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Yasuo Mid build & stats

FighterAssassin A 2,492 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.5%
Pick rate
9.3%
Ban rate
19.8%
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 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
3,000 gold
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
3,000 gold
9,200 gold
66.7% WR 9 games

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
1,250 gold
50.0% 10 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
87.5% WR
8 games · 0% 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
54.4% 79 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 49.5% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (2,492 games).
  • Most common core: Infinity Edge → Blade of The Ruined King → Immortal Shieldbow — 56% win rate over 224 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 78% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Swain (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Volibear (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 20% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
50.0% WR
20 games · 1% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
60.0% WR
10 games · 0% pick
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow
66.7% WR
9 games · 0% pick

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
50.0% WR
10 games · 0% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
42.9% WR
7 games · 0% pick
Immortal Path
Immortal Path
40.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
72.7% 0% (11)
66.7% 1% (30)
62.5% 0% (8)
61.1% 1% (36)
55.0% 3% (80)
53.0% 5% (117)
51.6% 4% (93)
51.1% 9% (223)
47.2% 1% (36)
40.7% 1% (27)
40.0% 0% (10)
36.8% 1% (19)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
55.3% WR
38 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
28.6% WR
14 games · 1% pick
Lethal Tempo Absorb Life Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Overgrowth Second Wind
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
72.7% WR
11 games · 0% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Bone Plating Shield Bash

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. 47.1%8% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 53.8%2% 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. 53.1%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 46.8%7% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 54.4%3% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 41.7%1% 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...