Ezreal vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Ezreal
based on 15,722 Ezreal vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ezreal vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Ezreal vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Ezreal
Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Yasuo
Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.
You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.
You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.
Advice to Win Against Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Ezreal vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Ezreal in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Ezreal vs. Yasuo matchup statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Ezreal usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ezreal and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Ezreal or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 45.5% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Yasuo.
While Ezreal does have a much lower winrate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Yasuoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ezreal has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Ezreal is a terribly counter for Yasuo. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ezreal to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ezreal usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Ezreal versus Yasuo build include Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Yasuo than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 45.5% when playing against Yasuo with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Yasuo as Ezreal, Ezreal players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Ezreal vs Yasuo counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.5% winrate overall.
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