So I'll bite. How in the hell do you have a good early game as Yasuo?

Naomi CoffeeGoat·Nov 9, 2015·1 votes·793 views

Pretty much every time I play him I feed early game and maybe do well late. Ranged mages just harass a crap ton with auto attacks and use spells when you have no options for mobility or defense, you push the wave really hard and get susceptible to ganks, you're melee and extremely squishy with only your flow shield to protect you and a windwall that every enemy just walks around or retreats once their spells get shielded. I don't understand how others do so well with him in lane.

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ModWulf HelhammerNov 9, 20154 votes

I have just discovered the anti-QQ Yasuo post. Yasuo haters, come read this to find out how to deal with Yas

I recommend this guide: The Only Yasuo Guide You'll Ever Need. The guy is a god at Yas, and he puts some really great points out there (plus ways to deal with him as well). The actual guide doesn't start till about 2:50, but if you like his humor, the beginning is pretty funny

Naomi CoffeeGoatNov 9, 20151 votes

I'll have to try and check that out when I'm back home from work then. Thanks for the recommendation.

MorganFreemanBotNov 9, 20153 votes

You pray your enemy is bad, or that your enemy is a melee tank. Those are the two most reliable methods.

The other option is to be super aggressive. Yasuo does have good level 1 aggression between his E (you -do- go E level one, right?) and auto attacks. He's reliably able to jump onto squishy mages and hurt them a bit very early and very fast. Most of them won't even properly harass you for it, but will cower in fear.

As the lane goes on, so long as you don't feed, it becomes a bit easier. Your kill potential spikes really hard at level 2, and against most players you can get first blood or force an early back because they won't know how to handle you and position properly. Assuming you keep up on farm you can win most straight up fights at level 6, provided you use windwall intelligently.

Naomi CoffeeGoatNov 9, 20151 votes

I do start E level one. Though I guess I'm just not being aggressive enough. I usually get beat in lane and try to rely outfarming my opponents to make it through the laning phase.

Dominick DestineNov 9, 20151 votes

Is this a troll thread? Yasuo has one of the safest lanes in the game in addition to not being gated by anything... he can out-trade almost anyone at lvl 2 and his shield gives him powerful sustain that the opponent will not have.

Who exactly has a better lane than Yasuo? Possibly Xerath?

Naomi CoffeeGoatNov 9, 20151 votes

It's not a troll thread. I'm legitimately asking for advice and seeking help for what I'm doing wrong.

FredartNov 9, 20153 votes

Try fighting an Azir with yasuo and tell me how safe who is plx.

alasarcherNov 9, 20151 votes

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Pretty much every time I play him I feed early game and maybe do well late. Ranged mages just harass a crap ton with auto attacks and use spells when you have no options for mobility or defense, you push the wave really hard and get susceptible to ganks, you're melee and extremely squishy with only your flow shield to protect you and a windwall that every enemy just walks around or retreats once their spells get shielded. I don't understand how others do so well with him in lane.

Well others do well with him in lane, because they know how to play him :D