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

Yasuo vs Ezreal

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

based on 15,722 Yasuo vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Yasuo engaged Ezreal 15722 times. Using so many matchups for Yasuo vs Ezreal provides us confidence in our capacity to produce useful data and a pro build to defeat Ezreal. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Yasuo is forced to battle against Ezreal in only 6.0% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a great job of countering Ezreal. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.5% of games the champions fight each other in. In Yasuo against Ezreal matches, Yasuo’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Yasuo vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityDagger

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMercurial ScimitarImmortal ShieldbowDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Yasuo vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Ezreal Image
7
< Kills >
6.5
6.8
< Deaths >
5.6
5.4
< Assists >
7.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
187
< Minions Killed >
170
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,706
< Physical Damage >
15,058
1,926
< Magic Damage >
6,537
988
< True Damage >
606
21,621
< Damage Dealt >
22,202
24,769
< Damage Taken >
19,854
12,612
< Gold Earned >
11,668
2.38
< Towers >
2.14
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,982
< Total Healing >
5,346
14,533
< Experience >
12,626
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
212
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Ezreal with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Yasuo vs. Ezreal counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ezreal..

Yasuo often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Ezreal

Who is Better, Yasuo or Ezreal?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 54.5% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a great counter for Ezreal.

While Yasuo does have a much higher win rate than Ezreal, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Ezrealas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Ezreal 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter for Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Yasuo, we analyzed 15,722 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 Ezreal 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 in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Ezreal build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Yasuo combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Ezreal than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 54.5% battling Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Ezreal as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Yasuo vs Ezreal fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.5% winrate overall.

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