How to win lane as Talon against Yasuo · 53.01% win rate over 2,026 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | Level 1 is Talon's: lead with Q and autos and his thin Flow shield loses the trade. |
| Level 2 | Talon | Level 2 is Talon's: your W+Q spike beats a Yasuo with no ult and a small shield. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Level 3 is Talon's: baiting Wind Wall opens a melee combo he can't fully block. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Levels 4-5 are Talon's: you dictate trades before his knockup-ult spike exists. |
| Level 6 | Talon | Level 6 is Yasuo's: Last Breath plus Flow shield and Wind Wall win his all-in window. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item is Talon's: lethality bursts straight through his shield and low HP. |
| Two+ items | Talon | 2+ items are Talon's: your flank one-shots him before he can R off a knockup. |
Yasuo can block Rake with Wind Wall, so lead with Noxian Diplomacy and autos rather than W. Levels 1-2 his Flow shield is thin and his E-dashing gives you auto-attack windows; bait the wall, then WQ in for a melee trade he can't fully answer.
The full Talon 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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