How to win lane as Yasuo against Maokai · 49.05% win rate over 579 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yasuo | Maokai's slow Sapling Toss poke can't punish your level 1 farming. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | At level 2 your E sidesteps his Twisted Advance root and you trade freely. |
| Level 3 | Yasuo | By level 3 you out-trade his tanky low-DPS kit consistently. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | At 4-5 your Steel Tempest DPS dominates his short cooldowns. |
| Level 6 | Yasuo | Even his level 6 Nature's Grasp root is telegraphed enough for your E and Wind Wall. |
| First item | Yasuo | Your first crit item shreds his tank build in extended trades. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Late-game you remain the win condition, out-dueling his utility tank profile. |
You control lane from level 1: Maokai's Sapling Toss (W) poke is too slow to punish you and your E lets you sidestep his Twisted Advance root, so you farm and trade freely.
The full Yasuo vs Maokai 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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