Taric vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Taric
based on 2,694 Taric vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Taric vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Taric vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Taric
Tips for Playing as Taric against Yasuo
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
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.
Taric vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Taric in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Taric against Yasuo counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Taric often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Taric and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Taric or Yasuo?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taric usually wins when taking on Yasuo, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Taric makes a great counter for Yasuo.
While Taric does have a much higher win rate than Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Taric also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Taric into Yasuo.
Additionally, Taric has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taric vs Yasuo matchups, Taric is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Taric is a great counter to Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taric against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Taric to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Taric often gets a lot less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who on average 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 able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Taric versus Yasuo build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Yasuo than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Taric boasted an average winrate of 54.2% when countering Yasuo with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Yasuo as Taric, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Taric vs Yasuo clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.2% win rate overall.
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