Lux vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Lux
based on 26,318 Lux vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Yasuo
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
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.
Lux vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Lux in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Lux against Yasuo counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Yasuo. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Lux typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Yasuo. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lux and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Lux or Yasuo?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually loses when facing off against Yasuo, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a bad counter to Yasuo.
While Lux does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Lux also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lux into Yasuo.
Additionally, Lux also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lux vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Lux is a terribly counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lux in order 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 displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux usually accumulates less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Lux versus Yasuo build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Lux included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Yasuo than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Yasuo with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Yasuo as Lux, Lux players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Lux vs Yasuo clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.8% winrate overall.
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