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Yasuo Mid build & stats

FighterAssassin A 366 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
51.9%
Pick rate
8.7%
Ban rate
17.8%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
3,000 gold
9,700 gold
64.7% WR 34 games

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
1,000 gold
87.5% 8 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
30 games · 8% pick
Fleet Footwork
Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
56.5% 85 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Yasuo

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Yasuo wins 51.9% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (366 games).
  • Most common core: Infinity Edge → Blade of The Ruined King → Immortal Shieldbow — 65% win rate over 34 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 77% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Twisted Fate (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Lissandra (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 18% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
64.7% WR
34 games · 9% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
64.7% WR
17 games · 5% pick
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
54.5% WR
11 games · 3% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
60.0% WR
10 games · 3% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
87.5% WR
8 games · 2% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
66.7% WR
6 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 4% (15)
69.2% 4% (13)
65.4% 7% (26)
62.2% 12% (45)
58.7% 20% (75)
58.4% 57% (209)
58.1% 8% (31)
53.3% 4% (15)
52.9% 65% (238)
52.1% 58% (211)
50.0% 12% (44)
45.3% 14% (53)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
45.7% WR
129 games · 35% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
30 games · 8% pick
Fleet Footwork Absorb Life Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Overgrowth Second Wind
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
44.4% WR
27 games · 7% pick
Lethal Tempo Absorb Life Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Second Wind Overgrowth

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 50.5%77% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 56.9%16% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 69.2%4% pick
  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 40.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 49.8%73% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 56.5%23% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.0%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PWay of the Wanderer

    Yasuo's Critical Strike Chance is increased. Additionally, Yasuo builds toward a shield whenever he is moving. The shield triggers when he takes damage from a champion or monster.

  • QSteel Tempest

    Thrusts forward, damaging all enemies in a line.On hit, grants a stack of Gathering Storm for a few seconds. At 2 stacks, Steel Tempest fires a whirlwind that knocks Airborne.Steel Tempest is treated as a basic attack an...

  • WWind Wall

    Creates a moving wall that blocks all enemy projectiles for 4 seconds.

  • ESweeping Blade

    Dashes through target enemy, dealing magic damage. Each cast increases subsequent dash's damage, up to a max amount.Cannot be re-cast on the same enemy for a few seconds.If Steel Tempest is cast while dashing, it will st...

  • RLast Breath

    Blinks to an Airborne enemy champion, dealing physical damage and holding all Airborne enemies in the area in the air. Grants maximum Flow but resets all stacks of Gathering Storm.For a moderate time afterwards, Yasuo's...