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Lucian vs Yasuo

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How to Beat Yasuo as Lucian

based on 15,567 Lucian vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yasuo as Lucian resulted from an analysis of 15567 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Lucian has to counter Yasuo in only 6.7% of his matches.

Lucian vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian has done a poor job of countering Yasuo. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions face one another in. In Lucian against Yasuo matches, Lucian’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Yasuo.

Best Lucian vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityRecurve Bow

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodsongBloodthirsterThe CollectorRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
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Second ability for Lucian to level upe
>
Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
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W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Yasuo

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

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.

Lucian vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Yasuo Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
7
6.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
183
< Minions Killed >
188
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
18,076
< Physical Damage >
18,128
2,499
< Magic Damage >
1,859
543
< True Damage >
945
21,119
< Damage Dealt >
20,933
20,664
< Damage Taken >
24,234
12,360
< Gold Earned >
12,548
2.3
< Towers >
2.33
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,942
< Total Healing >
5,458
12,740
< Experience >
14,431
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
40
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Yasuo with Lucian in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Lucian versus Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo..

Lucian normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lucian and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Yasuo

Who is Better, Lucian or Yasuo?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when taking on Yasuo, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes an ok counter for Yasuo.

While Lucian does have a lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Lucian also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Yasuo.

Additionally, Lucian has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Yasuo.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Lucian, we analyzed 15,567 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 Lucian 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to counter Yasuo during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Lucian versus Yasuo build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Yasuo than with many other common builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Yasuo with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Yasuo as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lucian vs Yasuo counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

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