Is Yasuo good in Patch 26.13?

Yasuo is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.3% win rate, 3.4% pick rate, and 16.3% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Yasuo Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Yasuo Top?

The best Yasuo Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge with the Lethal Tempo keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Yasuo Top is C tier with 49.3% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Yasuo in Patch 26.13 include Garen (45.4% Yasuo win rate), Darius (45.6% Yasuo win rate), Jax (45.8% Yasuo win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Yasuo?

To climb with Yasuo Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Forcing a fight. Forcing a fight: Fighting is at the core of League of Legends, thus knowing how and when to begin the fight is crucial.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play YasuoTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Yasuo Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Yasuo is C tier Top with 49.3% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Lethal Tempo + Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow. Hardest matchup: Garen (45.4% win rate for Yasuo). Key patterns to practice: Forcing a fight.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#38of 47 Top champions

Win rate49.3%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate3.4%25th most picked Top

Ban rate16.3%

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Yasuo Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (3.4% pick rate, 49.3% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.3% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

Lethal TempoKEYSTONE

Absorb Life

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

ResolveSECONDARY

Second Wind

Overgrowth

SHARDS

Lethal Tempo · Absorb Life · Legend: Alacrity · Last Stand + Second Wind · Overgrowth

Summoner spells

Exhaust

Flash

Skill order

WMax Q first

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31415

28101213

611

Item build

3.4% pick

Starting

Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King

Immortal Shieldbow

Infinity Edge

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Situational

Immortal Shieldbow

Blade of The Ruined King

Kraken Slayer

Infinity Edge

Mortal Reminder

Lord Dominik's Regards

Yasuo Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Yasuo holds a 49.3% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 0.8 points below the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 38th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 3.4% pick rate (25th most played in the role) and a 16.3% ban rate, Yasuo is one of the most banned picks in the game right now, so have a backup ready in draft.

Yasuo Top held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Yasuo is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Yasuo Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Garen (45.4% win rate for Yasuo) and Darius (45.6% win rate for Yasuo): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Jayce (53.0%) and Malphite (49.6%) are the least punishing matchups for Yasuo this patch.

How to play Yasuo Top

Pick Yasuo top into ranged or weak early fighters you can scale against safely.
Power spike at level 6 plus Steel Tempest stack: all-in when the enemy commits to a trade without Flash.
Common mistake: freezing without vision. Ward river before stacking Q so junglers cannot punish your long lane.

Yasuo Top guide

Toplane Yasuo wins duels by punishing a stationary target: poke with Steel Tempest (Q) until Gathering Storm hits two stacks, then the next cast becomes a whirlwind that knocks the target airborne. Sweeping Blade (E) closes the gap first if he isn't already in range, and Last Breath (R) blinks onto whoever is airborne, holding every other airborne enemy nearby at once. Way of the Wanderer (passive) quietly stacks a shield as he moves and pops it the instant a champion or monster hits him.

The build

Exhaust and Flash are the summoners. Precision is the primary tree — Lethal Tempo, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand — backed by Second Wind and Overgrowth from Resolve. Doran's Bow plus two Health Potions opens, upgrading into Berserker's Greaves; Q opens and maxes first, E second. Core: Blade of The Ruined King into Immortal Shieldbow and Infinity Edge, expanding into Kraken Slayer, Mortal Reminder, or Lord Dominik's Regards later.

Ability mechanics

Sweeping Blade (E) dashes Yasuo through his target for magic damage; it can't repeat on the same enemy for a few seconds, but chaining it onto new targets ramps the damage each cast. Steel Tempest (Q) counts as a basic attack for scaling, and every landed hit adds a Gathering Storm stack — the second stack turns the next Q into an airborne-knocking whirlwind instead of a normal poke. Last Breath (R) then blinks him to that airborne target, dealing physical damage while holding every other airborne enemy in the radius, refilling Flow, and granting his crits heavy Bonus Armor Penetration afterward.

Matchups

Garen, Darius, Jax, Renekton, and Gangplank give him the most trouble by win rate. Jayce, Malphite, and Yone swing in his favor.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Yasuo counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Yasuo good in Patch 26.13?: Yasuo is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.3% win rate, 3.4% pick rate, and 16.3% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Yasuo Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Yasuo Top?: The best Yasuo Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge with the Lethal Tempo keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Yasuo Top is C tier with 49.3% win rate this patch.
Who counters Yasuo?: Champions that counter Yasuo in Patch 26.13 include Garen (45.4% Yasuo win rate), Darius (45.6% Yasuo win rate), Jax (45.8% Yasuo win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Yasuo?: To climb with Yasuo Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Forcing a fight. Forcing a fight: Fighting is at the core of League of Legends, thus knowing how and when to begin the fight is crucial.