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

Yasuo vs Lulu

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

based on 3,884 Yasuo vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Yasuo resulted from an examination of 3884 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Yasuo has to counter Lulu in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a good job of beating Lulu. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champions face one another in. In Yasuo vs Lulu rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Yasuo vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Iceborn GauntletKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterGuardian AngelDeath's DanceInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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 Lulu as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Yasuo vs Lulu Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Lulu Image
6.6
< Kills >
1.6
6.7
< Deaths >
5
5.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
185
< Minions Killed >
27
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,355
< Physical Damage >
1,074
1,793
< Magic Damage >
5,458
891
< True Damage >
556
20,040
< Damage Dealt >
7,089
23,354
< Damage Taken >
15,763
12,331
< Gold Earned >
8,230
2.45
< Towers >
2.05
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,299
< Total Healing >
2,071
14,079
< Experience >
10,562
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
214
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Lulu with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Yasuo vs. Lulu counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lulu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Yasuo normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lulu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Lulu

Who is Better, Yasuo or Lulu?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when taking on Lulu, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Luluas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lulu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Lulu matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Yasuo is an above average counter to Lulu. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Lulu.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Yasuo, we analyzed 3,884 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 Lulu 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 Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo most often gets much more CS relative to Lulu. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Lulu build consist of Iceborn Gauntlet, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Lulu than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Lulu with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Lulu 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Yasuo vs Lulu matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lulu as Yasuo are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.