Yasuo vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Yasuo
based on 9,815 Yasuo vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yasuo vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Yasuo vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Yasuo
Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Blitzcrank
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 Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Yasuo vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Yasuo in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several significant Yasuo versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Yasuo typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yasuo and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Yasuo or Blitzcrank?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Blitzcrank.
While Yasuo does have a lower win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Blitzcrankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Yasuo has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Yasuo is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yasuo to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yasuo often picks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who on average don't take much CS 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Blitzcrank build consist of Jak'Sho, The Protean, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Blitzcrank with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Blitzcrank as Yasuo, Yasuo players should equip 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 combinations players picked for Yasuo vs Blitzcrank counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.
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