How to win lane as Zac against Yasuo · 47.69% win rate (713 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
E-knock him — he can’t Wind Wall a dash, out-sustain.
Track: Yasuo's E — Sweeping Blade. Dash knockup — Wind Wall can’t block it!
Read from Zac's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yasuo.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yasuo | Yasuo wins level 1 because Steel Tempest (Q) out-ranges your poke and threatens the tornado early. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | At 2 his mobility from Sweeping Blade (E) and Q pressure keep you from trading into him. |
| Level 3 | Yasuo | At 3 Wind Wall comes online but it blocks projectiles, and your E leap goes through it. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | Levels 4-5 he snowballs trades while your only initiation tool can be walled on demand. |
| Level 6 | Yasuo | At 6 Last Breath needs an airborne enemy of his own, so your knock-ups never feed it. |
| First item | Yasuo | At first item his crit spike explodes his DPS while your engage stays neutralized by W. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | With 2+ items your R engages safely — it cannot be walled and it cannot set up his Last Breath. |
Yasuo bullies the early levels with Steel Tempest (Q) range and his flow shield, but Wind Wall does not counter your kit the way it looks: it destroys projectiles, and Elastic Slingshot is a leap that passes straight through. Farm the first two levels, then stop respecting a wall that cannot stop your engage.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Zac's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Zac vs Yasuo 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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Yasuo, slightly — Zac wins 47.69% of 713 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Yasuo has a small statistical edge (52.31% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Yasuo has the slight edge (Zac wins 47.69%), though it stays close.
Zac takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Yasuo.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Heartsteel (HP feeds everything) first, then Spirit Visage / Thornmail, with Plated Steelcaps.
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