Xayah vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Xayah
based on 4,251 Xayah vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Yasuo
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
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.
Xayah vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Xayah in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Xayah versus Yasuo matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Yasuo..
Xayah often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Xayah or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a poor counter for Yasuo.
While Xayah does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Yasuo.
Moreover, Xayah also has only a small 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 is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Xayah is a trash counter for Yasuo. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Yasuo during both the early game 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 here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Yasuo build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Xayah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Yasuo than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 47.4% battling Yasuo with these items in her kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Yasuo as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Xayah vs Yasuo clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Xayah are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.