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Completely skill based matchup, very difficult to fight if he can land his w. Windwall will come in handy and you will have to use e to dodge aatrox q.
Ahri
You will have to either predict her e and dodge with a dash or windwall it, and after that she is pretty fair game.
Akali
A well timed windwall can save your life in this matchup, but if you screw up you're dead meat.
Anivia
Anivia can harass very well, but q and e can be windwalled.
Annie
W and R cannot be windwalled, easily my most feared lane, though after laning phase you can make very nice roaming plays if you aren't too far behind.
Aurelion Sol
Stars can deal a lot of damage, and if Aurelion plays well he can completely negate your early pressure. Skill based matchup though you win late game.
Azir
Azir can negate your all in in several ways, you have to try to play smarter than the azir and take winning trades only.
Bard
Use your windwall to stop his q, though his ult cannot be stopped.
Blitzcrank
The only threat blitz has is his knockup, you can just windwall his hook.
Brand
Brand ult and stun can be avoided with windwall, fairly easy to kill if you dodge his w with your e.
Cassiopeia
Super reliant on windwall, though you cannot stop her ult, you will probably die if you get hit by it.
Corki
Pretty much everything he has you can windwall.
Diana
If you get hit by her q you will probably get instad around lvl 6.
Ekko
Skill matchup, though i feel it is slightly in ekko's favor.
Ezreal
Skillshots = windwall abuse.
Fiddlesticks
Only a little bit scary, but you can windwall crow.
Fizz
Probably don't ever want to engage on this bastard, but you can windwall his ultimate which can give you kill potential.
Galio
Galio can lock you down early game, and will probably out trade you if you get hit by his gust.
Gangplank
GP is a farming monster, and you will outdamage him at almost every part of the game. You can also windwall him off his barrels in a teamfight.
Gragas
Easy to e out of a gragas barrel, and you can windwall his ult.
Heimerdinger
Heimer will not let you touch his turrets, though you can use windwall to stay alive.
Irelia
Skill matchup, dodge e and windwall ultimate to win fights.
Jayce
Skill matchup, windwall q and save your dash for when he bats you away in order to keep fighting.
Jhin
ADC mid doesn't work too well turns out.
Karma
Karma has the full ability to poke you out of lane and still out trade you early if you engage on her. Be careful in this matchup.
Karthus
While immobile, he has nothing you can windwall and might be able to out trade you if he is a good player.
Kassadin
Windwall q to avoid poke and win early. Set him behind as much as possible to end the game earlier.
Katarina
Skill matchup, slightly yasuo favored. Windwall q or ult depending on the level.
Kayle
Kayle can out trade you as you cannot windwall her auto attacks. She also has good chase and will not die 1v1 after lvl 6.
Kennen
Easy matchup so long as you avoid getting full comboed by him.
LeBlanc
If you use windwall prematurely she will win every fight, save it for her q or copied q. easy for her to evade your tornados
Lissandra
Lissandra sacrifices damage for crowd control, so she has the ability to stop your kill pressure in lane. However, she will not have much either due to your windwall.
Lulu
Easy to windwall her damage and cc, though you have almost 0 kill pressure on her.
Lux
Save windwall for root or q, don't even try to windwall her ultimate. Her empowered autos deal a lot as well, so if you take her combo you may as well windwall the autos.
Malphite
Malphite will armor stack, but your ult's pen and infinity edge will help you out. Just windwall what you can.
Malzahar
Malzahar is a gross sack of ****, expect to be flash ulted lvl 6 as a khazix flies out of bush to get his money.
Mordekaiser
You cannot windwall any abilities of his, so outplay is needed in order to pick up a kill. His tick will probably get you though, and he will heal and shield most of your damage.
Morgana
easy to windwall her q, you can jump on her from there though. Just be wary of her ultimate.
Orianna
Insane harass, you just have to try and evade her q. Dodging her ultimate is a must. Ward as much as you can as she can put her ball on a mobile champ to ult.
Pantheon
Panth can poke and win most trades, you may have to conserve windwall to prevent him from crit executing you.
Quinn
Windwall saves you in this matchup, though she can disengage easily.
Riven
My least favorite matchup of all time. Purely skill matchup, try to dodge her knockup with e and windwall her windslash.
Ryze
Windwall will stop his e and q but will not save you from root. You lose a little bit of kill pressure but can stop his ultimate with your nado.
Swain
Windwall his e in a fight and try to bait out his ultimate so you can all in while it is on cd.
Syndra
Almost everything is wallable, so try to predict her stun. Ultimate is telegraphed so it is easy to wall as well.
Taliyah
Dodge her w and do not dash through her minefield. Try to land your tornados to poke her out and eventually ult. Ulting instantly may be a death sentence.
Talon
Skill matchup, but w is wallable so you can avoid deaths pre 6. try to predict him with nado while he is stealthed by ultimate.
Teemo
Windwall blind for free wins. Just don't chase him into shrooms.
Twisted Fate
Windwall everyhting. Not much he can do to disengage.
Veigar
W is not wallable, and neither is stun. Q and R are though so try to save it. Use your e to avoid being stunned by ring.
Vel'Koz
Dodge his e and you can all in no problem. windwall will come in handy to avoid being slowed.
Viktor
You can escape his stun easily and wall his q and e.
Vladimir
Vlad can outtrade you with q and avoid your tornados. Windwall his e if he tries to engage.
Xerath
His poke will eventually become too much, so try to catch him while he feels safe. Walling stun is pretty much all you can do to avoid being comboed.
Yasuo
All skill baby :D
Zed
My favorite matchup of all time. The fights feel very quick and skillful. Use your wall to stop his shurikens and predict his shadows for style points.
Ziggs
Easy to wall his poke, but he can disengage easily. If he catches you with wall down he will win trades.
Zilean
Not much zil can do but rez himself. Try to only engage with nado/ultimate as he will slow you if you dash to him.
Zoe
Windwall everyhting to win and keep in mind that she returns when she uses r.
Zyra
Extreme lane harass and easy disengage with her ultimate. She will outtrade you if you do not one shot her. Try to stop her plants from spawning and windwall her plant attacks and her root.
My name is Lilacons, I've been playing yasuo for a bit now and I feel that I understand matchups fairly well. This guide is being made for players around my elo as high elo strats are fairly dead in gold :)
Runes
Runes
Conqueror just serves as a shred for all champions, and is especially good since it can be activated and reset using q. I prefer triumph over anything else in second tier as it helps you survive skirmishes and trades. It probably won't do too much in a team fight but it helps. Alacrity is just a flat attack speed increase. Coup de grace helps with extended fights or skirmishes.
Skill Sequence
Skill Sequence
Raising q base damage is more important than e as it is used more frequently on champions. W is the least important of the three so save that for last.
Items
Items
Getting that 100% crit chance is important, and you want to buy infinity edge so your damage does not fall off. From there, a little bit of lifesteal is important. You should counterbuild your opponents and get some survivability.
Pros / Cons
Pros / Cons
-Pros.
-High Mobility.
-High Damage.
-Extreme outplay potential.
-Poke avoidance with passive and windwall.
-Cons.
-Glass Cannon.
-Feast or Famine.
-Mistakes can cost it all.
-Reliance on knockups.
Team Work
Team Work
Try to coordinate a plan for fights with your team. Knock ups are preferred but don't try to force your teammates out of comfort picks. Don't overcommit as your team will not always be able to follow up on your engage, make sure your team is in a good position to fight and don't ult on every knockup you see.
Conclusion.
Conclusion.
Yasuo is a fun champion for people of all shapes, sizes, colors, and elos. Just pay attention to your play in lane, and don't fall victim to yasuo syndrome. Have fun :)
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