How to win lane as Yasuo against Swain · 53.32% win rate over 2,770 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Swain | Level 1 favors Swain: his Death's Hand (Q) out-pokes Steel Tempest and he shoves first. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 evens out as his Nevermove (W) root is a slow, dodgeable skillshot. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays a skill matchup with Wind Wall able to blank his E setup. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 it remains even; you trade Q for Q and sidestep his root. |
| Level 6 | Swain | Level 6 spikes Swain: Demonic Ascension (R) out-sustains you in a straight duel. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item lands your crit spike so you burst him before his drain matters. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Into 2+ items Wind Wall denies his root and you delete his immobile drain-tank. |
Level 1 tips to Swain: his Death's Hand (Q) fan of bolts out-pokes your Steel Tempest at point-blank and he can shove first to deny you. Give up the level-1 contest, soak XP, and don't walk into the wave where his short-range Q shreds you before you have tools.
The full Yasuo vs Swain 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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