How to win lane as Malzahar against Yasuo · 57.31% win rate over 5,919 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even at level 1 before either of you has a real all-in. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | Yasuo spikes at 2 — E dash plus Q lets him flick on and burst you. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens out as your W Voidlings and shield absorb his all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through 4-5 it stays a skill trade — you poke and shove, he looks for dashes. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | At 6 you win — your point-click suppress ignores his mobility and kills him. |
| First item | Yasuo | With first item he edges back — crit and Wind Wall let him dodge your suppress timing. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | At 2+ items a fed, mobile Yasuo can windwall and flash around your channel. |
Level 1 is even, but he spikes at 2 with his second point — E dash plus Q lets him flick onto you and all-in before your kit is fully online, and Wind Wall shuts down your Q poke. Your saving grace is W Void Swarm and your passive shield: keep them up and they absorb his burst, turning levels 3-5 back into a skill matchup where you E-poke and shove while denying him a clean kill. Never fight with your shield and Voidlings down.
The full Malzahar vs Yasuo report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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