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Kayle vs Yasuo

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Prioritize safe farming and avoid early extended trades to reach Kayle's crucial level 6 ranged form and item spikes.
Accept a low lane pressure early game and focus on surviving Yasuo's medium pressure and mobility to scale into a late-game DPS threat.

Trading pattern

Concede early trades and only engage when (W) is down to increase chances of landing (Q) slow and resistance shred.
After level 6, use ranged (Q) and empowered (E) attacks to poke and trade safely, holding (R) to negate Yasuo's burst or all-ins.
Punish Yasuo's cooldowns, especially after he uses (Q) tornado or (R), by stepping forward for safer trades.

Danger windows

Yasuo's level 2 combo with (Q) and (E) is a high danger window; avoid extended trades and respect his mobility.
When (R) is available and he has knockup access, be cautious of all-ins and hold (R) to deny lethal burst.
Yasuo is most dangerous when his (W) and passive shield are up; avoid committing to trades during these cooldowns.

Early game

Avoid fighting Yasuo before level 6 when Kayle is melee and vulnerable to his mobility and knockup combo.
Use (Q) and (W) to sustain and slow Yasuo when he attempts to engage, but do not overextend.
Keep the wave near your tower to reduce Yasuo's ability to dash aggressively with (E).

Power spikes

Kayle's level 6 unlocks ranged attacks and (R), enabling safer farming and denying Yasuo's burst; use (R) proactively during all-ins.
Yasuo's level 2 spike with (Q) plus (E) mobility allows aggressive trades; avoid fights before Kayle's level 6.
Yasuo's first item spike increases his trade threat; respect this by maintaining defensive positioning and farming safely.

Win conditions

Survive early game pressure by farming safely and using (Q) and (W) to mitigate damage and sustain.
Reach level 6 and item thresholds to unlock ranged attacks and (R), then take longer trades and punish Yasuo's cooldowns.
In late game, position front-to-back in teamfights, using (R) to deny burst and applying sustained DPS to carry fights.