How to win lane as Darius against Yasuo · 54.78% win rate over 6,240 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Darius | You out-stat Yasuo at level 1 — no shield yet and he must walk up for CS into your AAs. |
| Level 2 | Darius | Level 2 W Crippling Strike gives you a slow to lock him for extra Hemorrhage stacks. |
| Level 3 | Darius | Level 3 E Apprehend cancels his dashes and Windwall can't stop your melee trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Darius | Levels 4-5 your bleed stacks and Q heal grind him down every time he approaches the wave. |
| Level 6 | Darius | Level 6 R executes through his squishy pre-item frame with no defensive counter. |
| First item | Darius | At first item Darius still wins the extended all-in through Windwall and his knockup. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Late, Yasuo's crit spike, kiting and dive setup with R+knockup flip the matchup to him. |
You own levels 1-2: Yasuo is a weak laner with no shield until he stacks Q, so trade AAs into him and start Hemorrhage bleed while he's forced to walk up for CS. Don't waste E on his dash — hold it to answer his all-in.
The full Darius 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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