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

Yasuovs Sylas

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

Yasuo vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 56.9% win rate (+13.8%) over Sylas based on 188 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 Sylas 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 - 56.9% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
56.9% WR
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Sylas vs Yasuo matchup - 43.1% win rate
Sylas
43.1% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Sylas Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 188
56.9%
Win Rate
43.1%
6.8
CS / min
5.1
941
DMG / min
840
11,950
Gold / game
10,706
280
Heal / min
335
1,031
DMG Mitigated / min
935
0.9
CC / min
0.8
59.8%
Early Game WR
40.2%
54.2%
Late Game WR
45.8%

Yasuo vs Sylas Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Sylas matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 188 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 56.9% win rate compared to Sylas's 43.1%, giving Yasuo a 13.8 percentage point advantage. Yasuo dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Sylas players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Yasuo leads by 1.7 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo players can confidently pick into Sylas and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Sylas 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 Sylas Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Sylas in League of Legends

Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Sylas, 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
6.8Yasuo
5.1Sylas
Yasuo significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.7 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 25 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yasuo a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Sylas players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
941Yasuo
840Sylas
Yasuo heavily out-damages Sylas by 101 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Sylas 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
11,950Yasuo
10,706Sylas
Yasuo generates a commanding 1,245 more gold per game than Sylas. This substantial economic advantage means Yasuo consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Sylas should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Yasuo
0.8Sylas
Both Yasuo and Sylas provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,311Yasuo
1,270Sylas
Yasuo and Sylas have comparable sustain profiles, with only 41 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Yasuo Build Against Sylas

Swiftmarch is the optimal boots choice against Sylas, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Sylas are Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King and Phantom Dancer. 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 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Sylas. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yasuo
59.8%
+19.6% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo59.8%
Sylas early game win rateSylas40.2%
Late Game
Yasuo
54.2%
+8.3% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo54.2%
Sylas late game win rateSylas45.8%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.8% win rate — a 19.6 percentage point lead over Sylas. 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 54.2% win rate — 8.3 points above Sylas. 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. Sylas players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Yasuo Runes Against Sylas

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs SylasPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs SylasAbsorb Life - best Yasuo rune vs SylasLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs SylasLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Sylas
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs SylasResolve
Second Wind - best Yasuo rune vs SylasOvergrowth - best Yasuo rune vs Sylas
58.8% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Yasuo to press their advantage against Sylas, 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 Sylas - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Sylas in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup with a 56.9% win rate compared to Sylas's 43.1%, a 13.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 188 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Sylas in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Sylas with a 59.8% win rate versus 40.2%. 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 Sylas in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to 45.8%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Sylas with a 56.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.8 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 188 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Sylas?

The best Yasuo build against Sylas includes Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Phantom Dancer with Swiftmarch. 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 Sylas?

The best Yasuo runes against Sylas use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 58.8% win rate in the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Sylas?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Sylas with a 56.9% win rate. Yasuo strongly counters Sylas in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Sylas?

When playing Yasuo against Sylas, 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.