Kayle vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Kayle
based on 7,617 Kayle vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayle vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Kayle vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Kayle
Tips for Playing as Kayle against Yasuo
Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.
Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.
Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.
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.
Kayle vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Kayle in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several vital Kayle vs. Yasuo matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Yasuo..
Kayle often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayle and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Kayle or Yasuo?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when taking on Yasuo, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes an ok counter to Yasuo.
While Kayle does have a higher winrate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Kayle also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Yasuoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kayle also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Yasuo matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kayle is a decent counter to Yasuo. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayle to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayle on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to have in your Kayle versus Yasuo build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. When Kayle incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Yasuo than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Yasuo with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Yasuo as Kayle, Kayle players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kayle vs Yasuo face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Kayle are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.