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Yasuo vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Yasuo

based on 4,386 Yasuo vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Yasuo came out of an examination of 4386 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Yasuo has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of his games.

Yasuo vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a good job of beating Gragas. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Yasuo vs Gragas matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Yasuo vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Death's DanceBloodthirsterIceborn GauntletImmortal Shieldbow

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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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Guide to Countering Gragas as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Yasuo vs Gragas Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Gragas Image
6.8
< Kills >
6
6.9
< Deaths >
5.7
5.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
186
< Minions Killed >
106
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,375
< Physical Damage >
1,492
1,937
< Magic Damage >
17,592
959
< True Damage >
668
21,272
< Damage Dealt >
19,752
24,361
< Damage Taken >
29,089
12,509
< Gold Earned >
11,114
2.34
< Towers >
1.45
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
5,627
< Total Healing >
12,143
14,371
< Experience >
13,869
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
8
208
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Gragas with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Yasuo versus Gragas matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Yasuo often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Gragas

Who is Better, Yasuo or Gragas?

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 taking on Gragas, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a great counter for Gragas.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Gragasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. 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 in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Gragas 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 teamfights.

Yasuo is a great counter for Gragas. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Gragas.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Yasuo, we analyzed 4,386 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 Gragas 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 Gragas during both the laning 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo typically racks up more CS relative to Gragas. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Gragas build consist of Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Gragas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Gragas with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Gragas as Yasuo, Yasuo players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Yasuo vs Gragas fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Yasuo are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.