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Yasuo vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Yasuo

based on 1,795 Yasuo vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Yasuo battled Elise in 1795 rounds. With so many matchups for Yasuo vs Elise gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to crush Elise. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo has to counter Elise in only 0.7% of his games.

Yasuo vs Elise Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a good job of countering Elise. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Yasuo against Elise matches, Yasuo’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Elise.

Best Yasuo vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowWit's EndStatikk Shiv

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Elise as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Elise

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

Advice to Win Against Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Yasuo vs Elise Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Elise Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.5
7
< Deaths >
6.3
5.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
186
< Minions Killed >
35
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.24
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,779
< Physical Damage >
1,338
1,942
< Magic Damage >
16,039
889
< True Damage >
1,340
20,610
< Damage Dealt >
18,717
24,125
< Damage Taken >
28,856
12,549
< Gold Earned >
11,474
2.4
< Towers >
1.51
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
5,483
< Total Healing >
12,843
14,368
< Experience >
12,928
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
7
216
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Elise with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Yasuo versus Elise matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Elise..

Yasuo typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Elise. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Elise

Who is Better, Yasuo or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter for Elise.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Elise, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Eliseas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Elise matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Yasuo is an above average counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Elise.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Yasuo, we analyzed 1,795 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 Elise as Yasuo 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 truly master Yasuo in order to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often picks up much more CS as Elise. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Elise build consist of Infinity Edge, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Elise than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Elise with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Elise as Yasuo, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Yasuo vs Elise battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.8% winrate overall.

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