Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
7.3%

Yasuovs Sylas

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Sylas wins with a 54.5% win rate (+8.9%) over Yasuo based on 213 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Sylas scales better into the 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 - 45.5% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
45.5% WR
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Sylas vs Yasuo matchup - 54.5% win rate
Sylas
54.5% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Sylas Matchup?

Sylas wins the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup
Winner
Sylas
Matches: 213
45.5%
Win Rate
54.5%
6.7
CS / min
5.2
944
DMG / min
891
11,703
Gold / game
11,005
260
Heal / min
351
1,040
DMG Mitigated / min
966
0.8
CC / min
0.8
55.4%
Early Game WR
44.6%
38.0%
Late Game WR
62.0%

Yasuo vs Sylas Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Sylas matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 213 recent matches analyzed, Sylas wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Yasuo's 45.5%, giving Sylas a 8.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yasuo controls the early laning stage, but Sylas outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yasuo needs to press advantages before Sylas reaches their power spikes, while Sylas should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Yasuo leads by 1.4 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sylas 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 Sylas 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 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 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.7Yasuo
5.2Sylas
Yasuo significantly out-farms Sylas by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 22 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
944Yasuo
891Sylas
Yasuo deals 52 more champion damage per minute than Sylas. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Sylas choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Yasuo's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
11,703Yasuo
11,005Sylas
Yasuo earns 698 more gold per game than Sylas, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Yasuo slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Yasuo
0.8Sylas
Both Yasuo and Sylas provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/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
1,300Yasuo
1,317Sylas
Yasuo and Sylas have comparable sustain profiles, with only 17 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

Gunmetal Greaves 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, Kraken Slayer and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 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
55.4%
+10.9% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo55.4%
Sylas early game win rateSylas44.6%
Late Game
Sylas
62.0%
+24.0% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo38.0%
Sylas late game win rateSylas62.0%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.4% win rate — a 10.9 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.

Sylas is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.0% win rate — 24.0 points above Yasuo. Extended games heavily favor Sylas, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yasuo must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Sylas reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Sylas 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 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
Overgrowth - best Yasuo rune vs SylasSecond Wind - best Yasuo rune vs Sylas
40.4% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Yasuo the best tools to compete against Sylas 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.

Yasuo matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.49%3036.886911,82549.2%53.1%
49.82%2736.789912,09947.4%51.6%
47.86%2347.179612,03849.5%46.8%
46.26%2277.077312,36051.2%43.4%
50.69%2176.886311,77953.1%48.8%
45.54%2136.794411,70355.4%38.0%
54.59%1856.886012,88761.7%51.2%
44.83%1746.878711,56542.6%46.2%
47.47%1586.886011,89041.7%52.3%
54.61%1527.291112,43755.9%53.6%
54.41%1367.077812,03650.8%57.3%
47.24%1276.876412,18153.9%42.7%
54.21%1077.093411,79257.5%51.7%
44.23%1047.080513,15834.2%50.0%
57.28%1036.779612,02852.5%60.3%
44.66%1037.085012,22744.7%44.6%
44.12%1027.175110,85636.2%54.5%
39.00%1006.991611,86748.7%32.8%
44.00%1007.081112,30350.0%40.0%
51.02%987.286310,99447.2%55.6%
53.13%966.889111,22647.7%57.7%
51.65%916.881012,27944.7%56.6%
57.30%896.873311,01265.7%51.9%
48.86%886.482314,21060.7%43.3%
44.44%816.572811,68048.5%41.7%
49.37%796.784712,34155.9%44.4%
50.00%786.684912,32960.6%42.2%
49.33%756.283311,08955.3%43.2%
44.44%726.779111,27055.6%37.8%
48.57%706.978611,01747.1%50.0%
50.00%686.683213,30368.0%39.5%
45.45%666.685510,56237.9%51.4%
50.77%657.178712,02455.6%47.4%
50.00%647.480511,94335.7%61.1%
42.86%637.074910,78232.0%50.0%
50.00%626.981611,14942.9%55.9%
53.33%607.592512,29170.0%36.7%
59.32%596.577412,24362.1%56.7%
52.54%597.087212,87350.0%53.7%
41.38%587.076812,96940.0%41.9%
41.82%557.282210,45536.4%50.0%
36.36%556.970910,54733.3%40.9%
53.70%547.075512,41550.0%56.3%
47.17%537.184312,62245.0%48.5%
56.60%536.879513,94176.2%43.8%
64.15%537.085410,60174.1%53.9%
61.54%526.980712,54763.2%60.6%
60.00%507.375411,46664.0%56.0%
48.00%506.782811,63028.6%62.1%
61.22%497.091614,00772.7%57.9%
55.10%496.977911,71052.4%57.1%
43.75%487.286011,69940.9%46.1%
39.58%486.886512,12835.3%41.9%
52.08%486.778711,14740.9%61.5%
43.75%487.082610,14244.4%42.9%
60.87%466.884512,74368.4%55.6%
61.36%447.186712,04365.0%58.3%
52.27%447.297411,27854.5%50.0%
50.00%446.883310,73542.3%61.1%
53.49%436.576910,49347.8%60.0%
50.00%426.680712,79757.1%46.4%
64.29%426.787611,92263.6%65.0%
60.98%417.084513,54862.5%60.0%
65.85%416.995513,45366.7%65.2%
51.22%417.277211,93842.1%59.1%
36.84%387.090911,37133.3%39.1%
62.16%377.286813,13378.6%52.2%
62.16%377.290712,13258.3%64.0%
59.46%377.11,09413,19770.6%50.0%
56.76%377.281612,22175.0%42.9%
57.14%356.587411,01868.8%47.4%
47.06%347.091811,84453.3%42.1%
47.06%346.588110,57257.1%40.0%
41.94%317.096011,25246.1%38.9%
50.00%306.486611,35054.5%47.4%
51.72%297.098014,97455.6%50.0%
35.71%286.979211,00927.3%41.2%
25.00%287.577311,88320.0%27.8%
39.29%286.41,04911,51941.7%37.5%
60.71%286.682711,89061.5%60.0%
62.96%276.380914,28833.3%71.4%
51.85%277.882511,69150.0%54.5%
50.00%266.485113,70271.4%42.1%
48.00%256.968410,77042.9%54.5%
52.00%257.81,41012,02863.6%42.9%
48.00%257.376210,91871.4%18.2%
45.83%246.783313,07058.3%33.3%
41.67%247.465811,09066.7%16.7%
52.17%236.374910,87857.1%44.4%
43.48%237.188513,08740.0%46.1%
78.26%237.182612,840100.0%72.2%
45.45%227.087211,48250.0%42.9%
52.38%216.873812,46558.3%44.4%
66.67%217.588512,33066.7%66.7%
52.38%217.392813,28350.0%53.9%
35.00%206.564011,25944.4%27.3%
42.11%197.483210,23738.5%50.0%
47.37%196.882712,58462.5%36.4%
61.11%186.987812,05457.1%63.6%
52.94%177.478611,22445.5%66.7%
37.50%166.99279,43342.9%33.3%
62.50%166.483212,26333.3%80.0%
35.71%147.379010,34844.4%20.0%
57.14%146.61,10213,04257.1%57.1%
50.00%146.183113,75166.7%45.5%
28.57%147.088811,26237.5%16.7%
42.86%147.383711,05316.7%62.5%
69.23%137.293010,36362.5%80.0%
46.15%137.178815,6280.0%50.0%
53.85%136.674312,03860.0%50.0%
50.00%127.287411,83625.0%62.5%
41.67%126.284213,51566.7%33.3%
41.67%126.968611,12650.0%25.0%
54.55%116.256012,37066.7%40.0%
30.00%105.770210,40440.0%20.0%
50.00%106.768510,55060.0%40.0%
33.33%96.36247,81650.0%0.0%
75.00%86.981412,61050.0%83.3%
62.50%86.994512,709100.0%0.0%
50.00%86.470411,61750.0%50.0%
28.57%76.777513,5900.0%33.3%
28.57%76.178912,13550.0%20.0%
42.86%76.71,17415,14733.3%50.0%
57.14%76.384112,32950.0%60.0%
50.00%67.08339,89275.0%0.0%
66.67%66.693013,88033.3%100.0%
40.00%55.273913,1480.0%50.0%
40.00%55.06609,07050.0%33.3%
80.00%55.276913,978100.0%75.0%

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Yasuo vs Sylas - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Sylas in League of Legends?

Sylas wins the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Yasuo's 45.5%, a 8.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 213 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Yasuo do against Sylas in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Sylas with a 55.4% win rate versus 44.6%. 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, Sylas takes over the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup with a 62.0% win rate compared to 38.0%. Sylas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup?

Sylas wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 8.9 percentage point advantage means Sylas is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 213 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Sylas?

The best Yasuo build against Sylas includes Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 40.4% win rate in the Yasuo vs Sylas matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Sylas?

No, Yasuo struggles against Sylas with only a 45.5% win rate. Sylas has the advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Sylas's lead.

How do I play Yasuo against Sylas?

When playing Yasuo against Sylas, play cautiously and avoid Sylas's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Sylas has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.