Lucian vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Lucian
based on 15,567 Lucian vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Yasuo
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some strategic Lucian versus Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo..
Lucian normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Lucian or Yasuo?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when taking on Yasuo, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes an ok counter for Yasuo.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Lucian also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Yasuo.
Additionally, Lucian has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to counter Yasuo during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Lucian versus Yasuo build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Yasuo than with many other common builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Yasuo with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Yasuo as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lucian vs Yasuo counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.
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