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

Yasuo vs Vex

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

based on 6,053 Yasuo vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Yasuo battled Vex 6053 times. Including so many games with Yasuo versus Vex gives us faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to annihilate your foe. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Vex in only 2.3% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Vex Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a decent job of countering Vex. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions battle one another in. In Yasuo against Vex games, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Vex.

Best Yasuo vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterDeath's DanceTerminusPhantom Dancer

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 Vex as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Vex

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.

Yasuo vs Vex Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Vex Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
7
< Deaths >
6
5.3
< Assists >
7.8
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
181
< Minions Killed >
157
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,158
< Physical Damage >
1,450
1,811
< Magic Damage >
20,241
900
< True Damage >
895
19,870
< Damage Dealt >
22,588
24,432
< Damage Taken >
18,614
12,360
< Gold Earned >
11,228
2.26
< Towers >
1.79
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,481
< Total Healing >
2,142
14,275
< Experience >
14,066
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
192
< Time Dealing CC >
553

How to Counter Vex with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Yasuo versus Vex counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vex..

Yasuo often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Vex

Who is Better, Yasuo or Vex?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter to Vex.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Yasuo is a decent counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Vex.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Yasuo, we analyzed 6,053 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 Vex 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 truly master Yasuo to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, 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 ideal items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Vex build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Vex as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Yasuo vs Vex fights, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

If you need to view Yasuo versus Vex tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game run with both champs.