RenektonVSYasuo
What decides the top lane matchup: Renekton vs Yasuo in League of Legends
What decides the top lane
A tactical read of the top lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are lane bully champions in this lane: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Renekton
top lane · Lane bully
He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury.
Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it.
Yasuo
top lane · Lane bully
Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave.
Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him.
Renekton vs Yasuo: Common Questions
- Who wins Renekton vs Yasuo?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked top lane games of Renekton against Yasuo to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Renekton: He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury. Yasuo: Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave.
- How do you play the Renekton Yasuo matchup?
- Renekton and Yasuo are both lane bully champions in the top lane matchup: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Renekton's empowered W stun trade is close to unanswerable pre-6; farming through the bully phase is winning it, not losing it. Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him.
- What should I know about Yasuo vs Renekton?
- Yasuo and Renekton are both lane bully champions: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. What separates them is what each one does with it. Yasuo: Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave. Renekton: He wins short trades levels two to five. Give up CS rather than fight at half fury.
- How do I beat Yasuo as Renekton?
- Yasuo's passive shield eats the first hit of every trade and minions are his dashes; a broken shield and a thin wave beat him. Poke his shield off before trading, and never fight him inside a long minion wave. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Yasuo you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.