I think that ' s The Rose <| sep |> It ' s not really black and white , i used to believe top yas was definately better , but i ' ve come around to seeing some of the pros for mid yasuo . Top Yasuo Pros Best scaling top laner in the game not even jax can split push safely vs a 6 item yasuo . More freedom to splitpush and build tanky as your team will have more than enough damage . Tank build yasuo is still one of the best late game team figts in the game . Can exploit the long lane to really put the enemy laner behind . Very self sufficient , you won ' t need another knock up in the team . Generally , Time will be on your side as top lane Yasuo . ConsMore matchups he loses to in top lane home of trundle . Easier to gank when extended , with the plant changes more junglers can avoid deep river wards . Mid Yasuo Pros More match ups that he can easily snowball . Doesn ' t get zoned too hard when behind due to short lane . Is extremely adept at snatching a extended bot lane ' s weaves . Cons Some match ups are impossible to punish because of the short lane malzaharviktor . Forces team to pick AP top and lack safe waveclear late game as a result generally doesn ' t have the option to split push . Most meta mid laners , Cass , viktor , even syndra to a degree can have more impact on fights as the game goes on . Generally , mid lane Yasuo plays against the clock . as having a AD mid creates some team comp issues that gets worse as the game goes on . this is negated if the enemy picks an assassin mid .