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

Yasuo vs Zeri

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

based on 2,740 Yasuo vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Yasuo came out of an examination of 2740 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo fights Zeri in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a good job of beating Zeri. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.9% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Yasuo vs Zeri rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Yasuo vs Zeri 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 AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowDeath's DanceWit's EndBloodthirster

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 ForceArmor
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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Zeri Image
7
< Kills >
7.1
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
5.5
< Assists >
7.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
185
< Minions Killed >
184
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,767
< Physical Damage >
13,450
1,951
< Magic Damage >
6,239
975
< True Damage >
581
21,693
< Damage Dealt >
20,271
24,497
< Damage Taken >
22,476
12,546
< Gold Earned >
12,445
2.4
< Towers >
2.19
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,798
< Total Healing >
4,253
14,403
< Experience >
12,699
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
219
< Time Dealing CC >
117

How to Counter Zeri with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Yasuo against Zeri counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Yasuo often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Zeri

Who is Better, Yasuo or Zeri?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 53.9% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a great counter to Zeri.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Zerias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Zeri 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Zeri.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Yasuo, we analyzed 2,740 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 Zeri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Zeri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Yasuo versus Zeri build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Zeri than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 53.9% battling Zeri with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Zeri 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 builds players chose for Yasuo vs Zeri counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Yasuo are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu above.