Thornmail Yasuo Build

Thornmail Yasuo Build.

Thornmail Yasuo build with runes and items. Thornmail Yasuo guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Thornmail Yasuo build in League of Legends Patch 25.13!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Bramble Vest should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Yasuo ability Sweeping Blade should be leveled first.
E
Yasuo ability Wind Wall should be leveled second.
W
Yasuo ability Steel Tempest should be leveled third.
Q
Final items
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Abyssal Mask should be final item in your build.
Jak'Sho, The Protean should be final item in your build.
Dead Man's Plate should be final item in your build.
Sunfire Aegis should be final item in your build.
Randuin's Omen should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Thornmail Yasuo Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You rush Thornmail.
  2. You go full Armor.
  3. Hit or miss. Works only if an enemy team is full of physical damage dealers (preferably auto-attackers).
    • If an enemy team is full of mages, AP poke damage, consider playing regular tank build instead.
    • However, this build also gonna work to some degree as players usually still auto attack anyway (not as good as vs full physical damage dealers / auto attackers)

How to play

General

  1. How is this Thornmail build for Yasuo different to regular tank builds? Item order, Armor stacking and countering enemy physical damage dealers!
  2. This build is aimed to counter AD comps. Since you don't know the enemy team, you need to adapt in game. It is hit or miss. If they are heavy AP - you can just play regular tank.
  3. Late game, you can consider selling boots for 6th item - for even more sweet Thornmail damage!
  4. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Champion

  1. Play around your empowered Steel Tempest (Q). Try hitting valuable targets/engaging/catching people. Even holding it, so enemy can see it has great value, because they won't be so prone to going in.
  2. Do not be shy and do not wait for 'special moment'. You have great engaging tools - empowered Steel Tempest (Q) + Last Breath (R). Check who on your team has any knockups/knockbacks and try coordinating with them to R.
  3. Shield from Way of the Wanderer (Passive) indirectly increases Thornmail's damage as it increases your effective HP and you can take more hits. So walk around and use Sweeping Blade (E) in fights as often as possible!

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Always keep stacking your Steel Tempest (Q).
  2. Always keep walking to stack your Way of the Wanderer (Passive). This way, you maximize your sustain.

Riot

  1. Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
  2. At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
  3. Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Skill Order

  • Yasuo [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Steel Tempest
  • Yasuo [object Object] ability.
    W
    Wind Wall
  • Yasuo [object Object] ability.
    E
    Sweeping Blade
  • Yasuo [object Object] ability.
    R
    Last Breath

Items

Starting items
Bramble Vest item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Rush this
Thornmail item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Spirit Visage item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Force of Nature item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Dead Man's Plate item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Unending Despair item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Thornmail item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Situational items
Titanic Hydra item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Thornmail item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Randuin's Omen item.