Yasuo vs Hwei - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.11

YouYasuo

EnemyHwei

Win Condition

Win by blocking his CC with and using your mobility to avoid his ground-targeted spells. If you land one whirlwind post-6, you can usually 100-0 him before he can escape.

Overview

This is a skill-based matchup that heavily favors you if you manage your cooldowns correctly. Hwei is a combo mage who relies on skillshots that are almost all blockable by , but he outranges you significantly in the neutral game. Your goal is to use your superior mobility to close the gap and stick to him.

Difficulty

Medium

While can negate Hwei's entire kit, a smart Hwei will use (Molten Fissure) to poke you through your wall or wait for you to waste it.

You (Yasuo)

•High mobility with and projectile negation via
•Manaless, allows for constant pressure and trading
•Strong level 2-3 all-in potential
• provides armor pen for post-6 duels

Them (Hwei)

•Long-range zone control and high burst via
•Highly mana-dependent, especially in early levels
•Extremely vulnerable to being jumped on when is down
• is a massive teamfight tool but can be blocked

Hwei's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	Don't let him hit you with two different spells. The explosion from is where his real burst comes from.
	High	(QQ) is a projectile you can block. (QE) is a ground trail that goes UNDER . Don't stand in the fire.
	Low	His utility stance. Watch for (WE) which gives his autos extra damage and mana return.
	High	His only peel. (EQ) is a straight-line fear. If you block or dodge this, he is a free kill.
	High	A slow-moving projectile that expands. deletes it. If it hits you, use to get away from teammates.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Start and focus on last hitting. Use your shield to eat his first poke.
→Level 2 is your first power spike. If he misses a spell, through a minion, him, and out.
→Do not let him poke you for free. If he walks up to auto-attack, punish him with a -dash.
→Save strictly for his (fear) or to block a high-damage (QQ) bolt.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Your wins the all-in. Stack your whirlwind and wait for him to step up.
→Be careful of his . If he lands it, the slow makes you an easy target for his full combo.
→Use on the minion wave to bait out his CC before committing your .

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Stack on minions -> to a minion near him -> (Whirlwind) -> back to safety.

Punish

When Hwei uses any variation, it has a long cooldown. Dash in immediately with and force a long trade with and autos.

All-in

Stack -> through minions -> to block his fear -> (Knockup) -> Auto -> -> -> Ignite.

Respect

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(Fear) — If you get feared during a dash, you will eat his full damage and proc.
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(Molten Fissure) — This ground-targeted spell ignores . Move out of the zone immediately.
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Gank Setup — Hwei's (Gaze of the Abyss) is a great setup for his jungler. Don't dash blindly.
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Slow — The slow scales up. If you're caught in the center, you likely won't escape the explosion without Flash.

Punish

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is on cooldown — He has no way to stop you. Dash onto him and force a Flash or a kill.
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Hwei is low on mana — He can't cast his full combo. Aggressively zone him from the wave.
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He uses on the wave — His main damage tool is gone for a few seconds. Look for a short trade with and .
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He misses — You win the 1v1 easily now. Stay aggressive and don't let him reset his cooldowns.

Wave Management

Early

Let the wave push slightly toward you. This gives you a longer lane to chase him down with dashes.

Post-6

Keep the wave in the middle. If you push him under tower, his makes it very easy for him to clear safely.

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

Don't let him hit you with two different spells. The explosion from is where his real burst comes from.

High

(QQ) is a projectile you can block. (QE) is a ground trail that goes UNDER . Don't stand in the fire.

Low

His utility stance. Watch for (WE) which gives his autos extra damage and mana return.

High

His only peel. (EQ) is a straight-line fear. If you block or dodge this, he is a free kill.

High

A slow-moving projectile that expands. deletes it. If it hits you, use to get away from teammates.