Why Are So Many People Trying Yasuo ADC?

Room 36·Jun 21, 2019·1 votes·1,596 views

There doesn't seem to be much going for him as an ADC... Almost every marksman out-ranges him, out CC's him, etc. Is there any reason why I notice him way more often than any other off-meta pick?

10 Comments

HotarµJun 21, 20192 votes

I might be wrong, but IIRC he was designed to be League's first real melee AD carry.

Even if that's not correct, I think it's just because he's fun and strong in the right hands. He has the tools to survive in bot lane, which also helps a lot.

HP CrookshanksJun 21, 20192 votes

Because his kit is overloaded so he can be played in any lane.

Room 36Jun 21, 20191 votes

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Because his kit is overloaded so he can be played in any lane.

Overloaded how exactly?

Jaygo41Jun 21, 20192 votes

Because he's insanely overloaded, cheesy, and will scale back into the game even if put behind early.

Room 36Jun 21, 20191 votes

Good point. I suppose what separates him from a lot of other traditional ADCs like Ezreal is that he can easily come back even when set behind laning phase. He doesn't even need good communication with his team to do so.

Pika FoxJun 21, 20191 votes

Yas was designed to be played bot into RADCs. His passive allows him to deal with harass, E lets him get close or out, and windwall can be used to block necessary skillshots and outplay the support.

KFCeytronJun 21, 20191 votes

Even with all his tools, he's not doing great in the solo lane he was designed for (mid). In bot lane, he has a support to protect him.

Room 36Jun 21, 20191 votes

Really? That's interesting. At least according to what I've seen he thrives in the mid and top lanes, mid mainly. When he's played ADC the damage he inflicts with his only ranged ability will easily be nullified by any utility the enemy support provides their ADC.

KFCeytronJun 21, 20191 votes

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Really? That's interesting. At least according to what I've seen he thrives in the mid and top lanes, mid mainly. When he's played ADC the damage he inflicts with his only ranged ability will easily be nullified by any utility the enemy support provides their ADC.

The idea is to turn his 0/10 power spike into maybe a 0/7 power spike. :P