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Yasuo vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Yasuo

based on 11,031 Yasuo vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Yasuo resulted from an examination of 11031 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Yasuo has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Yasuo vs Kai'Sa games, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Mercurial ScimitarBloodthirsterPhantom DancerKaenic Rookern

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 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.6
7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
184
< Minions Killed >
178
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,559
< Physical Damage >
11,904
1,920
< Magic Damage >
7,456
962
< True Damage >
431
21,443
< Damage Dealt >
19,792
24,252
< Damage Taken >
19,796
12,611
< Gold Earned >
12,378
2.41
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,612
< Total Healing >
4,356
14,477
< Experience >
12,765
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
203
< Time Dealing CC >
43

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Yasuo vs. Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kai'Sa..

Yasuo normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Yasuo or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Yasuo does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Kai'Saas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Kai'Sa 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yasuo

Yasuo Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.3% winrateNilahNilah45.6% winrateTaricTaric45.8% winrateRammusRammus45.8% winrate

Yasuo Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateGwenGwen55.2% winrateKindredKindred54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.4% 20561 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.7% 6187 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.7% 2824 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.1% 17783 Games

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Yasuo, we analyzed 11,031 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

Yasuo Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Kai'Sa build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 54.0% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kai'Sa as Yasuo, Yasuo players should equip 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 builds players chose for Yasuo vs Kai'Sa face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Yasuo are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.