Talk:Yasuo/@comment-5557556-20131217215850

Ok, this is my first time playing against this champion. I am currently Silver II and that Yasuo was Silver III I think so you can tell that we were of equal skill. I was playing with Pantheon.

All I can say is following: If Yasuo didn't have his passive shield he wouldn't stand a chance against any champion in the entire game. As Pantheon I tried to rush on him with my standard combo but his shield absorbed a big chunk of my damage, so all I did was to trigger his shield with auto attack or Q and then wait 2 seconds for his shield to disipate then I go in with W and E which brings him very, very low.

Another note on Yasuo is that champions with gap closers wreck him. If he puts his wind wall in front of you all you have to do is jump through it and attack him. This applies to Diana, Akali, Pantheon, Fizz and Jax.

Another thing that breaks him in half is silence. If someone puts silence on him he is dead meat so Garen simply rolls over him.

I feel like RIOT slapped his shield mechanic in the very last moment of production to make him at least viable because with his current kit he deals ok damage but is very vulnerable to certain things.

So me recomendation is to wait a little bit to see what will be his state in the future and then proceed with purchase, he might not be worth the IP.