Yasuo vs Tristana Counter Pick

Tristana begins with 550 attack range, and Draw a Bead adds more with every level, which suggests a ranged champion who can keep a melee opponent at arm’s length all game. Data from 183 games on patch 16.13.1 points elsewhere: Yasuo wins 57.38% of them.

The explanation is Wind Wall. For four seconds it negates every enemy projectile, and that covers her auto attacks, Explosive Charge shrapnel and Buster Shot, which make up nearly all of her damage. Placed well, a single wall shuts down a full rotation, and holding it in reserve costs her nothing.

Her escape doubles as her engage. Rocket Jump is her only mobility spell, and it’s also the button she needs to get away once Sweeping Blade pulls Yasuo onto her, so using it aggressively leaves her stuck in place. Buster Shot pushes him back and restores spacing, but it spends the last defensive tool she has. The raw numbers matter too: Yasuo has 2,460 health and 110.2 armor against her 2,374 and 98, and his movement speed is 345 to her 325. Her shield regenerates as she moves. Rapid Fire boosts her attack speed but does little against a champion who finishes fights with Last Breath on an airborne target. Difficulty ratings of 10 and 4 help explain why the win rate can look very different at lower levels of play.