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I have a question...about Yasuo.

Zerenza··10 votes·898 views

Who made this guy...like really who thought it was a good idea to make a champion that can literally block EVERYTHING that's thrown at him. Who has near unlimited dashes and an ability that can crit that also has a pretty danged long knock-up thrown on it. Oh and don't forget he gets a shield for the sole purpose of playing league of legends. Oh and don't forget he does not have to worry about mana BECAUSE HE HAS NO resource!

I don't really mind much of the other things but Yasuo's Windwall and sheild have no business on him. Being able to block all ranged damage (including auto attacks and ultimates) for about 4 seconds (3.75). The man can just sit in lane, dash towards you, wreck your face then safely dash out while windwalling to make sure NONE of your skill shots hit him on his way out. This guy has a better drive by than lucian. His shield is absolutely ridiculous, a yasuo can go in for trades like the one above, completely screw up but because he has a low-key malzahar passive he takes no damage and get's out completely unscathed. What makes it worse is when he tower dives you with half health and get's out safely because he blocks all your damage on the way out.

When trying to 1v1 a yasuo he'll just walk from one side of the windwall to the other and prevent all your damage even more, and in a team fight he can just block an entire teams damage. This isn't even his ultimate and it's utility far outclasses almost anything in the game, why is this allowed.

I wouldn't mind him keeping this if they put a limit to how many projectiles he could block, that way timing it is still effective and there is still counter play for the ranged opponent.

25 Comments

NoPaxt4 votes

For 1350 IP you can shut Yasuo down... Morgana Her entire kit counters him...

LSmaster168 votes

Why would I do that when I can complain on the boards?

Zerenza2 votes

Exactly! :D

Project omen2 votes

Not really. The moment you lay down your W on the minion wave, I can dash to you and chunk half your health down and all you can do is walk away, because your Q will get blocked/dodged. And I can keep doing that to you until you starve from farm or until the enemy jungler starts ganking. Yasuo main here.

NoPaxt2 votes

You assume that I will be reacting to you, but you will be reacting to me. My w will farm for me easily and I can out farm you. If you attempt to dash I can bind you, your wind wall means nothing to good positioning. If you attempt a knock up, I can shield my self. You'll be asking your JG for ganks as you sit in lane 0-0-0. Won't matter, I play a good vision game and my Ult. Eventually you'll roam so that you can get kills and assists, because Yasuo players care about their score card more than winning. When you return to lane I'll be stronger than you because of my farm and feeding off your jungler or top who has to cover for you. You'll rage on your team, blaming them, and tilt yourself into oblivion....

Project omen1 votes

Your W won't clear the wave in the first ranks, will clear the backline at later ranks. I can break your shield with a stacked dash, because I max E, unless you max your shield, which will make your clear weak. I always place the wall right as I get in your face, or just block your Q by reflex, or even dodge it. With good positioning, I can dash out of your ult, and even if I don't I survive your combo if I have more than half my hp. Also how are you going to position vs a Yasuo when you can't stop his mobility. I mean, as soon as you come and place W down I'll immediately jump on you. Plus, the wave is near my tower because you just pushed it. Also yeah... I got to plat IV by maining Yasuo because I cared about my score card. Nice one.

Shadòw2 votes

It's not all about counterpicks.

Yasuo s kit is just a pain in the ass. He doesn't deserve direct nerfs, but adjusts against frustration just like Zed

Zerenza2 votes

It doesn't really matter if you shut him down in lane, yasuo is one of those champions that once he gets his build he's going to be a pain to deal with and there really isn't much you can do about it except delay the inevitable.

Project omen1 votes

Champions that stomp when fed: Every single champion in the game. Champions that fall behind when they do poorly: Every single champion in the game. Champions that become useful when the game lasts long enough for them to farm and get items: Every single champion in the game. Welcome to League of Legends.

cute irelia gf4 votes

crush him 0/5. He gets item 3046 item 3031

And you're dead if youre a squishy mage or adc.

Tychusfindlay9191 votes

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crush him 0/5. He gets item 3046 item 3031

And you're dead if youre a squishy mage or adc.

I don't see the issue here.

Then again, I play Darius so there is never a point in the game where Yasuo outscales me.

BIue Monk2 votes

His name is CertainlyT... He designed Yasuo, Darius, Thresh, Kalista. Everyone @ Riot likes him because of Thresh. I don't think his champs are healthy at all :)

Support Bοt1 votes

I Hate this guy a lot... All of his champs are overtooled, OP by mechanics and barelycountrable.

Zerenza1 votes

I'm okay with thresh and kalista and darius has fallen out of the limelight as of late for the same reason kalista has, nerfs and balance changes. Which yasuo desperately needs.

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

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His name is CertainlyT... He designed Yasuo, Darius, Thresh, Kalista. Everyone @ Riot likes him because of Thresh. I don't think his champs are healthy at all :)

none of them are

Support Bοt2 votes

Yasuo may be bullied on lane only by specific champions. But even when he is 0/3/5, he just win late game. HUGE dps, stupid mobility, and this worst skill ingame.... WINDWALL...

My proposal to make him more balanced is just limit his WINDWALL blocks to a one blocked hit. And it is still enough. Somethin that block or negate ULITMATES and has over 10s cd is just bullsht.

You may tell me that he is zero champion. Its not true. Good yasuo, same like good YI is just BROKEN. Unstoppable freelo.

TequilaZombie3 votes

Swain, Malz, Morg, Morde, Azir, Any assassin who's not LB, Any melee champion with burst. Seriously, Yas is a strong champion, but he can be played around even if you are countered. Hell, before level 3 any ranged mid laner can win against him with AA poke.

I mean, he's strong, but not broken.

Narasimha2 votes

So what you're saying... is that a melee carry has a strong late game?

Fascinating.

Project omen2 votes

What is this? 2014? I thought people quit complaining about Yasuo already. He has clear counters and he is in a pretty good spot right now. His win rate in June was about 50% in all tiers. He is far from "broken". Before coming to the boards and claiming that champion X is "op", (in this case Yasuo, a champion specifically designed for duels and sieges, oh boy!) try looking at his counters and how easily accessible they are.

Zerenza2 votes

I don't think he's OP, i think his kit is Overloaded and gives him a lot more room to counter play his opponent than the opponent has to counter play him. All champions have counter's but a counter doesn't decide a match, in addition he doesn't seem to have very many hard counter's, i don't think a 40% win rate counts as a counter especially for such a powerful skill oriented champion.

And yes i am actually venting my salt on the boards just like everyone else does lol

Project omen1 votes

That last sentence just proved my point. Nothing more to say. The numbers speak for themselves.

xWaters1 votes

Not to mention double crit chance... Honestly hate this champion. Right when he's about to die and your about to throw out that last skillshot the bs wall appears to assure him an escape. It's massive at its full rank, really pisses me off.

OxyPoro1 votes

His ult needs to stop generating maximum flow, I'm tired of those clutch double shields saving his ass and winning him all ins when he should be focking dead.

DREADN0UGHT1 votes

Yasuo is limited by his ulti. He needs his targets to be knocked up in order to target them. And his has 1 knockup, which is only available when he hits 2 Qs.

Tychusfindlay9191 votes

Darius Oh? Garen Yasuo has Nasus a windwall that Shen blocks projectiles? Volibear

Totally useful against every champion.

I guess he does kind of suck for many midlaners, but with a good team comp, he won't scale, ever.

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