User blog comment:Plazmalord117/Lets Talk Yasuo/@comment-24420226-20140310155851

I might actually suggest a btork over a ravenous if you plan to go for lifesteal first. Whatever your first item on Yas is, it should have attack speed. I still say shiv is a strong early choice, assuming your in mid lane against a squishy ap where low ad values are not a problem. Lifesteal is generally for top lane Yasuo where he needs to survive against beefy bruisers.

As a side note, Shiv works well on Trynd because, like Yasuo, he gets free passive crit. He can also draw out fights with his ult, which means more crits.

And finally, if you're really scared of Yasuo, just play Rhyze. Does Rhyze care about Yasuo's dash? No, all his skills are targeted, plus he gets a huge move speed buff with his ult. His build path is generally very tanky with a RoA and Frozen Heart, so bursting him in a few hits ain't gonna happen. Wind wall? Doesn't block the snare, so Rhyze can just walk through it for his other skills. Shield? Rhyze's Cd's are so short he'll burn though it, wait 3 seconds, then go through another rotation. Yasuo can't even ult if he get's snared.