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Yasuo Mid build & stats

FighterAssassin S 11,088 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.3%
Pick rate
9.0%
Ban rate
20.7%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
400 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
56.1% 198 games

Build in this order

Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
3,000 gold
Immortal Shieldbow 2
Immortal Shieldbow
3,000 gold
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
9,500 gold
81.3% WR 16 games

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
1,100 gold
75.0% 8 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
55.4% WR
92 games · 1% 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

Flash Teleport
57.7% 130 games

Max order

Steel Tempest Q Sweeping Blade E Wind Wall W
56.6% 219 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 50.3% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (11,088 games).
  • Most common core: Blade of The Ruined King → Immortal Shieldbow → Infinity Edge — 57% win rate over 35 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 45% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Seraphine (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Cho'Gath (25% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 21% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King 1
Blade of The Ruined King
Immortal Shieldbow 2
Immortal Shieldbow
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
55.6% WR
18 games · 0% pick
Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
Immortal Shieldbow 2
Immortal Shieldbow
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
81.3% WR
16 games · 0% pick
Immortal Shieldbow 1
Immortal Shieldbow
Infinity Edge 2
Infinity Edge
Death's Dance 3
Death's Dance
55.6% WR
9 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
56.1% WR
198 games · 2% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
39.4% WR
33 games · 0% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
41.4% WR
29 games · 0% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
59.7% WR
119 games · 1% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
59.8% WR
87 games · 1% pick
Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
56.4% WR
55 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
64.5% 1% (110)
58.7% 4% (491)
58.5% 4% (460)
57.1% 3% (287)
56.8% 9% (973)
56.0% 2% (266)
53.7% 2% (175)
53.0% 16% (1,725)
52.4% 4% (403)
51.0% 1% (102)
44.3% 7% (792)
35.1% 0% (37)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
40.3% WR
211 games · 2% 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
49.5% WR
206 games · 2% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Shield Bash Bone Plating
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
54.5% WR
121 games · 1% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Shield Bash Second Wind

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. 50.2%12% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 57.8%4% 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. 50.0%1% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 23.1%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 51.2%9% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.6%6% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 57.7%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Steel Tempest Q Sweeping Blade E Wind Wall W 56.6%219 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (56%), E → Q → W (55%), Q → E → Q (41%).

  • 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...