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How to Win Yasuo vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Yasuo

based on 2,352 Yasuo vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Yasuo resulted from an examination of 2352 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo encounters Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a ok job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Yasuo versus Cassiopeia rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Yasuo vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Yasuo vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.8
7
< Deaths >
6.1
5.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
187
< Minions Killed >
171
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,646
< Physical Damage >
606
1,942
< Magic Damage >
21,519
957
< True Damage >
388
21,545
< Damage Dealt >
22,514
24,993
< Damage Taken >
26,519
12,728
< Gold Earned >
11,638
2.29
< Towers >
1.82
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,717
< Total Healing >
6,893
14,653
< Experience >
15,336
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
217
< Time Dealing CC >
475

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Yasuo in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Yasuo against Cassiopeia matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cassiopeia..

Yasuo usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Yasuo or Cassiopeia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Cassiopeia, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Cassiopeia.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Yasuo into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Yasuo is a decent counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Yasuo, we analyzed 2,352 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 Cassiopeia 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

If you would like to truly master Yasuo to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Cassiopeia build include Infinity Edge, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Cassiopeia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Cassiopeia with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Cassiopeia as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Yasuo vs Cassiopeia counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

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