How to win lane as Mel against Yasuo · 48.46% win rate over 2,722 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Mel | Level 1 you win because Yasuo's early damage is weak, his Wind Wall isn't up, and your Q plus autos out-poke him. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Level 2 stays yours as you out-trade his Steel Tempest and deny his flow-shield resets. |
| Level 3 | Mel | Level 3 you lead because Solar Snare is a ground root that ignores Wind Wall and locks his dash. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mel | Levels 4-5 remain yours since you chunk him through his broken flow shield and he can't trade back. |
| Level 6 | Mel | Level 6 stays with you as Rebuttal reflects the tornado he needs to knock you up for Last Breath. |
| First item | Mel | First item keeps you ahead because he wastes Wind Wall on your Q and still eats an un-wallable E root. |
| Two+ items | Mel | At 2+ items you win by reflecting his burst with W, rooting through the wall, and executing with Golden Eclipse. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: Yasuo's early damage is low and his Wind Wall (W) isn't up yet, so your Radiant Volley (Q) and passive autos out-poke his Steel Tempest (Q). Deny him easy Sweeping Blade (E) resets on the caster minions and start him behind on flow.
The full Mel 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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