How to win lane as Yasuo against Vex · 48.06% win rate over 4,199 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vex | Level 1 is Vex's: her Doom and Gloom passive immediately punishes your dash-based kit. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is a skill window where careful ranged farming keeps the trade even. |
| Level 3 | Vex | Level 3 favours Vex as her Gloom mark Fears you out of every E engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vex | Levels 4-5 stay Vex-favoured with passive resets plus Mistral Bolt poke controlling the lane. |
| Level 6 | Yasuo | Level 6 flips to you: you bait Shadow Surge and Wind Wall the recast to win the all-in. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item is yours as Shieldbow out-sustains her poke and her cooldowns leave gaps. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Full crit you win every fight taken while her R and passive are down. |
Level 1 is Vex-favoured and levels 2-5 belong to her passive: Doom and Gloom specifically counters dash-spammers, so each Sweeping Blade triggers her Gloom debuff and a Fear that cancels your trade. Farm from range, take Q pokes rather than dashing into a fresh mark, and accept that this is a survive-and-scale early where you don't force anything into her passive.
The full Yasuo vs Vex 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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