Tier list / ADC / Yasuo

Yasuo matchups

Tier 4#17 ADC11Full build
You playYasuo

Tier 451.3% win · #17 adc

An even matchup50.6%Yasuo wins 50.6% of games into Kai'Sa, a little below the 51.3% Yasuo wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

50.6%50.4%

2,882 gamesSample A 50.8%Sample B 52.0%Sample C 50.9%Gold at 15 −73Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Yasuo: Gold 51.2% · Plat 50.9% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 51.4%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

Do not get hit with Kai’Sa’s Icathian Rain(Q) by yourself and try to avoid her Void Seeker(W) as well! If Kai’Sa’s skills are on cooldown, close in with Sweeping Blade [E] to engage while considering enemy minion aggro!

Lane tip from this patch's games, play aggressive
  • Immortal Shieldbow

    You complete Immortal Shieldbow at ~13 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. 2 minutes where Kai'Sa is ahead.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Wind Wall (W) is 25s, so Kai'Sa is back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 70s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 69.0% of games. You take Exhaust + Flash (77.5%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 1,159 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion

    83.3% of games · 51.8% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion56.6%
    • Doran's ShieldHealth Potion48.5%

  2. First back

    Dagger×2Berserker's GreavesLong Sword

    Dagger, Berserker's Greaves, Long Sword

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item13 min

    Immortal Shieldbow

    Immortal Shieldbow

    40.7% of games · 51.7% win
    • Blade of The Ruined King55.2%
    • Stormrazor51.5%

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Infinity Edge

    Infinity Edge

    43.2% of games · 55.5% win
    • Immortal Shieldbow53.1%
    • Lord Dominik's Regards34.9%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Death's Dance

    Death's Dance

    25.3% of games · 55.6% win
    • Infinity Edge57.0%
    • Lord Dominik's Regards51.6%

  6. Boots7 min

    Berserker's Greaves

    Berserker's Greaves

    94.4% of games · 52.4% win

  7. Late29–29 min

    Death's DanceGuardian Angel

    Death's Dance or Guardian Angel

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 1,060 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Lethal TempoLethal Tempopicked in 91.5%
  2. Absorb LifeAbsorb Lifepicked in 60.4%
  3. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 94.7%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 87.9%

ResolveResolve

  1. Second WindSecond Windpicked in 63.4%
  2. OvergrowthOvergrowthpicked in 60.5%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 485 games
Q14579
W31415
E28101213
R611

Max

  1. QEW95.8% pick · 1,063 games52.7%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW10,802 games

Summoner spells

ExhaustFlashExhaust + Flash77.5% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 69.0%77,518 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Yasuo's abilities

You · uses flow
  1. P Way of the WandererPassive
  2. Q Steel Tempest4s cooldown · No cost · 475 range4s4s4s4s
  3. W Wind Wall25 / 23 / 21 / 19 / 17s cooldown · No cost · 400 range—25s25s25s
  4. E Sweeping Blade0.5 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1s cooldown · No cost · 475 range—0.5s0.5s0.3s
  5. R Last Breath70 / 50 / 30s cooldown · No cost · 1400 range——70s50s

Wind Wall (W) is the long one early: 25s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 21 adc matchups

Yasuo's win rate into each one · green beats Yasuo's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.