Caitlyn vs Yasuo Counter Pick

Yasuo carries a listed difficulty of 10, the maximum on the scale, and his matchup against Caitlyn shows why he’s worth the trouble to learn: 44.1% for Caitlyn over 1,154 games on patch 16.13.1.

His attack range is only 175, so on paper an ADC with 650 range should never let him close the distance. In practice, Sweeping Blade lets him dash through a target for magic damage with each cast dealing more than the last, and Steel Tempest builds stacks toward a knock-up that sets up his all-in. Once he’s in range, Caitlyn’s kite tools — the trap and the net — have to land perfectly or the fight is already lost.

The single biggest factor is Wind Wall. It creates a moving barrier that blocks all enemy projectiles for 4 seconds, which can eat a Piltover Peacemaker, a 90 Caliber Net, or the whole of Ace in the Hole in one placement. Yasuo’s passive, Way of the Wanderer, also builds a shield whenever he’s moving, so simply kiting away without landing damage doesn’t wear him down the way it would a stationary target. Full details sit on the Caitlyn and Yasuo champion pages.