Caitlyn vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Caitlyn
based on 26,379 Caitlyn vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Yasuo
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Caitlyn vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some valuable Caitlyn against Yasuo counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Caitlyn often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Yasuo. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes a bad counter to Yasuo.
While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Yasuo.
Additionally, Caitlyn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Yasuo build include Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Yasuo than with most other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Yasuo with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Yasuo as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Caitlyn vs Yasuo counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.
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