Yasuo vs Lillia — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Lillia · 50.58% win rate (862 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — 50.58% win rate over 862 games, decided window to window rather than at champion select.

At a glance

Weather the poke — dash circles around her and EQ-knockup on the Blooming Blows gap.

Track: Lillia's Q — Blooming Blows (6–4s cooldown). Her kite + move speed stacks.

Do

  • Stack Q through the wave
  • Windwall her Blooming Blows
  • EQ the knockup, R the follow-up

Don't

  • Dash into her Blooming Blows
  • Waste Wind Wall on chip
  • Fight with passive shield down

Runes & build vs Lillia

Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs her poke)
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item
Blade of the Ruined King (duel spike)
Then
Infinity Edge
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Lethal Tempo (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Second Wind, Bone Plating · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Yasuo's game plan

Read from Yasuo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Lillia.

This is Yasuo's own plan; across 862 pooled games the lane is even.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LilliaLillia's Q range and passive burn out-poke your melee level 1.
Level 2YasuoAt level 2 your E-Q gap-close overpowers her squishy early frame.
Level 3YasuoBy level 3 you consistently dash onto her when she steps up to farm.
Levels 4-5YasuoAt 4-5 you dominate short trades since she has no CC to stop your dash.
Level 6LilliaLillia's Lilting Lullaby (R) sleep gives her a level 6 burst all-in.
First itemYasuoYour first crit item lets you delete her the moment you gap-close.
Two+ itemsYasuoLate-game skirmishes favor your E mobility and Wind Wall over her poke.

How to beat Lillia as Yasuo: the early game

Lillia edges level 1 with her Blooming Blows (Q) range and passive burn, but from level 2 on your E-Q gap-close overwhelms her flimsy early frame and you take control of the lane.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yasuo in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yasuo's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Yasuo vs Lillia 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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Common questions

Who wins Yasuo vs Lillia in top lane?

Nobody on paper — a 50.58% win rate over 862 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Yasuo vs Lillia a skill matchup?

Yes — Yasuo vs Lillia is a genuine skill matchup: 50.58% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Yasuo counter Lillia?

No hard counter either way — the Yasuo vs Lillia win rate is 50.58%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Yasuo take vs Lillia?

Yasuo takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Lillia.

What should Yasuo build vs Lillia?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs her poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Blade of the Ruined King (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Mercury's Treads.

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