Wukong vs Yasuo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Wukong against Yasuo · 51.52% win rate over 722 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Wukong is favoured — Wukong owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Yasuo's 2. Wukong wins 51.52% of games vs Yasuo in top lane (722 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WukongWukong's level-1 Q trade beats Yasuo before his combo comes online.
Level 2WukongAt level 2 Yasuo still lacks trade tools while your Q armor-shred hurts.
Level 3WukongLevel 3 with E-Q-W you win the extended trade cleanly.
Levels 4-5WukongLevels 4-5 your kit out-trades his pre-crit poke and sustain.
Level 6WukongAt 6 Cyclone knocks him out of Windwall for a favorable all-in.
First itemYasuoFirst crit item flips it: Yasuo's shield and crits win short trades.
Two+ itemsYasuoWith 2+ items Yasuo's Windwall and double crits out-duel you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are yours: Yasuo's early Steel Tempest poke is weak before he has his full combo, so trade with Q and stay on top of him.

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The full Wukong 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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