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How to Win Yasuo vs Lee Sin Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Yasuo

based on 7,677 Yasuo vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Yasuo resulted from an evaluation of 7677 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Lee Sin in only 2.9% of his games.

Yasuo vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a great job of beating Lee Sin. Normally, he wins a whopping 54.5% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Yasuo against Lee Sin rounds, Yasuo’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Yasuo vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterIceborn GauntletTerminusMaw of Malmortius

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Yasuo vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Lee Sin Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
8.6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
186
< Minions Killed >
37
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,342
< Physical Damage >
13,131
1,821
< Magic Damage >
2,766
949
< True Damage >
974
21,112
< Damage Dealt >
16,872
23,998
< Damage Taken >
34,668
12,477
< Gold Earned >
11,675
2.42
< Towers >
1.31
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,526
< Total Healing >
16,323
14,295
< Experience >
13,150
18
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
11
218
< Time Dealing CC >
434

How to Counter Lee Sin with Yasuo in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several valuable Yasuo vs. Lee Sin matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lee Sin..

Yasuo often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Lee Sin. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Yasuo or Lee Sin?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when taking on Lee Sin, with a 54.5% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a great counter to Lee Sin.

While Yasuo does have a much higher winrate compared to Lee Sin, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Lee Sinas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Lee Sin 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 a great counter for Lee Sin. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Yasuo, we analyzed 7,677 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 Lee Sin 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo to counter Lee Sin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually accumulates much more CS compared to Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Yasuo versus Lee Sin build consist of Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Lee Sin than with many other common builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 54.5% battling Lee Sin with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Lee Sin as Yasuo, you should use the Conqueror, 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 builds players chose for Yasuo vs Lee Sin counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.5% win rate overall.

If you need to get Yasuo vs Lee Sin tips and builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all games finished with both champs.