How to win lane as Xerath against Yasuo · 53.29% win rate over 3,794 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Xerath | At level 1 you outrange Yasuo and can chip him with W, which his Wind Wall can't block. |
| Level 2 | Xerath | At level 2 you keep the range lead and he still has no way to reach you. |
| Level 3 | Xerath | Through level 3 your held E stuns his E Sweeping Blade dash and you bait the wall with W. |
| Levels 4-5 | Xerath | At 4-5 you punish the Wind Wall cooldown with Q while keeping the wave too thin to dash-chain. |
| Level 6 | Xerath | At 6 he can only reach you through minion dashes you deny, so your held E answers his R engage. |
| First item | Xerath | A first item makes one clean Q past his wall chunk a third of his bar in the down-window. |
| Two+ items | Xerath | Two items in a single landed E-W-Q combo flips any flank he tries, keeping you ahead in the fight. |
At levels 1-2 you outrange him massively, but his Wind Wall is coming, so don't just spam Q into it. Use W Eye of Destruction — a ground zone he can't block — to chip him and bait the wall, then land Q once it's down. He's melee with no way to reach you yet, so keep minions between you and stack the early lead.
The full Xerath 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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