It's safe to say that Yasou is one of the strongest champions in League of Legends and that he may very well be able to carry a game once he snowballs during the early laning phase. Because of this, the hero constantly get banned in most pubs but one user stressed out that there is no need to ban the champion as there are numerous ways to counter him. Today, we're going to show you how to effectively deal against Yasou.
Countering Yasou
One player has iterated that Yasou, although considered as overpowered, isn't entirely broken and can still be countered and shut down by most champions. Most fans agreed that in high Elo, Yasou has below 50% winrate as of this current meta which shed some light behind the notion that the hero is severely overpowered. So how do they counter Yasou? Well, here are some insights from youtuber, Dong Huap.
Team Fights
Take note that Yasou need space to farm and get his essential items. Now, you may think it's unorthodox but one way to counter Yasou is to let him have his farm. Yes - you should leave the hard hitter hero behind and instead, focus on team fights with the rest of his team. The key for this is to pressure his team enough that they'll fall out behind as Yasou constantly farms solo. This way, your team gets the lead early on in which you can then redirect your focus to Yasou in the mid phase of the game.
Ganking
The main strength of Yasou is his ability to be slippery whenever several creeps are nearby. And so the key to ganking the champion is the cut off his escape path and lockdown the squishy champion entirely. Once there's no more creeps for him to dash into, he's pretty much a dead meat. So the key ingredient here is to gank him by pack - ideally 2-3 heroes is enough to properly cut off his escape routes and kill him easily.
Laning
In order to deal against a Yasou, you need to hold the lines instead of pressuring the hero early on. The reason for this is because; once Yasou hits level 2, he can easily peel you off with good tradeoffs due to your early pressure that cost you a significant amount of mana as a consequence. So the trick here is to hit him and pop up his shield and kite him during the entirety of the match. Wait until your jungler is able to gank him and make a decisive surprise kill off of him.
Dong Huap has made a great video on how to effectively deal against Yasou which is shown down below. Check out for more League of Legends tips and tricks here!
