MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yasuo vs Brand
How often does Yasuo beat Brand in ADC?
Yasuo into Brand in ADC: 55% observed win rate across 122 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Yasuo ahead by 673 gold.
Yasuo at 15:00
- Gold: +673
- CS: +9
- XP: +202
Typical gap to Brand, from 121 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yasuo counter Brand?
No counter here: Yasuo sits at 55% over 122 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Brand: the Yasuo game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 88 |
| First blood | 60% | 79 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 76 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 75 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:29 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yasuo's ADC build, with receipts
Into Brand specifically, Yasuo finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 65.0% over 40 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Yasuo core is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 56.3% across 1,247 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (3,550 games).
Skill plan: Yasuo players max Q first and take Q at level 1.