Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.
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.
The Graves Yasuo synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Yasuo, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Yasuo. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Yasuo helps Graves perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Graves is an ally to Yasuo, he gets a little drop in his full damage output. This difference may indicate that Yasuo doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played alongside Yasuo on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Yasuo. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Yasuo.
Additionally, when Graves plays with Yasuo on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Yasuo does a decent job of protecting Graves during teamfights.
There is no universally accepted best companion for Graves that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, Yasuo is a very typical ally for Graves. By playing on the same side as Graves, he decreases their win rate by -1.0% to 49.5%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Graves and Yasuo that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Yasuo has a much greater difficulty compared to Graves. That means Graves players must be very careful when arranging Yasuo comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to play well with you.
Playing together, Graves players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by bringing Graves and Yasuo together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates very much utility. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Yasuo teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
To truly master Graves to pair well with Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to use in your Graves and Yasuo synergy build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Yasuo than with many other common builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 49.5% helping carry Yasuo with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.
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