Urgot vs Yasuo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Urgot against Yasuo · 55.92% win rate (1,967 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Urgot is favoured — 55.92% win rate over 1,967 games, and Urgot's game plan below claims 7 of the 7 stage windows.

At a glance

Q-zone his dashes — poke him and save E for his all-in.

Track: Yasuo's R — Last Breath (70–30s cooldown). His all-in after a knockup. While down, you win.

Do

  • Q-zone his dash paths
  • Poke with shotgun knees
  • Save E for his all-in

Don't

  • Fight his level-6 EQ resets
  • Get knocked up by his EQ
  • Waste E early

Runes & build vs Yasuo

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Urgot's game plan

Read from Urgot's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yasuo.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1UrgotYou out-range and out-trade Yasuo at level 1 — Q poke plus the shell slow lets you win the first exchange.
Level 2UrgotLevel 2 W Purge lets you shred him while his dash is down, keeping you ahead.
Level 3UrgotAt 3 your Q-plus-slow combo punishes every E-dash, so the tempo stays yours.
Levels 4-5UrgotThrough 4-5 he still can't out-brawl a Juggernaut's HP with weak base resists.
Level 6UrgotLevel 6 R is a chem-drill projectile — Wind Wall eats it, so bait the wall first.
First itemUrgotFirst item you snowball the duel — shotgun knees shred his low resists.
Two+ itemsUrgotTwo-plus items you keep the sidelane and your R still executes, so you stay favoured.

How to beat Yasuo as Urgot: the early game

Level 1-2 you own the lane: Q outranges his auto-poke and stepping on the shell slows him, so he can't trade without eating your E charge. Zone him off the caster minions and deny early stacks.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Urgot in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Urgot's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Urgot 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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Common questions

Who wins Urgot vs Yasuo in top lane?

Urgot — a 55.92% win rate vs Yasuo in top lane over 1,967 games is a real advantage.

Is Urgot vs Yasuo a skill matchup?

Not really — Urgot holds a real statistical advantage (55.92% win rate), so Yasuo is the one working uphill.

Does Urgot counter Yasuo?

Statistically yes — Urgot counters Yasuo in top lane, winning 55.92% of 1,967 Emerald+ games.

What runes does Urgot take vs Yasuo?

Urgot takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Yasuo.

What should Urgot build vs Yasuo?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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