Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.4%
Pick Rate
6.5%

Yasuovs Zaahen

DFighterAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 11, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Zaahen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Zaahen wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Yasuo based on 18 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Zaahen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Zaahen 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.

Compare against an opponent
Zaahen - 44.4% win rateZaahen(44.4%)
Yasuo - 44.4% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
44.4% WR
VS
Zaahen vs Yasuo matchup - 55.6% win rate
Zaahen
55.6% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Zaahen Matchup?

Zaahen wins the Yasuo vs Zaahen matchup
Winner
Zaahen
Matches: 18
44.4%
Win Rate
55.6%
7.1
CS / min
6.7
881
DMG / min
796
10,731
Gold / game
11,309
235
Heal / min
501
1,057
DMG Mitigated / min
1,368
0.9
CC / min
1.0
57.1%
Early Game WR
42.9%
36.4%
Late Game WR
63.6%

Yasuo vs Zaahen Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Zaahen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Zaahen wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Yasuo's 44.4%, giving Zaahen a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yasuo controls the early laning stage, but Zaahen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yasuo needs to press advantages before Zaahen reaches their power spikes, while Zaahen should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Zaahen leads by 578 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zaahen 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 Zaahen 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 Zaahen Laning Phase Breakdown

Zaahen wins the laning phase against Yasuo in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.1Yasuo
6.7Zaahen
Yasuo edges out Zaahen by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yasuo.
Damage
881Yasuo
796Zaahen
Yasuo heavily out-damages Zaahen by 85 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Zaahen 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
10,731Yasuo
11,309Zaahen
Zaahen earns 578 more gold per game than Yasuo, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Zaahen slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.9Yasuo
1.0Zaahen
Both Yasuo and Zaahen 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
1,292Yasuo
1,870Zaahen
Zaahen vastly out-sustains Yasuo, healing and mitigating 578 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Zaahen can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yasuo is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yasuo, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Zaahen

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Zaahen, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Zaahen are Blade of The Ruined King, Yun Tal Wildarrows 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 Zaahen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Zaahen matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yasuo
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo57.1%
Zaahen early game win rateZaahen42.9%
Late Game
Zaahen
63.6%
+27.3% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo36.4%
Zaahen late game win rateZaahen63.6%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Zaahen. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Zaahen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.6% win rate — 27.3 points above Yasuo. Extended games heavily favor Zaahen, 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 Zaahen reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Zaahen 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 Zaahen

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs ZaahenPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yasuo rune vs ZaahenTriumph - best Yasuo rune vs ZaahenLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs ZaahenLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Zaahen
Resolve rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs ZaahenResolve
Shield Bash - best Yasuo rune vs ZaahenSecond Wind - best Yasuo rune vs Zaahen
100.0% WR

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


Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
57.03%2497.387312,29556.0%58.3%
50.21%2397.181212,18749.2%51.3%
51.96%2046.985112,24152.6%51.4%
38.69%1997.072111,91443.8%34.5%
53.98%1767.078812,30549.4%57.6%
50.31%1616.886312,42147.6%53.2%
45.57%1586.975612,22446.7%44.6%
51.77%1417.183912,55755.6%48.7%
40.00%1306.873611,92946.4%35.1%
50.79%1267.075612,35250.0%51.5%
44.35%1247.479312,58448.3%40.9%
55.46%1197.183112,59058.9%52.4%
46.90%1137.383211,76343.1%50.9%
43.52%1087.482312,64433.3%50.8%
54.72%1066.989712,08752.0%57.1%
60.40%1017.288812,81260.7%60.0%
42.05%887.088712,13537.8%46.5%
53.49%866.981513,41754.5%52.4%
40.00%857.286913,03346.9%35.9%
59.52%846.886512,92852.9%64.0%
50.00%847.373511,71060.0%40.9%
57.14%846.983612,97857.5%56.8%
40.51%797.078211,95150.0%32.6%
48.72%787.078511,02742.1%55.0%
41.56%776.788511,07534.9%50.0%
48.68%767.178611,99644.1%52.4%
47.37%766.893712,38448.6%46.3%
49.33%756.878812,23555.2%45.6%
51.35%746.782513,00055.9%47.5%
61.64%737.190112,54161.3%61.9%
54.17%727.076812,51454.0%54.3%
49.28%697.277912,69436.7%59.0%
54.41%687.381412,90555.2%53.9%
50.00%687.088313,55960.7%42.5%
42.65%687.094012,26250.0%37.5%
37.88%667.11,00012,18646.4%31.6%
50.00%666.993412,18546.3%56.0%
43.94%666.681613,12934.5%51.4%
57.58%666.677412,27245.2%68.6%
46.97%666.987911,85041.9%51.4%
49.21%637.177111,71158.3%37.0%
48.39%627.286912,56357.6%37.9%
60.00%606.585112,83267.7%50.0%
50.91%557.185613,86362.1%38.5%
49.09%557.31,10812,83133.3%61.3%
51.85%546.785013,77942.9%57.6%
51.85%547.184813,08946.1%57.1%
53.70%547.582612,11553.9%53.6%
52.83%537.279112,74371.4%40.6%
51.92%526.576112,29054.5%50.0%
56.00%507.091413,20565.0%50.0%
26.00%506.889811,44713.6%35.7%
40.82%497.081413,45942.9%39.3%
55.56%456.882011,88069.6%40.9%
34.09%447.079113,23633.3%34.6%
46.15%397.377512,16450.0%42.1%
44.74%386.782711,01042.1%47.4%
50.00%387.278311,41947.6%52.9%
56.76%377.186312,28545.0%70.6%
56.76%376.581213,05533.3%68.0%
47.22%366.698712,21750.0%44.4%
57.14%357.190813,01053.3%60.0%
48.57%357.596512,44047.4%50.0%
37.14%357.274111,34733.3%41.2%
48.48%337.295514,23861.5%40.0%
54.55%336.71,03512,58350.0%58.8%
43.75%326.880712,05150.0%33.3%
43.75%327.299012,88260.0%36.4%
59.38%327.182411,97747.4%76.9%
46.88%327.281212,70327.3%57.1%
50.00%327.286312,65881.8%33.3%
35.48%317.179312,52741.2%28.6%
40.00%307.194313,62150.0%28.6%
53.57%287.385613,27273.3%30.8%
46.43%286.787612,04645.5%47.1%
74.07%276.791612,32155.6%83.3%
42.31%267.587213,36341.7%42.9%
50.00%267.179612,76730.0%62.5%
53.85%267.21,22611,89258.3%50.0%
62.50%246.692214,64775.0%56.3%
50.00%247.185213,07063.6%38.5%
52.17%236.474111,55546.1%60.0%
47.83%236.773810,45553.3%37.5%
54.55%226.891713,95333.3%62.5%
54.55%227.165811,58850.0%60.0%
68.18%227.381613,06870.0%66.7%
55.00%207.080011,94940.0%70.0%
50.00%206.777714,04557.1%46.1%
45.00%207.086512,79036.4%55.6%
70.00%206.697915,05871.4%69.2%
20.00%206.576910,7510.0%50.0%
52.63%197.097714,94333.3%61.5%
44.44%187.188110,73157.1%36.4%
38.89%187.387613,6660.0%58.3%
55.56%187.075913,64550.0%58.3%
50.00%186.877113,41637.5%60.0%
33.33%187.582410,47520.0%50.0%
72.22%186.785612,25090.0%50.0%
61.11%187.190211,97040.0%87.5%
52.94%176.986713,25466.7%37.5%
53.33%157.384811,13850.0%57.1%
60.00%156.986115,11680.0%50.0%
33.33%157.076512,08120.0%40.0%
50.00%146.767112,24162.5%33.3%
64.29%146.783614,839100.0%58.3%
78.57%147.296713,54475.0%80.0%
61.54%136.997913,79480.0%50.0%
53.85%137.41,00513,85957.1%50.0%
41.67%127.392912,41325.0%50.0%
54.55%117.086914,28850.0%57.1%
54.55%116.999314,97460.0%50.0%
72.73%115.982011,966100.0%57.1%
50.00%105.180412,46420.0%80.0%
40.00%106.77649,51933.3%50.0%
50.00%107.186213,63633.3%57.1%
30.00%106.891112,22740.0%20.0%
66.67%97.896213,20866.7%66.7%
44.44%97.686813,15050.0%42.9%
33.33%97.272211,75228.6%50.0%
50.00%87.295213,71166.7%40.0%
87.50%87.581112,98683.3%100.0%
25.00%87.380210,59320.0%33.3%
50.00%87.868811,00550.0%50.0%
12.50%87.81,01812,89233.3%0.0%
57.14%77.599111,53850.0%66.7%
71.43%76.264011,06180.0%50.0%
66.67%67.51,04512,95775.0%50.0%
83.33%67.01,09214,26666.7%100.0%
66.67%65.993513,42375.0%50.0%
66.67%67.51,07611,769100.0%33.3%
60.00%56.698315,389100.0%33.3%
60.00%55.570510,63966.7%50.0%
60.00%57.675410,91950.0%100.0%

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Yasuo vs Zaahen - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Zaahen in League of Legends?

Zaahen wins the Yasuo vs Zaahen matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Yasuo's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Yasuo do against Zaahen in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Zaahen with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. 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 Zaahen in the late game?

In the late game, Zaahen takes over the Yasuo vs Zaahen matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to 36.4%. Zaahen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Zaahen matchup?

Zaahen wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Zaahen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Zaahen?

The best Yasuo build against Zaahen includes Blade of The Ruined King, Yun Tal Wildarrows, Infinity Edge with Berserker's 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 Zaahen?

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

Does Yasuo counter Zaahen?

No, Yasuo struggles against Zaahen with only a 44.4% win rate. Zaahen has the advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zaahen's lead.

How do I play Yasuo against Zaahen?

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