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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Yasuo Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Yasuo

How to Beat Yasuo as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Yasuo as Kai'Sa

based on 11,031 Kai'Sa vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our database, Kai'Sa fought Yasuo 11031 times. Including so many games with Kai'Sa vs Yasuo gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to destroy your opposition. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Kai'Sa fights Yasuo in only 6.9% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a terrible job of countering Yasuo. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Kai'Sa against Yasuo games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Yasuo.

Best Kai'Sa vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityDagger

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterZhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Yasuo

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Yasuo Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
7
6.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
178
< Minions Killed >
184
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.55
11,904
< Physical Damage >
18,559
7,456
< Magic Damage >
1,920
431
< True Damage >
962
19,792
< Damage Dealt >
21,443
19,796
< Damage Taken >
24,252
12,378
< Gold Earned >
12,611
2.08
< Towers >
2.41
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,356
< Total Healing >
5,612
12,765
< Experience >
14,477
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
43
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Yasuo with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Kai'Sa versus Yasuo counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..

Kai'Sa typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Yasuo

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Yasuo?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 46.0% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Yasuo.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Kai'Sa also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kai'Sa into Yasuo.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Kai'Sa vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter for Yasuo. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Yasuo.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 11,031 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Yasuo as Kai'Sa comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Yasuo build consist of Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Yasuo than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 46.0% battling Yasuo with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating Yasuo as Kai'Sa, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kai'Sa vs Yasuo matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Kai'Sa vs Yasuo tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds played with both champs.