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

Yasuo vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vladimir as Yasuo

based on 8,375 Yasuo vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Vladimir as Yasuo came out of an examination of 8375 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo encounters Vladimir in only 3.2% of his games.

Yasuo vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a average job of beating Vladimir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champions face one another in. In Yasuo vs Vladimir games, Yasuo’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Yasuo vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterPhantom DancerImmortal ShieldbowDeath's Dance

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: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Vladimir as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Yasuo vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Vladimir Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.5
6.8
< Deaths >
5.1
5.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
182
< Minions Killed >
179
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,364
< Physical Damage >
979
2,084
< Magic Damage >
22,116
1,039
< True Damage >
406
22,487
< Damage Dealt >
23,501
24,219
< Damage Taken >
32,172
12,209
< Gold Earned >
11,599
2.23
< Towers >
1.9
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,506
< Total Healing >
27,818
14,134
< Experience >
14,737
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
198
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Vladimir with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Yasuo vs. Vladimir matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champs. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir..

Yasuo normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Vladimir

Who is Better, Yasuo or Vladimir?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vladimir, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes an ok counter for Vladimir.

While Yasuo does have a lower winrate compared to Vladimir, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Yasuo into Vladimiras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a somewhat poor counter to Vladimir. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Yasuo, we analyzed 8,375 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 Vladimir 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 to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Vladimir build consist of Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Vladimir than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Vladimir with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vladimir as Yasuo, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Unflinching, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Yasuo vs Vladimir counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.

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