Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.7%
Pick Rate
7.5%

Yasuovs Taliyah

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches226,800
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Taliyah is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Taliyah based on 10 games. Taliyah 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 Taliyah 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 - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
50.0% WR
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Taliyah vs Yasuo matchup - 50.0% win rate
Taliyah
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Taliyah Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 10
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.7
CS / min
6.6
741
DMG / min
841
12,330
Gold / game
11,086
276
Heal / min
85
1,023
DMG Mitigated / min
417
0.7
CC / min
1.6
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
57.1%
Late Game WR
42.9%

Yasuo vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Taliyah's 50.0%, giving Yasuo a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Taliyah controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Taliyah 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 sustain, where Yasuo leads by 797 HP/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 Taliyah'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 Taliyah Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Taliyah in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.7Yasuo
6.6Taliyah
Yasuo and Taliyah 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
741Yasuo
841Taliyah
Taliyah heavily out-damages Yasuo by 100 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yasuo should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Taliyah's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,330Yasuo
11,086Taliyah
Yasuo generates a commanding 1,244 more gold per game than Taliyah. This substantial economic advantage means Yasuo consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Taliyah should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Yasuo
1.6Taliyah
Taliyah brings significantly more crowd control than Yasuo, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Taliyah far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Yasuo should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,299Yasuo
502Taliyah
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Taliyah, healing and mitigating 797 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Taliyah is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Taliyah, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Taliyah

Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Taliyah, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Taliyah are Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Taliyah. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Taliyah
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo33.3%
Taliyah early game win rateTaliyah66.7%
Late Game
Yasuo
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo57.1%
Taliyah late game win rateTaliyah42.9%

Taliyah dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Taliyah 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 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Taliyah. 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: Taliyah 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 Taliyah

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs TaliyahPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs TaliyahAbsorb Life - best Yasuo rune vs TaliyahLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs TaliyahLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Taliyah
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs TaliyahResolve
Overgrowth - best Yasuo rune vs TaliyahSecond Wind - best Yasuo rune vs Taliyah
75.0% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Yasuo maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Taliyah.


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
52.03%1486.888611,44745.6%57.5%
48.87%1336.884312,04241.1%54.5%
43.75%1127.078111,49742.9%44.4%
45.37%1086.897611,60351.9%39.3%
53.40%1037.077512,92154.0%53.0%
47.87%946.983911,90553.9%43.6%
58.62%876.886612,55053.9%60.7%
46.34%826.988412,20441.2%50.0%
43.21%816.978211,83045.2%42.0%
53.85%787.288211,63247.4%60.0%
55.93%597.075211,77650.0%62.1%
51.79%567.186511,07453.6%50.0%
42.59%546.875812,04245.8%40.0%
48.15%547.086711,23652.2%45.2%
56.60%536.788511,47350.0%62.1%
36.54%526.894711,34740.9%33.3%
49.02%517.087612,77147.8%50.0%
56.86%516.781311,73761.1%54.5%
43.75%486.973112,25133.3%50.0%
48.89%456.979610,40839.1%59.1%
34.88%436.769711,74138.9%32.0%
57.14%427.175610,65570.6%48.0%
56.10%417.382012,12456.3%56.0%
51.22%416.777411,47560.0%42.9%
35.00%406.877111,69433.3%36.4%
41.67%366.876910,41950.0%36.4%
51.43%357.082812,32360.0%45.0%
44.12%347.575510,52927.8%62.5%
50.00%346.874411,21946.7%52.6%
50.00%346.377613,74636.4%56.5%
48.48%336.784011,30138.5%55.0%
51.52%336.583012,13969.2%40.0%
48.48%337.490912,19252.9%43.8%
46.88%327.079910,77646.7%47.1%
51.72%296.589513,40975.0%35.3%
51.72%297.295211,85657.1%46.7%
65.52%296.983013,67678.6%53.3%
27.59%297.070912,8630.0%38.1%
46.43%287.389812,50437.5%50.0%
32.14%287.17149,38515.4%46.7%
50.00%286.489210,42157.1%42.9%
51.85%277.274312,24536.4%62.5%
38.46%267.078010,21830.8%46.1%
65.38%267.194514,71760.0%66.7%
57.69%267.376811,86161.5%53.9%
50.00%267.080912,91346.1%53.9%
52.00%256.776411,76640.0%60.0%
40.00%257.287512,84455.6%31.3%
64.00%257.178012,50444.4%75.0%
52.17%237.179110,44554.5%50.0%
60.87%236.584812,84962.5%60.0%
56.52%236.580410,62661.5%50.0%
72.73%227.191213,73788.9%61.5%
50.00%227.273112,13950.0%50.0%
54.55%226.77589,85333.3%69.2%
50.00%226.981011,56044.4%53.9%
36.36%226.889411,51333.3%38.5%
45.45%226.890010,67330.8%66.7%
61.90%217.084310,58780.0%45.5%
60.00%207.41,00313,48375.0%50.0%
65.00%206.91,09111,89270.0%60.0%
52.63%197.083714,28862.5%45.5%
52.63%196.38359,28855.6%50.0%
68.42%197.394812,94157.1%75.0%
55.56%187.897513,42450.0%60.0%
50.00%187.282211,44855.6%44.4%
27.78%186.46049,44625.0%33.3%
58.82%176.983710,85944.4%75.0%
47.06%176.579911,06883.3%27.3%
50.00%167.397213,70085.7%22.2%
40.00%157.181011,47440.0%40.0%
50.00%146.51,00215,17366.7%45.5%
71.43%147.382112,23185.7%57.1%
35.71%147.765312,10866.7%12.5%
71.43%147.11,00912,54180.0%66.7%
57.14%147.085314,42640.0%66.7%
57.14%147.91,24812,39280.0%44.4%
61.54%136.271410,35955.6%75.0%
46.15%137.18649,39440.0%66.7%
46.15%136.37558,11540.0%50.0%
41.67%127.884813,28640.0%42.9%
50.00%126.589112,42762.5%25.0%
41.67%126.892612,7160.0%50.0%
41.67%127.09349,39860.0%28.6%
45.45%117.095813,72440.0%50.0%
54.55%117.11,14011,50150.0%57.1%
63.64%117.76709,20475.0%33.3%
72.73%116.574514,8680.0%80.0%
40.00%107.175214,6640.0%44.4%
70.00%107.094013,30650.0%83.3%
50.00%107.168411,34042.9%66.7%
40.00%108.188413,29033.3%50.0%
50.00%106.774112,33033.3%57.1%
33.33%95.790413,00666.7%16.7%
22.22%97.669612,595100.0%0.0%
22.22%96.786110,1530.0%33.3%
55.56%96.81,09510,86440.0%75.0%
55.56%96.88278,28950.0%66.7%
37.50%87.684610,33360.0%0.0%
37.50%86.077711,7060.0%75.0%
87.50%87.072710,155100.0%80.0%
71.43%76.71,13613,55375.0%66.7%
42.86%76.166612,10833.3%50.0%
57.14%77.985714,60833.3%75.0%
57.14%77.585814,11250.0%60.0%
28.57%76.893714,2920.0%28.6%
28.57%77.288711,36333.3%25.0%
14.29%76.746010,31725.0%0.0%
50.00%66.775510,63050.0%50.0%
33.33%65.86639,91825.0%50.0%
66.67%66.699512,922100.0%0.0%
66.67%66.776112,31150.0%75.0%
20.00%57.286313,78533.3%0.0%
60.00%55.362212,949100.0%33.3%
60.00%56.01,01014,386100.0%33.3%

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Yasuo vs Taliyah - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Taliyah in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Taliyah's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Yasuo do against Taliyah in the early game?

In the early game, Taliyah has the advantage against Yasuo with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Taliyah players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Taliyah in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Taliyah with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Taliyah?

The best Yasuo build against Taliyah includes Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Taliyah?

The best Yasuo runes against Taliyah use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Taliyah matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Taliyah?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Taliyah with a 50.0% win rate. Yasuo slightly edges out Taliyah in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Taliyah?

When playing Yasuo against Taliyah, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Taliyah. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.