Yasuo (League of Legends)

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Yasuo
the Unforgiven
Release date	2013-12-13
Last changed	V14.15
Class(es)	Skirmisher
Legacy	Fighter Assassin
Position(s)	Top Middle Bottom
Resource	Flow
Range type	Melee
Adaptive type	Physical
Store price	1350 | 585
Crafting	+ 810
Ratings
Damage 3 Toughness 1 Control 2 Mobility 3 Utility 2
Style
Difficulty
Champion Spotlight
Yasuo Champion Spotlight

Yasuo is a champion in League of Legends.

Base statisticsEdit
Health 590+110
Health 590+110
Resource N/A
Resource N/A
Health regen. (per 5s) 6.5+0.9
Health regen. (per 5s) 6.5+0.9
Secondary Bar Flow (100)
Secondary Bar Flow (100)
Armor 32+4.6
Armor 32+4.6
Attack damage 60+3
Attack damage 60+3
Magic resist. 32+2.05
Magic resist. 32+2.05
Crit. damage 175% ( ×  0.9)
Crit. damage 175% ( ×  0.9)
Move. speed 345
Move. speed 345
Attack range 175
Attack range 175
Attack speed
Base AS 0.697
Base AS 0.697
Attack windup 22%
Attack windup 22%
AS ratio 0.67
AS ratio 0.67
Bonus AS +3.5%
Bonus AS +3.5%
Unit radius
Gameplay radius 65
Gameplay radius 65
Selection radius 120
Selection radius 120
Pathing radius 32
Pathing radius 32
Acq. radius 400
Acq. radius 400
Special statistics
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Received +0%
Total Attack Speed +2.5%
Total Attack Speed +2.5%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Received -10%
Damage Received -10%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Dealt +0%
Damage Received +0%
Damage Received +0%

Abilities

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Way of the Wanderer

Way of the Wanderer

Innate - Intent: Yasuo's  total critical strike chance is doubled from all other sources, but his critical strikes deal only「 (157.5% +  36%) AD physical damage. 」「 90% of the  critical damage champions usually have. 」Additionally,「 every 1% critical strike chance in excess of 100% is converted into  0.5 bonus attack damage. 」「 every 50% critical strike chance in excess of 100% is converted into  25 bonus attack damage. 」

Innate - Resolve: Yasuo generates Flow for every 59 / 52.5 / 46 (based on level) units he travels by any means. At「 100 stacks 」「 5900 / 5250 / 4600 (based on level) units traveled 」and upon taking damage from an enemy champion or monster, Yasuo consumes all Flow to grant himself a shield for 125 − 600 (based on level) that lasts up to 1 second.

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Targeting input	Passive

• Yasuo is able to reach 100% critical strike chance with Way of the Wanderer's multiplier after obtaining a total of  50% critical strike chance.

Tips & Tricks

• Taking into account Yasuo's 345 base movement speed and assuming he's constantly moving, it will take 17.1 / 15.22 / 13.33 (based on level) seconds to generate 100 Flow stacks.
  • Taking into account the 45 bonus movement speed that most Tier 2 boots grant (resulting in 390 total movement speed), it will take 15.13 / 13.46 / 11.79 (based on level) seconds to generate 100 Flow stacks.

Map-Specific Differences

Arena differences ^edit

• Base shield changed to 130% value.

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Steel Tempest

Steel Tempest
CAST TIME:	0.35 − 0.175 (based on bonus attack speed) / 0.35 − 0.28 (based on bonus attack speed)
STATIC COOLDOWN:	4 − 1.33 (based on bonus attack speed)
RANGE:	450 / 1150
EFFECT RADIUS:	215
WIDTH:	80 / 180
SPEED:	1200

Active: Yasuo thrusts his sword in a line in the target direction that deals physical damage to enemies hit and applies on-hit and on-attack effects at 100% effectiveness to the first enemy hit. Steel Tempest's damage can critically strike for「 (47% +  33.6%) AD bonus physical damage. 」「 84% of the  critical damage champions usually have. 」

Physical Damage: 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 (+ 105% AD)

If this hits at least one enemy, Yasuo generates a stack of Gathering Storm for 6 seconds, stacking up to 2 times and refreshing on subsequent hits. At 2 stacks, the next Steel Tempest consumes them all to become empowered with a new effect.

Gathering Storm Bonus: Yasuo unleashes a whirlwind in the target direction that deals the same damage to enemies hit and knocks them up for 0.75 seconds, or 0.9 seconds in combination with Sweeping Blade.

Steel Tempest's thrust is interrupted if Yasuo is affected by disarming crowd control during the cast time, but its  cooldown is reset to 0.1 seconds.

If Steel Tempest is cast during Sweeping Blade, it will instead affect enemies around Yasuo at the end of the dash, or doing so immediately at his landing location after blinking while ending the dash prematurely.

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Targeting input	Direction
Damage type
Type	See Notes
Type	See Notes
Sub-type	Physical
Sub-type	Physical
Minion Aggro	See Notes
Minion Aggro	See Notes
Counters
Spell shield	Blocked
Spell shield	Blocked
Parries	See Notes
Parries	See Notes
Projectile	See Notes
Projectile	See Notes

• Casting Sweeping Blade when Steel Tempest's remaining cooldown is less than 0.5 seconds resets this remaining cooldown to allow casting it in combination, but adds the refunded time to the cooldown of that cast. If Yasuo becomes unable to cast abilities during the dash after buffering, Steel Tempest will not cast, but will still go on cooldown.^(note)
• The one Gathering Storm stack is named Steel Wind Rising.
• The whirlwind from consuming stacks of Gathering Storm can strike targets whose center is behind Yasuo, unlike most missiles.
• The whirlwind is not released when cast during Sweeping Blade, but instead knocks up all enemies hit around Yasuo at the end of the dash.
• Steel Tempest applies basic damage to the first (closest) enemy hit and area damage to secondary enemies:
  • Steel Tempest will apply on-hit effects to the first target hit, but will not do so to the secondary ones.
  • Steel Tempest will not apply spell effects to the first target hit, but will do so to the secondary ones.
  •  Spell vamp will only grant healing from the damage dealt to secondary targets, and healing is reduced to 33% effectiveness, accordingly.
  •  Life steal will heal based on the damage dealt to the first target hit.
• The whirlwind is a missile and can therefore be intercepted.
• Steel Tempest will only draw minion aggro if the first target is a champion.
• This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the end of the cast time.
• Each parry has different interactions with this ability, whether it's the first target of Steel Tempest or the secondary one. In either case Yasuo still gains a stack of Gathering Storm and his whirlwind knock-up cannot be negated by parries:
  • Dodge: both first target and secondary target do not take damage.
  • Block: first target does not take damage, secondary target does take damage.
  • Blind: both first target and secondary target do take damage.
• Steel Tempest rolls its critical strikes individually against each enemy hit.
• Casting Last Breath during Steel Tempest will buffer it to cast after the cast time has completed.
  • However, if Last Breath is used on a target affected by an airborne source that is not Yasuo, it is cast immediately due to Steel Tempest's cast time ending prematurely. Steel Tempest will still cast in this case.
• If Steel Tempest is buffered during Sweeping Blade and Yasuo uses Recall, Teleport or Hextech Rocketbelt, Steel Tempest will go on cooldown without casting. In Protobelt's case Yasuo will also need to cast a movement command after it, else Steel Tempest will still trigger.
  • If, after this effect, Yasuo inputs a basic attack command quickly followed by a movement command, he will cast Steel Tempest around him and basic attack the target at the same time.^(bug)
    • Steel Tempest will not go on cooldown.
• Spell shield does not prevent a stack of Gathering Storm from being gained.
• While at two stacks, a range indicator will be shown for the effective range of the whirlwind.

Tips & Tricks

• Casting Last Breath while buffering Steel Tempest during Sweeping Blade will also trigger the damage after the blink, thus avoiding the Gathering Storm stack reset.

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Wind Wall

Wind Wall
COOLDOWN:	25 / 23 / 21 / 19 / 17
CAST TIME:	0.013
RANGE:	0 - 350 / 450
EFFECT RADIUS:	300

Active: Yasuo raises a wall of wind that travels in the target direction over 0.25 seconds. It then drifts another 50 units over 3.75 seconds, blocking all hostile non- turret projectiles that hit it and granting sight of its surroundings.

Wall Width: 320 / 390 / 460 / 530 / 600

▶️   "Face the wind!"

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Targeting input	Direction
Counters
Projectile	See Notes
Projectile	See Notes

• Wind Wall grants sight in a small static area in front of the cast location.
• Wind Wall starts blocking projectiles on-cast (despite not being fully formed).
• Wind Wall travels via a missile, and thus stops upon colliding with an enemy Wind Wall.

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Sweeping Blade

Sweeping Blade
COOLDOWN:	0.5 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1
TARGET IMMUNITY:	10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6
TARGET RANGE:	475
RANGE:	475 / 625
SPEED:	750 + 60% movement speed

Active: Yasuo dashes a fixed distance in the direction of the target enemy. Upon impact, he deals them magic damage, becomes ghosted for 2 seconds, and generates a stack of Ride the Wind for 5 seconds, which refreshes on subsequent hits and stacks up to 4 times.

Magic Damage: 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 (+ 20% bonus AD) (+ 60% AP)

Ride the Wind: Sweeping Blade's damage is increased by 25% per stack, up to 100% at maximum stacks.

Bonus Damage per Stack: 17.5 / 21.25 / 25 / 28.75 / 32.5 (+ 5% bonus AD) (+ 15% AP) Total Bonus Damage: 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 (+ 20% bonus AD) (+ 60% AP) Total Increased Damage: 140 / 170 / 200 / 230 / 260 (+ 40% bonus AD) (+ 120% AP)

Sweeping Blade can be cast on the same target only once every few seconds.

Yasuo will be knocked down by any immobilizing or polymorphing crowd control, excluding sleep^(bug), during Sweeping Blade.

Last Breath can be cast during the dash. If Steel Tempest has been buffered, Wind Wall may also be cast during it. ^(note)

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Targeting input	Unit
Target out-of-range override	Walk in range of the target
Insufficient dash range	Dash will gain bonus range through terrain.
Damage type
Type	Spell damage
Type	Spell damage
Sub-type	Magic
Sub-type	Magic
Minion Aggro	Drawn
Minion Aggro	Drawn
Counters
Spell shield	Blocked
Spell shield	Blocked
Grounded	Disabled
Grounded	Disabled
Knockdown	Interrupted
Knockdown	Interrupted

• The on-target cooldown will be applied upon starting the dash.
• Sweeping Blade's dash speed is affected by  movement speed.
• Sweeping Blade will generate 7.5 Flow stacks per cast that travels the maximum distance.
• Yasuo can use Sweeping Blade's fixed dash distance to cross walls both before and after hitting his target (provided his proximity to the wall and/or target allows it).
• After Sweeping Blade, Yasuo becomes ghosted for a moment to prevent situations where he would face extreme cases of body block.
• If Yasuo cancels a buffered Steel Tempest by Recalling, casting Sweeping Blade will allow him to cast it an additional time to the right by inputting a movement command.^(bug)
  • Sweeping Blade will act as if Yasuo is the target, dealing the damage to himself and generating a stack of Ride the Wind.
    • If this kills Yasuo, he will not receive the gold and will gain a death on the leaderboard.

Map-Specific Differences

Arena differences ^edit

• On-target cooldown changed to 50% value.
• Base damage changed to 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 / 135}.

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Last Breath

Last Breath
COOLDOWN:	70 / 50 / 30
CAST TIME:	none
TARGET RANGE:	1400
EFFECT RADIUS:	400

Active: Yasuo blinks to the other side of a visible airborne enemy champion nearest to the cursor, instantly generating maximum Flow while resetting Gathering Storm stacks.

Upon arrival, he knocks up all nearby airborne enemy champions for 1 second, revealing them, becoming unable to act himself, and slashing them with his sword over the duration to deal physical damage thereafter. Surrounding enemy champions that become airborne during this time will also be affected by Last Breath through the remaining duration.

Physical Damage: 200 / 350 / 500 (+ 150% bonus AD)

For the next 15 seconds, the damage dealt by Yasuo's critical strikes ignores  50% of the target's bonus armor.

A nearby airborne enemy champion is required to cast this ability. If Yasuo would blink inside the  attack range of an enemy turret (excluding the Nexus Obelisk), Last Breath will instead attempt to position him outside of it.

▶️   "Sorye ge ton!"

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Targeting input	Auto
Damage type
Type	Spell damage
Type	Spell damage
Sub-type	Physical
Sub-type	Physical
Minion Aggro	Not Drawn
Minion Aggro	Not Drawn
Counters
Spell shield	See Notes
Spell shield	See Notes
Grounded	Disabled
Grounded	Disabled

• Last Breath can be casted on targets suspended in mid-air by Nami's Aqua Prison's stun.
  • The wiki has adopted the term suspension for this unique property due to a statement by Yasuo's designer.
• Last Breath requires the target to be affected by airborne from an enemy source, and simultaneously that the target is not considered cc-immune, displacement immune, or untargetable during it.
  • Last Breath cannot be cast if there are no nearby enemy champions that meet the conditions.
    • Attempting to cast the ability on an enemy champion that is not airborne will indicate that they "Must Be Airborne!"
  • Self-applied or allied-applied displacements do not allow Last Breath to target the champion. Those applied by the neutral team (e.g. Dragon's initial knock back) can be targeted.
  • An indicator will be placed towards enemy champions that meet the cast conditions within range of Last Breath to signify the ability can be cast.
  • The Hextech Ultimatum will prevent Yasuo from casting Last Breath on an airborne enemy champion outside its borders.
    • Yasuo can only do so if the airborne enemy champion is inside the zone.
• Upon Last Breath's cast, the targets' facing directions snap to Yasuo. Afterwards, their facing directions shift in all other directions every 0.25 seconds over the duration of the airborne.
  • The last shift snaps them to the facing direction of the second one.
  • On the Nightbringer Yasuo skin, these shifts in facing direction do not occur, but the targets' facing directions will still snap to Yasuo upon Last Breath's cast.
• Yasuo does not need sight of enemy champions near his target to affect them with the ability.
• Even if the target is protected by spell shield the ability will still affect them and deal damage, but the spell shield will be consumed.
• Last Breath applies its damage and removes its forced movement on the target when it ends, including if it is removed early by being cleansed.
  • This is in contrast to most other effects with airborne, which have their forced movement linger if the disabling debuff is removed and have to be overridden by another movement spell (such as Lucian's Relentless Pursuit or Flash).
  • It behaves similar to Nami's Aqua Prison in this but is not considered suspension.
• Terrain displacing abilities (e.g. Weaver's Wall, Pillar of Ice, Volcanic Rupture) that affect enemy champions are considered airborne, and will therefore interact with Last Breath.
• While blinking, Yasuo creates an untargetable clone of himself that cues a dashing animation (similar to Sweeping Blade's) towards the target. This unit's rules do not follow those of a clone's. As such, it is more alike a champion, unless special cased.
• While performing Last Breath, Yasuo is locked out of performing actions.
  • The lock out will end prematurely if Yasuo dies as well as by the following if all targets:
    • Cleanse the knock up.
    • Are too far away from Yasuo.
    • Leave Yasuo's sight (e.g. by nearsight).
    • Become untargetable.
    • Die.
    • Enter the Realm of Death.
• The following table refers for interactions while Yasuo is locked out:

Attacking		Disabled
Abilities		Disabled
Movement		Disabled
Items	Usable	N/A
	Disabled	All items are disabled
	Interrupted by	N/A
Consumables		Disabled
Spells	Usable	Barrier Clarity Cleanse Exhaust Ghost Heal Ignite Smite
	Disabled	Flash Teleport Recall Hexflash
	Interrupted by	N/A
Interrupted by		N/A

Champion skins

This article section only contains champion skins. For all associated collection items, see Yasuo (Collection).

Original

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880

13.12.2013

An Ionian of deep resolve, Yasuo is an agile swordsman who wields the air itself against his enemies. As a proud young man, he was falsely accused of murdering his master—unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to slay his own brother in self defense. Even after his master’s true killer was revealed, Yasuo still could not forgive himself for all he had done, and now wanders his homeland with only the wind to guide his blade.

Liam O'Brien

Pan Chengwei

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High Noon

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975

13.12.2013

The mysterious and reluctant sheriff of a two-street town, Yasuo is in self-imposed exile after being accused of murder in the eastern territories. Even so, he has driven off entire bandit gangs as well as many of the desert's deadliest threats, saving hundreds of lives along the way.

Liam O'Brien

Michal Ivan, Puppetworks Animation Studio

High Noon

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Chromas

High Noon Yasuo Chromas

Amethyst

Emerald

Jasper

Obsidian

Sapphire

PROJECT

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1350

31.08.2014

Yasuo returned from advanced combat only to be accused of a crime he did not commit. Knowing that PROJECT's corporate leadership was somehow involved, Yasuo fights with the G/NETIC rebels, cutting away the lies of technology with his plasma coated blade.

Liam O'Brien

Charles 'Yideth' Liu

PROJECT

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Blood Moon

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975

25.02.2016

Ceremonial executioner of the Blood Moon cult, Yasuo's blade is inhabited by an insidious, bloodthirsty demon whose hunger for death can never be satisfied. This suits Yasuo well, for he is possessed of an inner darkness even deeper than the creature whispering at his side.

Liam O'Brien

Kelly Aleshire

Blood Moon

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Nightbringer

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1820

14.06.2017

Born from festering echoes at the dawn of creation, Yasuo is the hellish embodiment of chaos in the cosmos. Fated to clash against the Dawnbringer for all time, he awaits a day when his darkness will finally cleave away her light.

Liam O'Brien

Alex 'alexplank' Flores

Nightbringer and Dawnbringer

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New voiceover

New SFX/VFX

New Animations/Recall

Transforming

Chromas

Nightbringer Yasuo Chromas

Pariah

Odyssey

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1350

12.09.2018

Yasuo never wanted to be a space pirate… until he was framed for his brother's murder, and had to flee his life of relative luxury. Now on the run from a dozen different military and paramilitary factions, he's putting together an eccentric crew to make a new life among the stars.

Liam O'Brien

Bo 'chenbowow' Chen

Odyssey

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Chromas

Odyssey Yasuo Chromas

Obsidian

Pearl

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Sapphire

Tanzanite

Battle Boss

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1350

28.06.2019

One-time protagonist of the 1979 cult classic “Hasagi,” Yasuo was infected with Veigar's malignant code after the Battle Boss takeover of Arcadia. He maintains his impossibly complex gameplay patterns and high-damage attacks, but now fights for the forces of evil.

Liam O'Brien

Choe HeonHwa

Arcade: Battle Bosses

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Chromas

Battle Boss Yasuo Chromas

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Catseye

K.O.

Meteorite

Obsidian

Rose Quartz

Ruby

True Damage

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1350

10.11.2019

As enigmatic as he is skilled, Yasuo is the veteran producer all others turn to for inspiration. His beats transcend genre, painting whole universes with wild textures of sound. Notoriously selective about his collaborations, Yasuo sees True Damage as his platform to revolutionize how society experiences music.

Liam O'Brien

Kelly Aleshire

True Damage

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New SFX/VFX

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Chromas

True Damage Yasuo Chromas

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Catseye

Freestyle

Obsidian

Pearl

Ruby

Prestige True Damage

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25.09.2020

After the global success of “GIANTS,” reclusive producer-extraordinaire Yasuo was inundated with requests. From record deals to clothing sponsorships, he turned down one after another, preferring to stay out of the limelight to focus on the simple joys of making beats. However, A Bathing Ape somehow managed to secure his attention. Now, donning golden threads to match his musical brilliance, Yasuo holds the world's ears at attention—with fans and critics alike waiting to hear his next revolutionary track.

Liam O'Brien

Esben Lash Rasmussen

True Damage

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New SFX/VFX

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This skin is a variant of True Damage. Store variants are discounted for multiple purchases.

Spirit Blossom

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1350

22.07.2020

Long ago, two brothers fought a bitter war across Ionia. Yasuo, the younger brother, was a warlord renowned for his roguish demeanor—until he was accused of crimes against the country and took up arms to defend himself. Both were fated to fall in their final duel… a lesson, perhaps, in pride and hubris.

Liam O'Brien

Jennifer Wuestling

Spirit Blossom

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New SFX/VFX

New Animations/Recall

Chromas

Spirit Blossom Yasuo Chromas

Catseye

Emerald

Night Blossom

Obsidian

Pearl

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Sapphire

Sea Dog

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1350

05.05.2022

Empowered by the Buhru during his fight against Viego of Camavor, Yasuo made an unlikely champion for the children of Nagakabouros—his obsession with past events flew in the face of everything they believed in. Yet even the mangiest sea dog has his day, and Yasuo stood against the forces of darkness, emerging triumphant.

Liam O'Brien

Sean 'Raiko' Tay, West Studio

Ruined

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New SFX/VFX

New Animations/Recall

Chromas

Sea Dog Yasuo Chromas

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Catseye

Emerald

Obsidian

Pearl

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Truth Dragon

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1820

21.10.2021

Alone against an army, Yasuo chose to stand and fight. He blocked a narrow pass between two mountains, allowing innocents to escape the bloodshed. Wielding the truth of steel as a dance, he felled countless foes—but even he could not hold out forever. The Dragon of Truth, moved by his swordsmanship, came down from its peak to bless him...

Liam O'Brien

Pan Chengwei

Dragonmancers

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This skin is a variant of Dream Dragon. Store variants are discounted for multiple purchases.

Dream Dragon

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1820

21.10.2021

The song of steel grew silent, and Yasuo was the last living soul on the battlefield—though he imagined he could hear the thankful murmurs of the villagers he'd protected. Wounded and dying, Yasuo produced his flute to play a last haunting elegy. The Dragon of Dreams descended from its mountaintop, moved by Yasuo's song, and offered him its power...

Liam O'Brien

Pan Chengwei

Dragonmancers

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New voiceover

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New Animations/Recall

This skin is a variant of Truth Dragon. Store variants are discounted for multiple purchases.

Inkshadow

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1350

03.05.2023

Displaced from his home alongside Master Yi, Yasuo now uses his Inkshadow tattoos to ride the wind between Rabadon City and the outskirts, protecting civilians seeking asylum with help from the mysterious Man of Masks. Though he gave up his freedom in exchange for power, he sees the price as penance for being unable to help those who needed it most.

Liam O'Brien

Nathaniel Himawan, West Studio

Inkshadow

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Chromas

Inkshadow Yasuo Chromas

Catseye

DEFY MSI 2023

Emerald

Inked

Obsidian

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Sapphire

Tanzanite

Turquoise

Prestige Inkshadow

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Special

03.05.2023

Sporting an elevated take on traditional Ionian menswear coupled with a fearlessly bare set of stunning blackout tattoos, Yasuo's gala look celebrates elegant rebellion, sartorial subversion, and an uprising of unprecedented design.

Liam O'Brien

Ina Wong, West Studio

Inkshadow

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This skin is a variant of Inkshadow. Store variants are discounted for multiple purchases.

Foreseen

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1350

24.01.2024

Yasuo glimpsed many paths in his dreams. One saw him as an old man, alone, having strayed far from his course. He had given up ambition, family, even love, all to atone for sins he could no longer remember. This vision was not a warning, but a reminder, for Yasuo knew he could always return to his path. He only needed to find it... or let it find him.

Liam O'Brien

Su Fu, Kudos Productions

Otherroads

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Chromas

Foreseen Yasuo Chromas

Amethyst

Catseye

Emerald

Obsidian

Pearl

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Sapphire

Battle Wolf

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1350

31.07.2024

The first captain of the Wolf Squad, Yasuo fought alongside Riven in the early days of the invasion. He disappeared only to reemerge years later a battle-hardened survivalist, still wearing his original suit. He's here to warn Anima Squad that the enemy has evolved—and if they want to survive, they'll need all hands (and paws) on deck.

Liam O'Brien

Lejia Chan, Kudos Productions

Anima Squad

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Chromas

Battle Wolf Yasuo Chromas

Amethyst

Catseye

Nightwire

Obsidian

Pearl

Peridot

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Turquoise

Genesis Nightbringer

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Born from festering echoes at the dawn of creation, Yasuo is the hellish embodiment of chaos in the cosmos. Fated to clash against the Dawnbringer for all time, he awaits a day when his darkness will finally cleave away her light.

Liam O'Brien

Huyy Nguyen, West Studio

Nightbringer and Dawnbringer

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This skin is a variant of Nightbringer. Store variants are discounted for multiple purchases.

Patch history

For the expanded patch notes, see here.

V14.15

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 32 from 30.
• Sweeping Blade
  • Base damage increased to 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 from 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100.
  • Bonus damage per stack increased to 25% at all levels from 15% − 25% (based on level).

V14.11

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Using Recall during a Sweeping Blade + Steel Tempest combo no longer incorrectly delays the knock-up until Recall's channel ends or is interrupted.

V14.10

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Critical strike chance multiplier reduced to 2 from 2.5.
  • Bonus attack damage per excess critical strike chance increased to 0.5 from 0.4.

V14.9

• Stats
  • Selection radius increased to 120 units from 75.

V13.15

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Base shield increased to 125 − 600 (based on level) (now uses level growth formula) from 125 − 600 (based on level).

V13.14

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Bug Fix: Rageknife no longer disables the critical strike chance conversion.

V13.10 - May 18th Hotfix

• Stats
  • Health growth increased to 110 from 101.
• Way of the Wanderer
  • Base shield increased to 125 − 600 (based on level) from 100 − 575 (based on level).
• Wind Wall
  • Cooldown reduced to 25 / 23 / 21 / 19 / 17 seconds from 30 / 27 / 24 / 21 / 18.

V13.7

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Base shield increased to 100 − 575 (based on level) from 100 − 475 (based on level).
• Sweeping Blade
  • Number of stacks increased to 4 from 2.
  • Removed: No longer increases base damage by 15 / 17.5 / 20 / 22.5 / 25 per stack.
  • New Effect: Now increases total damage by 15% − 25% (based on level) per stack.

V12.10

• Stats
  • Base health increased to 590 from 520.
  • Health growth increased to 101 from 87.
  • Armor growth increased to 4.6 from 3.4.
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
• Way of the Wanderer
  • Base shield reduced to 100 − 475 (based on level) from 115 − 525 (based on level).

V12.7

• Stats
  • Base health increased to 520 from 490.
• Last Breath
  • Cooldown reduced to 70 / 50 / 30 seconds from 80 / 55 / 30.

V12.2

• Steel Tempest
  • AD ratio increased to 105% AD from 100% AD.
    • Critical strike AD ratio increased to 147% AD from 140% AD.

V11.22

• Nightbringer Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: Voiceover issues have been fixed.

V11.14

• Sweeping Blade
  • Bug Fix: No longer occasionally fails to plays its proper animation and instead use his moving animation.

V11.10

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Navori Quickblades' Deft Strikes now properly trigger on Yasuo's Steel Tempest's spin (if used while casting Sweeping Blade) and Yone's Mortal Steel's third cast (whirlwind).

V11.7

• Stats
  • Attack damage growth increased to 3 from 2.2.

V11.1

• Stats
  • Attack damage growth reduced to 2.2 from 3.2.
• Way of the Wanderer
  • Bonus critical strike chance increased to 150% from 100%.
  • Bonus attack damage per excess critical strike chance reduced to 0.4 bonus attack damage from 0.5.

V10.25

• Stats
  • Attack speed growth increased to 3.5% from 2.5%.

V10.24

• Way of the Wanderer
  • New Effect: Way of the Wanderer's critical strike-related effects now wait to activate until any other effects that care about critical strikes have been taken care of.

V10.23

• Way of the Wanderer
  • New Effect: Now converts every 1% excess critical strike chance into 0.5 bonus AD.
  • Bug Fix: Shield strength fixed back to 115 − 525 (based on level) from 120 − 605 (based on level).

V10.21

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Bug: Shield strength changed to 120 − 605 (based on level) from 115 − 525 (based on level).

V10.18

• General
  • Updated voice over.

V10.16

• General
  • Updated voice over.
• Stats
  • Base magic resistance increased to 32 from 30.
• Last Breath
  • Base damage increased to 200 / 350 / 500 from 200 / 300 / 400.

V10.12

• Stats
  • Base health reduced to 490 from 523.
• Way of the Wanderer
  • Shield increased to 115 − 525 (based on level) from 100 − 510 (based on level).
• Wind Wall
  • Cooldown increased to 30 / 27 / 24 / 21 / 18 seconds from 26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18.

V10.4

• Steel Tempest
  • Undocumented: Is no longer special cased to consume a stack of Hail of Blades on-hit (consuming an additional stack in the process).

V10.3

• Steel Tempest
  • Now correctly triggers on-attack effects.

V10.1

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Voice over lines restored.
• Sweeping Blade
  • Bug Fix: Voice over lines restored.

V9.24

• Steel Tempest
  • Undocumented: Now consumes a stack of Hail of Blades on-hit.

V9.23

• True Damage Yasuo
  • Loading screen border is now uniquely colored per True Damage skin.

V9.21

• Last Breath
  • Bug Fix: Dashing through the Eye of the Herald with Last Breath no longer has that non-champion entity pick it up.

V9.14

• Wind Wall
  • Undocumented: Projectiles can no longer sometimes go through the wind wall.

V9.9 - April 30th Hotfix

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it would have no cooldown if cast at a far distance during Sweeping Blade.

V9.6

• Steel Tempest
  • New Effect: Secondary targets hit are now accounted for by runes.
  • New Effect: Sweeping Blade cast secondary targets hit are now accounted for by runes.

V9.4

• Stats
  • Base attack damage reduced to 60 from 63.
• Steel Tempest
  • Bonus damage on critical strike reduced to 60% AD from 80% AD.

V9.3

• Nightbringer Yasuo
  • Last Breath
    • Bug Fix: Voiceover has been restored.

V9.2

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Restored on-hit VFX for tornado.
  • Bug Fix: Restored missing VFX on Sweeping Blade - Steel Tempest combo cast.
• Last Breath
  • Bug Fix: Restored missing buff particles on his sword after casting Last Breath.
• High Noon Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: Restored missing swipe trails on basic attacks.
  • Steel Tempest
    • Bug Fix: Restored on-hit VFX for tornado.
    • Bug Fix: Restored missing VFX on Sweeping Blade - Steel Tempest combo cast.
• PROJECT: Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: Restored missing swipe trails on basic attacks.
  • Steel Tempest
    • Bug Fix: Restored on-hit VFX for tornado.
    • Bug Fix: Restored missing VFX on Sweeping Blade - Steel Tempest combo cast.
  • Last Breath
    • Bug Fix: Restored missing buff particles on his sword after casting Last Breath.

V9.1

• Steel Tempest
  • New Effect: Ability icon border now shows the remaining time to recast the ability.
• Last Breath
  • New Effect: Can now ping whether the ability is within range or not.

V8.24

• Nightbringer Yasuo and PROJECT: Yasuo
  • Steel Tempest
    • Bug Fix: Audio cues have been restored.

V8.18

• General
  • Undocumented: Major rescript of all abilities.

V8.18#Hotfixes - Unknown Date Hotfix

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Bug Fix: No longer generates Flow at half the intended rate.
• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix/Undocumented: Fixed a bug where Yasuo could enter a state where every Q cast would be a tornado.

V8.11 - June 1st Hotfix

• Stats
  • Base attack damage increased to 63 from 60.
• Way of the Wanderer
  • Bug Fix: The combination of Brawler's Gloves and Infinity Edge now properly grants 40% critical strike chance.
• Steel Tempest
  • Critical strike AD ratio increased to 180% AD from 150% AD.

V8.11

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Bug Fix: Now correctly generates a shield in response to damage from Shaco's Hallucinate clone.

V8.8

• Nightbringer Yasuo and PROJECT: Yasuo
  • Steel Tempest
    • Bug Fix: Ground particle no longer clips into the ground on elevation change.

V8.3

• Stats
  • Base health regeneration reduced to 6.5 from 6.512.

V8.2

• Sweeping Blade
  • New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.
• Last Breath
  • New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.

V7.24b

• Stats
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 1.25 from 0.5.
• Steel Tempest
  • Base damage increased to 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 from 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100.
• Last Breath
  • Range increased to 1400 from 1200.

V7.23

• High Noon Yasuo and PROJECT: Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: On-hit VFX have been restored.
• Blood Moon Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: Crescent moon VFX no longer disappear when moving the camera away and back.

V7.22

• Stats
  • New: Now has +4% bonus attack speed at level 1.
  • Base attack damage increased to 60 from 55.376.
  • Base armor increased to 30 from 24.712.
  • Base health increased to 523 from 517.76.
  • Health growth increased to 87 from 82.

V7.17

• Last Breath
  • Bug Fix: Can no longer activate Zeke's Convergence by attempting to casting Last Breath on enemy who is not currently knocked up.

V7.16

• Nightbringer Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: No longer faces the wrong direction during his channel animation.

V7.13

• Nightbringer Yasuo
  • Bug Fix: Fixed special borders being cut off at the bottom during loading screen.

V7.12

• High Noon Yasuo
  • Sweeping Blade
    • Bug Fix: Now correctly shouts his VO when casting it.

V7.11

• Steel Tempest
  • Stack duration reduced to 6 seconds from 10.

V7.10

• Wind Wall
  • Bug Fix: Enemies no longer lose spell shields when walking through the very edge of Wind Wall.

V7.9

• Stats
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 0.5 from 0.

V7.8

• High Noon Yasuo
  • Way of the Wanderer
    • Bug Fix: Chromas no longer use the base skin particles.

V7.2

• Sweeping Blade
  • Base damage reduced to 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 from 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150.
  • New Effect: Has a 20% bonus AD ratio.

V6.24

• Last Breath
  • Bug Fix: Targeting enemies displacing themselves/each other with Blast Cone.

V6.22

• PROJECT: Yasuo
  • General
    • Bug Fix: Basic attack animation desynchronized with damage application.

V6.21

• PROJECT: Yasuo
  • Steel Tempest
    • Bug Fix: Pixelation on third cast's maximum range indicator.

V6.18

• Stats
  • Base attack speed increased to 0.67 from 0.658.
  • Attack speed growth reduced to 2.5% from 3.2%.
• Last Breath
  • New Effect: Bonus armor penetration only applies to Yasuo's critical strikes.
  • Bug Fix: Yasuo dealing a basic attack's worth of extra damage when casting.

V6.17

• Last Breath
  • Bug Fix: First basic attack after casting being delayed if critically striking.

V6.16

• Sweeping Blade
  • Bug Fix:  Grasp of the Undying's cooldown refreshing when attempting to cast on a target the dash immunity is still active on.

V6.14

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Not always critically striking when Yasuo has 100% critical strike chance.
• Wind Wall
  • Bug Fix: Failing to block projectiles if cast right when Yasuo dies.
• Sweeping Blade
  • Bug Fix: Yasuo sometimes becoming unable to use basic attack after casting.
  • Bug Fix: Yasuo ignoring both cooldown (regular and per target) and cast time if used while displaced and on on multiple targets.
• Last Breath
  • Bug Fix: Yasuo sometimes becoming unable to use basic attack after casting.

V6.2

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Third cast and casts during Sweeping Blade bypassing spell shields in certain situations.
• Wind Wall
  • Bug Fix: Ceasing to block projectiles if Yasuo dies while active.

V6.1

• Wind Wall
  • Bug Fix: Being bypassed by certain unit-targeted abilities ( Pick a Card) as it spawns.

V5.14

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Third cast not applying on-hit effects.

V5.8

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Flow generation reduced to 1 stack per 59 / 52 / 46 (based on level) units from 1 per 46 at all levels.
  • Shield strength increased to 100 − 510 (based on level) from 60 − 470 (based on level).

V4.21

• Stats
  • Movement speed increased to 345 from 340.
• Steel Tempest
  • Cooldown reduced to 4 seconds at all ranks from 5 / 4.75 / 4.5 / 4.25 / 4.

V4.18

• Stats
  • Base health lowered to 462 from 512.
  • Base movement speed lowered to 340 from 350.

V4.17

• Steel Tempest
  • Bug Fix: Going on a shorter cooldown if cast during Sweeping Blade.

V4.13

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Shield duration reduced to 1 second from 1.5.
• Steel Tempest
  • Minimum cast time increased to 0.18 seconds from 0.13.
  • Cooldown reduction from attack speed reduced (maximum amount needed for minimum cast time unchanged).
  • Bug Fix: Third cast dealing instant damage in first cast range when used in quick succession.
• Wind Wall
  • Removed: Passive bonus Flow per Sweeping Blade cast.

V4.12

• Sweeping Blade
  • Bug Fix: Sometimes not triggering Spellblade.

V4.11

• Sweeping Blade
  • Maximum bonus damage reduced to 50% at 2 stacks from 100% at 4.

V4.5

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 19 from 15.

V4.3

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Shield strength reduced to 60 − 470 (based on level) from 60 − 690 (based on level).
  • Shield duration reduced to 1.5 seconds from 2.

V4.2

• Way of the Wanderer
  • Flow generation reduced to 1 stack per 46 units from 1 per 40.
• Steel Tempest
  • New Effect: Displays a maximum range indicator while third cast is available.
• Wind Wall
  • Passive bonus Flow stacks per Sweeping Blade cast reduced to 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 from 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20.
• Last Breath
  • Range reduced to 1200 from 1300.

V4.1

• Way of the Wanderer
  • New Effect: 10% reduced damage applies to Statikk Shiv.
• Steel Tempest
  • New Effect: Third cast uses smart casting by default.
  • Interaction with Sweeping Blade updated for reliability.
• Wind Wall
  • Removed: Blocking allied Dark Spheres.
• Last Breath
  • New Effect: Grants maximum Flow on cast.
  • Animation time reduced by 0.1 seconds.
  • Bug Fix: Yasuo blinking to targets who flashed out of a displacement's target location right before being hit.
  • Bug Fix: Cooldown timer tracking error in HUD and Spectator Mode.

V3.15

• Added.

Trivia

• Yasuo - Yone is one of seven pairs of sibling champions (the others being Jinx - Vi, Cassiopeia - Katarina, Kayle - Morgana, Garen - Lux, Nasus - Renekton, and Darius - Draven).
  • Though not a pair, Anivia, Ornn, and Volibear are also siblings.
• The flute Yasuo plays in his dance emote is most likely a Shakuhachi (harmonica for High Noon; wind controller for PROJECT).
  • His Classic 'dance' references a performance of this instrument.
    • A side by side comparison can be seen here.
    • Yasuo is the first champion to have an emote that will orient itself the same (dancing emote, facing the bottom-right of the screen), no matter what direction Yasuo was facing. Akali is the second.
  • The melody of his Classic dance complements Yone's when the two use the dance emote simultaneously. A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
• Yasuo's design is largely based on the Japanese rōnin (lit. a wanderer), a samurai whose masters had died or stripped of titles & lands. Many rōnin became mercenaries, bodyguards, or even criminals.
• The length of Yasuo's sword is about that of a tachi or even an ōdachi. However, he wears it cutting edge up like the shorter katana.
• Yasuo [jasɯ̟ᵝo] is a Japanese masculine given name, rendered as 康夫 (roughly "peaceful man") in the Japanese localization.
  • From Old Japanese *yasu- "cheap, easy > peaceful" & masculine morpheme *wo.
• Way of the Wanderer's modified critical strike chance references Samurai gameplay portrayals in video games.
• For April Fools' Day 2017, a video showcasing a joke rework for Yasuo was posted by the official Riot Games Twitter account.
  • Way of the Wanderer was shown to have Resolve's shield also provide crowd control immunity, similar to Morgana's Black Shield.
  • Steel Tempest's third cast was shown to split into three additional whirlwinds in a cone after hitting a champion, similar to Graves' Collateral Damage.
  • Wind Wall was shown to form a pentagon of walls, similar to Thresh's The Box.
    • Notably, this 'protection from projectiles from all angles' mechanic was later implemented by Samira's Blade Whirl.
  • Sweeping Blade was shown to be able to target wards and champion summoned units (e.g. Demacian Standard).
  • Last Breath was shown to be able to be recast for a seemingly infinite amount of times while the affected champion is still airborne.
• A functional real-life replica of Yasuo's Steel Blade was crafted in an episode of YouTube series Man At Arms: Reforged.
  • This video can be viewed here.
    • There are also videos where the following are crafted:
      • Diana's Crescent Moonblade (functional)
      • Katarina's Daggers (functional)
      • Leona's Zenith Blade (functional)
      • Master Yi's 'Highlander' Ring Sword (functional)
      • Poppy's Hammer of Orlon (functional, but impractically wieldy)
      • Ziggs' Hexplosive Bomb (prop)
• At 25 August 2018, on the statement "One of my favorites", players ranked Yasuo 2nd in CN and 56th in NA. On "Fair to play against" they ranked him 23rd in CN and 137th in NA. Overall on "Gameplay, Visuals, Voice, etc.." they ranked him 1st in CN and 38th in NA.
• As an easter egg, in Set 4 of Teamfight Tactics, Yasuo would flash a Mastery 7 emote if he single-handedly defeats the enemy team as the only remaining unit. This references the community stereotype of Yasuo players loving to flash their Mastery in League of Legends matches.
  • A video demonstration of this can be seen here.

See also

League of Legends Wiki | Champions