Trades are much easier with no minions nearby, so pull him away from the wave before committing.

Matchups › Akali › vs Yasuo

Akali vs Yasuo

YOU · MID

ENEMY · MID

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge his Qs

Dodge his Steel Tempest by reading his dash animation: eating Qs is how he out-trades you.

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Windwall down

When his Wind Wall is on cooldown he's a free kill, and with nothing nearby to dash on he can't escape.

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Bait the wall

Walk up without Qing to bait his Wind Wall, then drop shroud and dodge: patience beats forcing your damage out.

Never dive in deep and eat his Qs just to land your damage a little faster: stay patient and keep your range.

Runes

DOMINATION

RESOLVE

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

→

16.14 Emerald+ - 53% WR - 3.1k games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

E→

Akali · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Akali vs Yasuo in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: he can run you down levels 1-3 with Lethal Tempo, keep your range and dodge his Qs or you lose the trade.