How to win lane as Yasuo against Irelia · 53.43% win rate over 1,660 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Irelia | Level 1 goes to Irelia because Bladesurge resets and passive stacks out-trade you instantly. |
| Level 2 | Irelia | Level 2 stays Irelia as her Q mobility keeps her on you with no answer. |
| Level 3 | Irelia | Level 3 remains hers with the Flawless Duet stun added to her combo. |
| Levels 4-5 | Irelia | Level 4 is Irelia's while her passive attack speed out-DPS your trades. |
| Level 6 | Irelia | Level 5 stays hers as she snowballs stacks before your crit exists. |
| First item | Irelia | Level 6 is still Irelia's since her stacked damage beats your ult trade. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | With 2+ items you finally out-scale her once crit outpaces her on-hit stacks. |
Irelia beats you at every early level — Bladesurge (Q) resets on marked minions let her close, stack her passive, and out-trade you before you have crit. Freeze or manage the wave so she has no low minions to reset onto, and never trade into a full four-stack passive.
The full Yasuo vs Irelia 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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