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Akali vs Yasuo

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Akali is a high-agency assassin aiming to snowball by using (W) to create safe windows for extended trades and all-ins.
Pressure Yasuo early to deny him a calm scaling lane and prevent him from leveraging his mobility and knockup threat.

Trading pattern

Start trades with (Q) poke into passive autos, then commit with (W) or (E) when Yasuo is exposed.
Respect (W) that blocks projectiles; bait it out before committing to trades.
Punish Yasuo when his (W) or passive shield is down by stepping forward for short trades or wave pressure.

Danger windows

Respect Yasuo's second (Q) tornado knockup and (R) follow-up; avoid extended trades when these are available.
Be cautious when (W) is down, as Akali loses her safest trading window and becomes vulnerable.
Yasuo is dangerous when he has minion waves for (E) mobility; avoid fighting far from minions where he can dash freely.

Early game

Use level 3 power spike to unlock (Q)-(W)-(E) combo and pressure Yasuo aggressively when cooldowns and spacing favor you.
Avoid extended trades without (W) active, as Yasuo can punish Akali when (W) is down.
Manage energy and ability access carefully to maintain pressure and avoid being vulnerable to Yasuo's mobility.

Power spikes

At level 3, use (Q)-(W)-(E) combo for strong trades; avoid giving Yasuo space to counter.
At level 6, track (R) availability to execute verified all-ins or defensive resets; avoid forcing fights without it.
After first AP assassin item, increase wave pressure and trade confidence while respecting Yasuo's item spike.

Win conditions

Use (W) to create safe windows for extended trades and all-ins, denying Yasuo's mobility advantage.
Snowball early by punishing Yasuo's cooldowns and wave states to prevent his scaling.
Leverage side-lane picks, burst all-ins, and flank pressure post-level 6 and after first item to dominate the lane and impact the map.