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

Yasuo vs Vi

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

based on 7,513 Yasuo vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Yasuo fought Vi 7513 times. Using so many matchups for Yasuo vs Vi provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to suppress your rival. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Yasuo fights Vi in only 2.9% of his games.

Yasuo vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yasuo has done a dismal job of beating Vi. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Yasuo versus Vi matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Yasuo vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeDeath's DanceImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

TerminusBloodthirsterGuardian AngelPhantom Dancer

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 WindOvergrowth
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
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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 Vi as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Yasuo vs Vi Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Vi Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.7
7.1
< Deaths >
6.1
5.4
< Assists >
8.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
184
< Minions Killed >
36
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,238
< Physical Damage >
16,161
1,760
< Magic Damage >
89
936
< True Damage >
886
20,935
< Damage Dealt >
17,137
24,492
< Damage Taken >
29,565
12,446
< Gold Earned >
11,695
2.23
< Towers >
1.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,512
< Total Healing >
11,140
14,281
< Experience >
13,535
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
216
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Vi with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some valuable Yasuo versus Vi matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Yasuo normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Vi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Vi

Who is Better, Yasuo or Vi?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually loses when facing off against Vi, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a bad counter for Vi.

While Yasuo does have a lower winrate than Vi, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Yasuo into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yasuo is a trash counter for Vi. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Vi.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Yasuo, we analyzed 7,513 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 Vi 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 in order to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often racks up much more CS as Vi. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Yasuo versus Vi build consist of Infinity Edge, Death's Dance, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Vi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when countering Vi with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Vi as Yasuo, Yasuo players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Yasuo vs Vi face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Yasuo vs Vi tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all games with data with these champs.