810 | 48.0% | 53.3% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 6.9 | 934 | 12,566 | 66.7% | 54.8% | |
| 58.49% | 53 | 7.1 | 915 | 14,149 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 6.4 | 776 | 12,419 | 57.7% | 48.1% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.0 | 779 | 11,766 | 66.7% | 41.9% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 6.9 | 831 | 11,971 | 50.0% | 51.9% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.5 | 847 | 11,703 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.7 | 868 | 12,190 | 36.4% | 60.9% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 6.8 | 833 | 12,059 | 58.3% | 38.1% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 7.2 | 841 | 11,846 | 61.5% | 61.1% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 7.3 | 916 | 12,106 | 56.5% | 57.1% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 6.7 | 843 | 13,761 | 58.8% | 48.1% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 7.2 | 1,227 | 12,446 | 52.9% | 50.0% | |
| 74.36% | 39 | 7.0 | 918 | 14,210 | 84.6% | 69.2% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 7.1 | 942 | 13,379 | 50.0% | 51.9% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.8 | 756 | 11,792 | 20.0% | 59.1% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 7.1 | 913 | 12,706 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 6.6 | 873 | 14,483 | 53.9% | 60.9% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 7.0 | 783 | 12,381 | 47.1% | 62.5% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 7.5 | 948 | 12,743 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 7.2 | 767 | 12,781 | 60.0% | 41.2% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.8 | 1,042 | 11,470 | 64.3% | 61.1% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 7.0 | 733 | 11,387 | 36.8% | 53.9% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 7.2 | 942 | 12,911 | 53.9% | 38.9% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 6.4 | 773 | 11,512 | 36.8% | 36.4% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.5 | 782 | 11,925 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 7.7 | 953 | 13,307 | 37.5% | 42.9% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 6.3 | 686 | 12,530 | 16.7% | 43.8% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 7.0 | 857 | 11,595 | 46.1% | 35.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.6 | 810 | 12,961 | 36.4% | 68.8% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 7.4 | 848 | 12,604 | 84.6% | 50.0% | |
| 26.92% | 26 | 7.1 | 868 | 11,486 | 9.1% | 40.0% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.8 | 867 | 13,225 | 40.0% | 43.8% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.0 | 724 | 12,169 | 87.5% | 38.9% | |
| 28.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 754 | 13,016 | 16.7% | 38.5% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 7.3 | 809 | 11,283 | 36.4% | 25.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 7.2 | 909 | 11,370 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 7.2 | 904 | 11,730 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.6 | 764 | 11,593 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 812 | 12,174 | 81.8% | 11.1% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 6.8 | 722 | 11,441 | 12.5% | 41.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.1 | 777 | 13,748 | 30.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.2 | 828 | 12,633 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.4 | 953 | 13,833 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.5 | 872 | 10,356 | 22.2% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.1 | 851 | 12,089 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 7.2 | 677 | 13,526 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.7 | 900 | 10,767 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.8 | 1,088 | 14,093 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.9 | 713 | 13,426 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.3 | 888 | 10,101 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.1 | 638 | 12,073 | 72.7% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.9 | 872 | 13,547 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.3 | 725 | 11,862 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 7.0 | 730 | 10,125 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 1,014 | 15,475 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.4 | 808 | 11,497 | 16.7% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 685 | 12,428 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 869 | 11,461 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 996 | 14,632 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.3 | 819 | 11,312 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.1 | 802 | 12,753 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.5 | 623 | 9,236 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 844 | 10,651 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 785 | 15,310 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 877 | 13,124 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 755 | 12,319 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.4 | 1,101 | 14,796 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,045 | 13,630 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 782 | 10,181 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 930 | 13,768 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,030 | 12,994 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 748 | 8,047 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 925 | 10,168 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,179 | 15,199 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 867 | 13,985 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 896 | 13,970 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Yasuo vs Kayn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yasuo do against Kayn in League of Legends?
Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Kayn matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Kayn's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Yasuo do against Kayn in the early game?
In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Kayn with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. 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 Kayn in the late game?
In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Kayn matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yasuo vs Kayn matchup?
Yasuo wins the matchup against Kayn with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.
What is the best Yasuo build against Kayn?
The best Yasuo build against Kayn includes Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Infinity Edge 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 Kayn?
The best Yasuo runes against Kayn use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Kayn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yasuo counter Kayn?
Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Kayn with a 57.1% win rate. Yasuo strongly counters Kayn in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Yasuo against Kayn?
When playing Yasuo against Kayn, 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.