Mobile-contact carry build: Yasuo does not win only through mechanical speed, but because he turns messy space into an exchange that keeps belonging to him. The build must therefore preserve his burst threat, his continuity inside the fight, and enough margin for his first useful dash to truly open what follows.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,950 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,350 total cost +400gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
14,600 total cost -350g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,950 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,350 total cost +400gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
14,600 total cost -350g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Yasuo generates value through sustained DPS.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Stacked attack speed breaks your cap — more autos between Qs, your storm builds twice as fast.
The flat bonus rides every auto in your dash-auto-Q weave — free DPS across your whole kit.
Your passive-doubled crits land on full targets early in fights — the bonus stacks on top.
Attack speed to trigger the tornade Q Steel Tempest (3 hits) more quickly.
Covers the window when your passive shield is down — short trades stop chipping your early game.
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Perseverance
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Perseverance
