Yasuo Bot Lane Counter Guide: Best ADC Picks and Strategy

Yasuo Bot Lane Counter Guide: Best ADC Picks and Strategy

By Marcus Chen

March 21, 2025 at 08:43 AM

Laning Against Yasuo

Stay close to your tower during the laning phase since Yasuo has powerful all-in potential. Maintain wave control near your side to prevent him from chasing and securing kills.

Position yourself away from minions, as Yasuo uses them to dash with his E ability. Keep your distance from the minion wave at all times to limit his mobility options.

Maintain proper spacing from both Yasuo and his Support. If the Support has crowd control abilities, play defensively. After level 6, position safely to avoid their all-in potential.

Yasuo from League of Legends

Yasuo from League of Legends

Counter Strategy

Keep your team spread out when facing multiple knock-up abilities to minimize Yasuo's Ultimate effectiveness. Maintain distance between allies while still staying grouped.

Fight in open areas rather than the jungle. This reduces Yasuo's ability to land his Tornado Q knock-up and follow up with his Ultimate. Open spaces give your team better positioning options.

Prioritize crowd control against Yasuo in team fights. Quick CC prevents him from stacking Q, using E mobility, and executing his Ultimate. Focus him down while disabled.

Power Spikes

  • Reaches major power spike at 100% critical strike chance (accelerated by his passive)
  • Level 6 Ultimate unlocks significant kill pressure
  • Excels in team compositions with multiple knock-ups

Strong Matchups vs Yasuo:

  • Kalista
  • Nilah
  • Samira
  • Xayah
  • Twitch

Weak Matchups vs Yasuo:

  • Caitlyn
  • Lucian
  • Vayne
  • Zeri

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