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

Yasuovs Xayah

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

Yasuo vs Xayah is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Xayah wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Yasuo based on 17 games. Xayah 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 Xayah 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 - 47.1% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
47.1% WR
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Xayah vs Yasuo matchup - 52.9% win rate
Xayah
52.9% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Xayah Matchup?

Xayah wins the Yasuo vs Xayah matchup
Winner
Xayah
Matches: 17
47.1%
Win Rate
52.9%
7.2
CS / min
7.0
828
DMG / min
877
12,633
Gold / game
12,577
205
Heal / min
152
900
DMG Mitigated / min
375
0.9
CC / min
0.9
44.4%
Early Game WR
55.6%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Yasuo vs Xayah Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Xayah matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Xayah wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Yasuo's 47.1%, giving Xayah a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Xayah controls the early laning stage, but Yasuo outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Xayah 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 579 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Xayah is slightly favored, Yasuo can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Xayah's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yasuo vs Xayah Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Xayah in League of Legends

Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Xayah, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.2Yasuo
7.0Xayah
Yasuo and Xayah farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
828Yasuo
877Xayah
Xayah deals 49 more champion damage per minute than Yasuo. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Yasuo choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Xayah's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,633Yasuo
12,577Xayah
Yasuo and Xayah generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 56 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.9Yasuo
0.9Xayah
Both Yasuo and Xayah 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
1,106Yasuo
527Xayah
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Xayah, healing and mitigating 579 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Xayah is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Xayah, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xayah
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo44.4%
Xayah early game win rateXayah55.6%
Late Game
Yasuo
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo50.0%
Xayah late game win rateXayah50.0%

Xayah dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Xayah can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Yasuo at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Xayah. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Xayah has the edge early, but Yasuo gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Yasuo Runes Against Xayah

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs XayahPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs XayahAbsorb Life - best Yasuo rune vs XayahLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs XayahLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Xayah
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs XayahResolve
Second Wind - best Yasuo rune vs XayahOvergrowth - best Yasuo rune vs Xayah
100.0% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Yasuo the best tools to compete against Xayah in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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 Xayah - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Xayah in League of Legends?

Xayah wins the Yasuo vs Xayah matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Yasuo's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Xayah in the early game?

In the early game, Xayah has the advantage against Yasuo with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Xayah players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Xayah in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Xayah matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Xayah matchup?

Xayah wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Xayah is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Xayah?

The best Yasuo build against Xayah includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Xayah?

The best Yasuo runes against Xayah use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Xayah matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Xayah?

No, Yasuo struggles against Xayah with only a 47.1% win rate. Xayah has the advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Xayah's lead.

How do I play Yasuo against Xayah?

When playing Yasuo against Xayah, play cautiously and avoid Xayah's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Xayah in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.