User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these Champions would win? Part 5/@comment-24073465-20140531070948

Well, looking at the other comments, I am in slight agreement that Yi should have the advantage here....

1) Looking at physical and fighting traits, both are at the top of their respective martial skills, with Yi being a Wuju Master, and Yasuo being so gifted and skilled that within his generation, only he could learn the wind style (Not counting Riven's Wind-slash for this, as it's only a move rather than a whole style)....

Both count on fast and hard strikes, with Yi going more on the fast part and dodging/healing from opponent attacks, while Yasuo goes for a burst-style followed by high power (even if crit Items aren't allowed, I figure lore-wise he'd still hit like that) quick attacks from all sides, while dancing through the enemies with sweeping blade (again, game wise you can't do this on the same enemy more than once every 10 seconds, however, I figure that lore-wise, he should be able to use sweeping blade on the guy more than once)....Also, because of the Wind Shield, he's SLIGHTLY tankier than Yi....and if he CAN use sweeping blade on Yi more than once, his tankiness is even more, since sweeping blade increases his flow.....IF, on the other hand, it goes like game that he can't use sweeping blade on a target for 10 seconds after the first time, his damage becomes considerably less (since I doubt they're there with minions for him to charge his E on), and tankiness suffers a little bit, since he can't really recharge his shield after it first goes down....

Looking at their respective techniques, it all depends on when Yasuo uses Wind Slash.....If it hits Yi, it's advantage Yasuo.....even moreso if it hits Yi while he's meditating since it prevents him from regening his HP in such a fight....However, if he misses it (and this is possible due to Yi's high movespeed with Highlander or simply using Alpha Strike at the right time) then Yi basically wins in such a case by simply overwhelming Yasuo with fast and hard (from true damage E) hits....

2) Looking at their mental and psychological health, I'd say that Yi is kinda like a buddhist monk, in that even when fighting he's serene and calm...this makes him likely to analyze the situation, watch for any tells or weakpoints in the opponent, make less mistakes, etc.....Yasuo on the other hand is slightly brash, and is looking for revenge; he's more of a "Hit first, ask questions later if there's anyone standing" kinda guy....This makes him more likely to be reckless, attack first without analyzing the opponent, make more mistakes, etc....Mental and Psychological advantage clearly goes to Yi.....

Looking at this, I say that Yi has a clear advantage in battle....However, Yasuo can turn things his way IF he manages to hit Yi with a tornado....