Counters for Yone
Champion guide
Reviewed for patch 7.3d
Champions against Yone
Favorable matchup
Vex vs Yone
Reviewed for patch 7.3d
Yone gets into fights by dashing: the charged Mortal Steel throws him forward and Soul Unbound pulls him out of his body with another burst. Vex profits from every one of those movements: she marks him, and her empowered ability interrupts him with a fear.
Why Vex works against Yone
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Doom 'n Gloom interrupts the engage
Every so often, Doom 'n Gloom empowers Vex's next basic ability to fear and interrupt dashes. If you save it for the charged Mortal Steel or the Soul Unbound burst, Yone stops halfway, without the knock-up and away from you.
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Every dash costs him damage
When a nearby enemy dashes or blinks, Vex marks them with Gloom. Your next attack on that target deals bonus magic damage and lowers Doom 'n Gloom's cooldown. Yone can't play without dashing, so in this lane the fear comes back sooner than in most.
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Personal Space for the return hit
Personal Space gives you a shield for a few seconds and sends out a shockwave that damages around you and consumes Gloom. Use it once Yone is already on you: you absorb part of his first burst and hit back in the same motion.
When to attack
Play the lane with Doom 'n Gloom ready and punish when Yone spends the charged Mortal Steel or Soul Unbound without reaching you. Without the empowered fear, take a step back and wait for it to return.
How to play Vex
- 1Clear the wave with Mistral Bolt from range, so Yone has to walk up if he wants to charge Mortal Steel on minions.
- 2When he has two Gathering Storm stacks, keep your distance: his next Mortal Steel is the dash with the knock-up.
- 3Cast the empowered ability as soon as the dash starts. Looming Darkness covers a larger area the further you cast it, and it also applies Gloom.
- 4Save Shadow Surge to finish him after the fear, not to dive a Yone who has every ability up.
Mistakes to avoid
- Spending the empowered ability on the wave right before Yone has his Mortal Steel charged.
- Chasing Yone's spirit during Soul Unbound: when it ends he snaps back to his body and repeats part of the damage he dealt as a spirit: every hit you take chasing him costs you more.
Playing Yone against Vex
As Yone, the trick is to draw out the fear before you commit. Walk up with a normal Mortal Steel or fake Soul Unbound until Vex spends her empowered ability, then go in with the knock-up right after. If she keeps the fear, farm from range and let your jungler apply pressure first.
Favorable matchup
Orianna vs Yone
Reviewed for patch 7.3d
To charge his dash, Yone has to hit minions or champions with Mortal Steel. Orianna clears the wave from range and slows him with a field, and the body Yone leaves behind with Soul Unbound gives her a fixed spot to aim at.
Why Orianna works against Yone
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The Ball wins the wave from range
Command: Attack damages in a line and leaves the Ball where it ends; Command: Dissonance hits around it and leaves a slowing field. That lets you push without stepping up, and Yone has to choose between last-hitting under his tower or walking into your zone to charge Mortal Steel.
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His body marks the return point
When Soul Unbound ends, Yone's spirit snaps back to his body, which stays still where he started. Leave the Ball near that body and you have a known spot for Dissonance or for the pull of Command: Shockwave.
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Command: Protect against mixed damage
Yone mixes physical and magic damage: his passive turns every second attack into magic damage. The Ball gives armor and magic resist to the ally it's attached to, and Command: Protect adds a shield. In fights, put it on whichever ally Yone jumps on.
When to attack
Win the lane in the first levels, while Yone still needs to land Mortal Steel to get in. Push every wave and get the Ball ready when he uses Soul Unbound to come at you: his return is your moment.
How to play Orianna
- 1Clear with Command: Attack and Dissonance so the wave reaches Yone's tower and he has to last-hit under it.
- 2Keep the Ball between Yone and you; if he has two Gathering Storm stacks, the Dissonance field slows his approach.
- 3If he comes in with Soul Unbound, back away from his spirit, place the Ball next to his body and cast Shockwave if your team can follow up.
- 4With the wave pushed, move the Ball and yourself toward the river to reach your jungler's fights before he does.
Mistakes to avoid
- Spending Command: Shockwave on Yone with no allies nearby: pulling him to the Ball leaves you in his range if you don't finish him.
- Leaving the Ball far from you during the lane: without it close, you have nothing to slow the charged Mortal Steel when it comes.
Playing Yone against Orianna
Playing Yone, don't give away Soul Unbound for a short trade, because Orianna knows where you'll come back to. Charge Mortal Steel on minions away from the Ball and go in once she has thrown it toward the wave. Fate Sealed lets you cross the distance she sets up; by mid game, look for flanks where the Ball is far from her.
Execution matters
Annie vs Yone
Reviewed for patch 7.3d
Against Yone, Annie is only as good as her stun. With Pyromania charged, any offensive ability freezes him for a second right as he arrives, and Tibbers adds a knock-up. It's situational: she needs the charge ready and Yone close to chain her crowd control.
Why Annie works against Yone
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Pyromania punishes the engage
After four ability casts, Annie's next offensive ability stuns for 1 second. If Yone arrives with the charged Mortal Steel or Soul Unbound and finds Pyromania ready, Incinerate stops him before he chains Spirit Cleave.
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Tibbers as a second crowd control
Summon: Tibbers deals damage when he appears and, on recast, Tibbers pounces on a target and knocks it up for 1 second. With the stun first, you chain two crowd controls on a champion who only deals damage while he can keep swinging.
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Molten Shield charges it too
Molten Shield protects you and Tibbers and gives you movement speed. Since it's an ability, it counts toward Pyromania: you can complete the charge without walking up to the wave or wasting Disintegrate at a bad time.
When to attack
Only look for the trade with the stun charged and Yone within reach. If you just used it, back off: until you recharge it, the lane belongs to Yone.
How to play Annie
- 1Charge Pyromania with Disintegrate on minions and with Molten Shield, and arrive at every wave where Yone could engage with the charge complete.
- 2Position so Yone has to walk up to reach you: your stun works when he comes to you, not when you go to him.
- 3When he engages, stun with Incinerate, follow with Disintegrate and use Tibbers if the trade can end with him knocked up.
- 4If your jungler comes to the lane, let them know the stun is ready: with two crowd controls in a row, the gank has a clear window.
Mistakes to avoid
- Spending the stun on the wave or a minor trade and having no answer when the charged Mortal Steel arrives.
- Stepping up to poke without the charge: Annie ends up inside Spirit Cleave range with nothing to cut the fight short.
Playing Yone against Annie
If you're on Yone, count Annie's abilities before you go in: after four, the next one stuns. While she has it ready, farm with Mortal Steel from range and fake without committing; once she spends it on the wave or your jungler, go for her. Spirit Cleave's shield helps against Tibbers' damage, not against the stun.