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.
The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Qiyana vs. Yasuo matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Yasuo..
Qiyana often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when taking on Yasuo, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Qiyana makes a poor counter for Yasuo.
While Qiyana does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Qiyana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Qiyana into Yasuoas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Qiyana has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion 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.
Qiyana is a trash counter for Yasuo. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Yasuo.
If you would like to truly master Qiyana to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Qiyana on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Qiyana versus Yasuo build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Qiyana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Yasuo than with most other common item sets. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average winrate of 46.4% battling Yasuo with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Yasuo as Qiyana, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Qiyana vs Yasuo matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Qiyana are displayed for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.