Ionia // Origins
Yasuo
Unforgiven · Tempo disruption · Advanced
CalmSustain
ChaosVolatileYasuo is a tricky tempo legend that wants to disrupt combat while preserving enough board to score.
Playstyle
Calm helps Yasuo stay in the game and Chaos makes the opponent's attacks unstable. The deck rewards players who can identify when to delay, bounce, or force an awkward Showdown.
Strengths
- Strong tempo turns
- Good at disrupting combat
- High outplay potential
Watch Outs
- Can lack raw Might
- Needs timing discipline
- Harder for new players to evaluate
Game Plan
- 1Early: establish cards that support the Calm / Chaos identity.
- 2Midgame: set up durable turns and preserve key units while using Chaos cards to keep the plan stable.
- 3Late: convert the strongest battlefield position into Hold points instead of chasing every fight.
Pick Yasuo if you like reactive tempo and winning by making the opponent's plan misfire.
Key Cards
![Riftbound Unit: Lonely Poro. [Deathknell] — If I died alone, draw 1. (When I die, get the effect. I'm alone if there are no other friendly units here.)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Ff5ab933035b7a6d6bb1d35c10c13f58c7fbf3398-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Lonely Poro
Boky's Best of Legend list maxes out on 3 copies of this Unit, marking it as a core engine piece rather than filler.
Stellacorn Herder
Boky's Best of Legend list maxes out on 3 copies of this Unit, marking it as a core engine piece rather than filler.
![Riftbound Unit: Tideturner. [Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].)
When you play me, you may choose a unit you control at another location. Move me to its location and it to my original location.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Fbad355dba8b32d1fba33dc3924cad6a34b61b5af-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Tideturner
Boky's Best of Legend list maxes out on 3 copies of this Unit, marking it as a core engine piece rather than filler.
Starter Deck
Yasuo does not currently have a preconstructed starter deck in the Hextech starter deck library.
Build from Scratch →Budget Upgrades
Budget upgrade guidance is shown for legends with starter decks. For Yasuo, start by building around the same domain pair and using the recent meta deck as a card pool reference.
Best of Legend Deck
Boky · Yasuo, Unforgiven
18 · Boky · Regional Qualifier: Lille
Units
- 1x Yasuo, Windrider
- 2x Irelia, Fervent
- 3x Lonely Poro
- 3x Stellacorn Herder
- 1x Teemo, Scout
- 3x Tideturner
Spells
- 2x Charm
- 3x Defy
- 3x Discipline
- 3x En Garde
- 2x Hard Bargain
- 3x Ride the Wind
Gear
- 2x Heart of Dark Ice
- 2x Mask of Foresight
- 2x Zhonya's Hourglass
Runes
- 6x Calm Rune
- 6x Chaos Rune
Battlefields
- 1x Seat of Power
- 1x Sunken Temple
- 1x Targon's Peak
Sideboard
- 2x Adaptatron
- 1x Charm
- 1x Irelia, Fervent
- 2x Rebuke
- 1x Yasuo, Remorseful
- 1x Zhonya's Hourglass