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Yasuo combos

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3 Yasuo combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is E › Q › Q. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Yasuo combos

The tornado combo

E › Q › Q

When: An enemy is within dash range.

Sweeping Blade dashes you through a target; Steel Tempest cast during the dash delivers a circular strike; two stacks of Gathering Storm then make a tornado that knocks the target up.

The ultimate after a knock-up

Q › Q › R

When: An enemy is knocked into the air.

Last Breath can only target a champion that is already airborne: cast it the moment the tornado connects, and benefit from the armor penetration bonus on your critical strikes.

Protecting against marksmen

W

When: The enemy marksmen are targeting your team.

Wind Wall blocks enemy projectiles for 4 seconds. Place it between your team and their ranged damage sources before they fire.

Common mistakes

• Using the ultimate without an airborne target: it cannot be cast on its own.
• Wasting Wind Wall outside important fights.
• Dashing onto minions that leave you under a tower or in the enemy's line of fire.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Steel Tempest	4	—	475
W · Wind Wall	25/23/21/19/17	—	400
E · Sweeping Blade	0.5/0.4/0.3/0.2/0.1	—	475
R · Last Breath	70/50/30	—	1400

Official ability descriptions

PassiveWay of the Wanderer

Yasuo's Critical Strike Chance is increased. Additionally, Yasuo builds toward a shield whenever he is moving. The shield triggers when he takes damage from a champion or monster.

QSteel Tempest

Thrusts forward, damaging all enemies in a line.

On hit, grants a stack of Gathering Storm for a few seconds. At 2 stacks, Steel Tempest fires a whirlwind that knocks Airborne.

Steel Tempest is treated as a basic attack and scales with all the same things.

WWind Wall

Creates a moving wall that blocks all enemy projectiles for 4 seconds.

ESweeping Blade

Dashes through target enemy, dealing magic damage. Each cast increases subsequent dash's damage, up to a max amount.

Cannot be re-cast on the same enemy for a few seconds.

If Steel Tempest is cast while dashing, it will strike as a circle.

RLast Breath

Blinks to an Airborne enemy champion, dealing physical damage and holding all Airborne enemies in the area in the air. Grants maximum Flow but resets all stacks of Gathering Storm.

For a moderate time afterwards, Yasuo's critical strikes gain significant Bonus Armor Penetration.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W45.7% · 140 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 162 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Yasuo

• Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
• At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
• Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

How to play around Yasuo's combos

• Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
• When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
• Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
• Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Frequently asked questions

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