How to win lane as Yasuo against Talon · 50.55% win rate over 4,736 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a coin-flip skill lane where his melee Q trades roughly even with your ranged Q. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-dependent since neither of you has a decisive all-in tool yet. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even because his rank-2 Rake matches your kit if you respect Wind Wall timing. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain a skill check as his Dirk power fights your escape charges and W uptime. |
| Level 6 | Talon | Level 6 belongs to Talon: Shadow Assassin plus lethality gives him a roam-and-execute kill window you can't match. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item flips to you as Shieldbow and lifesteal out-sustain a single Talon burst. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | With two items your crit Q and Wind Wall dismantle a squishy lethality assassin in any extended fight. |
Levels 1-2 are a skill lane: Talon can walk up and Q-auto trade, but his rank-1 Rake is weak and your Q out-ranges his melee, so trade back on his approach and keep the wave central. Never let him build a big lethality tempo off free pokes, and hold Wind Wall for his Cutthroat, not for a stray Rake.
The full Yasuo vs Talon 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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