How to win lane as Yasuo against Illaoi · 51.65% win rate over 759 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Illaoi | Level 1 goes to Illaoi because her tentacle and Smash trades out-damage you immediately. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | Level 2 stays Illaoi as a landed Test of Spirit zones and shreds you. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Level 3 remains hers with more tentacles punishing any melee trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Level 4 is Illaoi's while her tentacle field makes standing near the wave lethal. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | Level 5 stays hers as her E and tentacle damage peak before your spikes. |
| First item | Yasuo | Level 6 flips to Yasuo since Last Breath kills a caught Illaoi away from her tentacles. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | With 2+ items you kite her tentacles and Wind Wall her W to out-DPS her in the open. |
Illaoi owns the early levels — her tentacles and Tentacle Smash out-trade you, and a single Test of Spirit (W) rips your spirit and zones you off the wave. Farm from range, dodge her W religiously, and never trade while standing in a tentacle field.
The full Yasuo vs Illaoi 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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