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Yasuo Mid build & stats

FighterAssassin B 720 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.9%
Pick rate
9.6%
Ban rate
16.3%
Division
All divisions

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
28.6% 7 games

Finish these three

Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer
3,000 gold
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
3,000 gold
9,500 gold
76.0% WR 25 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 gold
47.4% 19 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
61.5% WR
13 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

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
52.0% 537 games

Max order

Steel Tempest Q Sweeping Blade E Wind Wall W
37.5% 8 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 49.9% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (720 games).
  • Most common core: Infinity Edge → Blade of The Ruined King → Immortal Shieldbow — 55% win rate over 83 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 79% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Cassiopeia (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Veigar (31% over 29 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 16% 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
55.4% WR
83 games · 12% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
61.3% WR
31 games · 4% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
59.3% WR
27 games · 4% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
28.6% WR
7 games · 1% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
33.3% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
41.0% WR
39 games · 5% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
47.4% WR
19 games · 3% pick
Immortal Path
Immortal Path
42.9% WR
7 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
60.8% 11% (79)
60.0% 3% (25)
58.1% 4% (31)
57.4% 53% (385)
57.4% 19% (136)
54.3% 67% (481)
54.1% 8% (61)
54.0% 19% (139)
53.3% 15% (107)
47.9% 59% (426)
41.2% 7% (51)
34.5% 4% (29)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
51.9% WR
283 games · 39% 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
48.0% WR
50 games · 7% pick
Fleet Footwork Absorb Life Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Overgrowth Second Wind
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
46.8% WR
47 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. 49.8%79% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 51.0%14% 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. 47.1%5% 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. 56.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 52.0%75% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 44.2%21% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 44.8%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Steel Tempest Q Sweeping Blade E Wind Wall W 37.5%8 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (30%).

  • 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...