Yasuo vs Cassiopeia — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Cassiopeia · 50.48% win rate over 525 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Cassiopeia is favoured — Cassiopeia owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Yasuo's 1. Play it patient and win your windows. Yasuo wins 50.48% of games vs Cassiopeia in top lane (525 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1CassiopeiaCassiopeia's Q and Miasma grounding zone your farm and disable your E.
Level 2CassiopeiaLevel 2 still favours Cassiopeia — her poke and W ground keep you out.
Level 3CassiopeiaAt 3 her full zone control locks you off engage and CS.
Levels 4-5CassiopeiaLevels 4-5 Miasma grounding keeps you unable to close while she DPS's you.
Level 6CassiopeiaPetrifying Gaze at 6 stuns you for a free combo if you face her.
First itemCassiopeiaHer first AP item keeps her ahead as she DPS's you down while grounded.
Two+ itemsYasuoLate, full crit and Wind Wall let Yasuo wall her R and burst her down.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 favour Cassiopeia — her Q and Miasma zone your farm and the grounding pool disables your E engage entirely. Don't step in W, farm from max range, and hold Wind Wall for a real commit rather than her poke.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yasuo vs Cassiopeia 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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