Ultimate Yasuo Mid Lane Guide: Builds, Counters & Win Rates [Patch 15.6]

Ultimate Yasuo Mid Lane Guide: Builds, Counters & Win Rates [Patch 15.6]

By Marcus Chen

March 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM

Yasuo is a highly mobile mid-lane champion who excels at dealing consistent damage through critical strikes and crowd control abilities.

Core Build

  • First Item: Blade of The Ruined King
  • Boots: Berserker's Greaves
  • Core Items: Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge
  • Final Items: Death's Dance, Wit's End

Yasuo Build

Yasuo Build

Optimal Runes

  • Keystone: Lethal Tempo
  • Primary: Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand
  • Secondary: Overgrowth, Second Wind
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Summoner Spells

  • Flash
  • Teleport (most common) or Ignite (aggressive playstyle)

Best Matchups (Win Rate)

  • Tristana (75.0%)
  • Swain (66.7%)
  • Talon (62.2%)
  • Sylas (60.7%)
  • Fizz (60.5%)

Counter Picks to Avoid

  • Kayle (31.3%)
  • Annie (33.3%)
  • Taliyah (35.2%)
  • Renekton (35.7%)
  • Galio (37.3%)

Key Tips

  1. Use E strategically through minion waves, always leaving an escape route
  2. Time your ultimates carefully - don't engage on every knock-up
  3. Conserve Windwall for crucial moments and ganks
  4. Best synergy with Diana (51.3%) and Lee Sin (50.4%)

Alternative Build Path

  • Core: Kraken Slayer > Berserker's Greaves > Immortal Shieldbow
  • Finish with: Infinity Edge, Death's Dance, Wit's End
  • Win Rate: 53.0% across 83 matches

Ability Order Q > E > W

Situational Items Adjust your build based on enemy composition and game state. Consider defensive items like Randuin's Omen against heavy AD teams or magic resist items against AP-heavy compositions.

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