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Overview
Yone belongs to Riot's Fighter and Assassin classes and is played mainly as Mid (57% of the public matches we measured). It fights in melee range and uses flow. In this guide you play it as Mid: your job is to win the central lane, roam to the side lanes and control the river. The kit brings crowd control (knock-up) with Mortal Steel and mobility with Mortal Steel. Its ultimate is Fate Sealed. Riot rates it 8/10 in attack, 4/10 in magic, 4/10 in defense and 8/10 in difficulty.
Strengths
- High physical damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in attack.
- Crowd control: Mortal Steel applies a knock-up to set up kills.
- Mobility: Mortal Steel lets you reposition, engage or escape.
- Sustain from Spirit Cleave.
Weaknesses
- Melee range: ranged opponents can poke it in lane.
- Hard to master: Riot rates its difficulty 8/10.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Standard buildBalancedRecommendedThe default path: Black Cleaver, Bastionbreaker and Serylda's Grudge give the health, attack damage and on-hit effects this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.
- Defensive buildDefensiveSituationalKeeps enough damage while adding magic resist, attack damage and life steal through Mercurial Scimitar, Maw of Malmortius and Death's Dance. Choose it against dive, assassins or a lane you can't win.
Builds
Standard build
When to use it
The default path: Black Cleaver, Bastionbreaker and Serylda's Grudge give the health, attack damage and on-hit effects this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
243%157%- MidMain57% of matches
- TopPriority 243% of matches
Starting items
Core items
- 1Black Cleaver
- 2Bastionbreaker
- 3Serylda's Grudge
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Domination
Secondary· Precision
Shards
Summoner spells
Flash
Ignite
Defensive build
When to use it
Keeps enough damage while adding magic resist, attack damage and life steal through Mercurial Scimitar, Maw of Malmortius and Death's Dance. Choose it against dive, assassins or a lane you can't win.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
243%157%- MidMain57% of matches
- TopPriority 243% of matches
Starting items
Core items
- 1Mercurial Scimitar
- 2Maw of Malmortius
- 3Death's Dance
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Precision
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
Teleport
Abilities
Way of the HunterPassiveYone deals magic damage with every second Attack. In addition, his critical strike chance is increased.
QMortal Steel4sThrusts forward, damaging all enemies in a line. On hit, grants a stack of Gathering Storm for a few seconds. At 2 stacks, Mortal Steel dashes Yone forward with a gust of wind knocking enemies Airborne .- Cooldown
- 4
- Range
- 450
WSpirit Cleave14sCleaves forward, damaging all enemies in a cone. Grants a shield to Yone, the value is increased by the number of champions hit by the swipe. Spirit Cleave's cooldown and cast time scale with attack speed.- Cooldown
- 14
- Range
- 700
ESoul Unbound22/19/16/13/10sYone's spirit leaves his body behind, gaining Move Speed. When this ability ends, Yone's spirit is forced back to his body and he repeats a portion of the damage he dealt as a spirit.- Cooldown
- 22·19·16·13·10
- Range
- 25000
RFate SealedUltimate120/100/80sYone blinks behind the last champion in a line with a slash so powerful it pulls all enemies hit towards him.- Cooldown
- 120·100·80
- Range
- 1000
Strategy
1Early game
Mid is the shortest lane: trades are fast and the enemy jungler is always close. Push the wave when you can, so you are first to the river when a skirmish starts. Trade when the enemy uses an ability on the wave: that's the moment they can't answer.
- Early items: Phage and Kindlegem.
2Mid game
With Black Cleaver, your job is to move: push mid, then help side lanes and dragons and towers. The first team to arrive usually wins the fight. Your spikes are level 6, when Fate Sealed comes online, and each completed item: Black Cleaver first, then Bastionbreaker.
- Core items: Black Cleaver, Bastionbreaker and Serylda's Grudge.
3Late game
Late, one mistake decides the game: never walk into fog alone and let your tanks show first.
- Late items: Death's Dance and Mercurial Scimitar.
4Team fights
Use Fate Sealed where it changes the fight, not where it's safe, and keep your distance until the enemy uses their engage.
Tips
- Black Cleaver is your first real spike: after buying it, look for a play on a side lane.
- Before you roam, push the wave: you lose less and the enemy has to choose between following or farming.
- Your level 6 with Fate Sealed is a big spike: look for the first kill right when you hit it.
- Plan fights around Fate Sealed: without it, Yone is far less threatening.
- Keep Mortal Steel for getting out, not for chasing.
Matchups
Strong against
Mortal Steel (knock-up) lets Yone pin Sylas down before Kingslayer gets them out.
Mortal Steel (knock-up) lets Yone pin LeBlanc down before Distortion gets them out.
Mortal Steel (knock-up) lets Yone pin Katarina down before Shunpo gets them out.
Weak against
Ring of Frost (root) lets Lissandra pin Yone down before Mortal Steel gets them out.
Flash Frost (stun) lets Anivia pin Yone down before Mortal Steel gets them out.
Petrifying Gaze (stun) lets Cassiopeia pin Yone down before Mortal Steel gets them out.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 16.19.1.
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