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Yone Matchups and Counters
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Overview
This guide covers Yone's matchups and how to adapt to them. Riot publishes no matchup statistics, so the matchups below come from the champions' own stats and kits: attack range, starting durability, crowd control and mobility. They describe an advantage on paper, not a measured result.
Strengths
- Crowd control: Mortal Steel applies a knock-up to set up kills.
- Sustain from Spirit Cleave.
- Fate Sealed hits several enemies: a strong team fight tool.
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.
- Against physical damageDefensiveRecommendedFor a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.
- Against magic damageDefensiveSituationalFor a team that kills with abilities: magic resist boots and a magic resist item in the core.
- Against healingDefensiveSituationalFor games against healers, life steal or regeneration: the anti-heal item goes into the core instead of waiting.
Builds
Against physical damage
When to use it
For a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.
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
- 1Bastionbreaker
- 2Black Cleaver
- 3Death's Dance
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Precision
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
Flash
Ignite
Against magic damage
When to use it
For a team that kills with abilities: magic resist boots and a magic resist item in the core.
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
- 1Bastionbreaker
- 2Black Cleaver
- 3Mercurial Scimitar
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Precision
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Ignite
Against healing
When to use it
For games against healers, life steal or regeneration: the anti-heal item goes into the core instead of waiting.
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
- 1Bastionbreaker
- 2Black Cleaver
- 3Chempunk Chainsword
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Precision
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Ignite
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
1Good matchups
Yone does well against these:
2Tough matchups
Yone struggles against these:
- Lissandra: Ring of Frost (root) lets Lissandra pin Yone down before Mortal Steel gets them out.
- Anivia: Flash Frost (stun) lets Anivia pin Yone down before Mortal Steel gets them out.
- Cassiopeia: Petrifying Gaze (stun) lets Cassiopeia pin Yone down before Mortal Steel gets them out.
3Synergies
Yone works well alongside these, because their kits fit together:
4Adapting the build
The situational builds in this guide answer specific threats: Against physical damage, Against magic damage and Against healing.
5Playing against Yone
If you're on the other side, this is what to exploit:
- Hard to master: Riot rates its difficulty 8/10.
- Melee range: ranged opponents can poke it in lane.
Tips
- Look at the enemy team before choosing your build: the situational builds below answer the most common threats.
- Good matchup: Sylas. Play forward when you face them.
- Tough matchup: Lissandra. Play safer and wait for your team.
- Against teams with a lot of dive, save Mortal Steel for the first jump.
- Against slippery heroes, hold Mortal Steel until their escape is used.
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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