MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yasuo vs Smolder
How often does Yasuo beat Smolder in ADC?
Yasuo into Smolder in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 810 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 739 gold.
Yasuo at 15:00
- Gold: +739
- CS: +12
- XP: +322
Typical gap to Smolder, from 805 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yasuo counter Smolder?
No counter here: Yasuo sits at 53% over 810 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 Smolder: the Yasuo game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yasuo at 57% across 566 games. Flip the lead and Yasuo falls to 42% across 244.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 566 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 244 |
| First blood | 59% | 494 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 448 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 557 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 150 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 52 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:48 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yasuo's ADC build, with receipts
Into Smolder specifically, Yasuo finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 52.0% over 196 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 57.0% across 79 games.
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.