MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yasuo vs K'Sante
How often does Yasuo beat K'Sante in Top?
Yasuo into K'Sante in Top: 54% observed win rate across 840 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 behind by 279 gold.
Yasuo at 15:00
- Gold: -279
- CS: +2
- XP: -640
Typical gap to K'Sante, from 835 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yasuo counter K'Sante?
The count says yes: across 840 ranked Top games into K'Sante, Yasuo takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Yasuo.
Beating K'Sante: the Yasuo game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yasuo at 61% across 414 games. Flip the lead and Yasuo falls to 48% across 425.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 414 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 48% | 425 |
| First blood | 58% | 380 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 282 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 509 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 123 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:00 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yasuo's Top build, with receipts
Into K'Sante specifically, Yasuo finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 52.1% over 305 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards: 67.3% across 55 games.
The most-finished Yasuo core is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 57.0% across 2,545 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 (13,964 games).
Skill plan: Yasuo players max Q first and take Q at level 1.