How to win lane as Naafiri against Yasuo · 50.76% win rate over 2,096 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 your pack pressure beats Yasuo's weak pre-crit start. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | At 2 you punish his farming while Wind Wall is on cooldown. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 you dive to melee where Wind Wall can't block your damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Through 4-5 you keep shoving and winning trades on his W timer. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | At 6 Yasuo's knockup into Last Breath flips the all-in his way. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item you can burst him first if you catch him without Wind Wall. |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | At 2+ items your pack pressure and R engage reclaim the edge. |
Levels 1-2 you win: Yasuo is weak before crit and your pack pressure beats his early trades, just don't feed Q into his Wind Wall and instead close to melee.
The full Naafiri 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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