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Yasuo vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Yasuo

based on 7,395 Yasuo vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Yasuo resulted from an evaluation of 7395 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.8% of his games.

Yasuo vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a good job of beating Ahri. On average, he wins a terrific 52.8% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Yasuo vs Ahri rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Yasuo vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanBloodthirsterTerminusInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
>
Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ahri as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Ahri

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Yasuo vs Ahri Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Ahri Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.9
6.8
< Deaths >
5.4
5.1
< Assists >
8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
184
< Minions Killed >
160
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,658
< Physical Damage >
1,422
1,898
< Magic Damage >
13,678
991
< True Damage >
4,787
20,548
< Damage Dealt >
19,888
24,197
< Damage Taken >
19,654
12,521
< Gold Earned >
10,945
2.36
< Towers >
1.86
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,651
< Total Healing >
4,792
14,448
< Experience >
14,170
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
197
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Yasuo vs. Ahri matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Yasuo often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Ahri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Ahri

Who is Better, Yasuo or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Ahri, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Ahrias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Ahri matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Yasuo is an above average counter to Ahri. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Ahri.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Yasuo, we analyzed 7,395 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Yasuo comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Ahri build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Ahri than with many other common builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Ahri with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Ahri as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Yasuo vs Ahri face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

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