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 here clarify several critical Senna against Yasuo matchup stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. Senna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Senna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Yasuo. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Senna typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Senna usually wins when facing off against Yasuo, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Senna makes a good counter for Yasuo.
While Senna does have a higher winrate than Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Senna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Senna into Yasuoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Senna has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Senna vs Yasuo matchups, Senna is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Senna is a decent counter for Yasuo. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Senna against Yasuo.
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Senna in order to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Senna usually racks up less CS relative to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Senna versus Yasuo build consist of Bloodsong, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Senna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Yasuo than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Senna boasted an average winrate of 51.4% battling Yasuo with these items in her kit.
To have the best probability of beating Yasuo as Senna, Senna players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Senna vs Yasuo battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.
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