How to win lane as Yasuo against K'Sante · 53.78% win rate over 1,257 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | K'Sante | K'Sante's Ntofo Strikes poke and W stun bully your dash-reliant level 1. |
| Level 2 | K'Sante | At level 2 his W stun into Q pull still shuts down your trades before you scale. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | By level 3 your E-Q kite matches his combo, making it an even skill fight. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | At 4-5 your Steel Tempest windup and short trades edge ahead of his cooldowns. |
| Level 6 | K'Sante | K'Sante's All Out (R) at level 6 gives him lethal all-in burst and stat steal. |
| First item | Yasuo | Your first crit item spikes your DPS to out-trade his tank profile. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late teamfights hinge on positioning and engage timing, keeping it skill-dependent. |
K'Sante out-bullies you at levels 1-2 with his Ntofo Strikes (Q) poke and W stun that stops your dash trades cold, so respect his range and last-hit carefully.
The full Yasuo vs K'Sante 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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