Counters for Yunara
Champion guide
Patch 7.3a
Champions against Yunara
Favorable matchup
Caitlyn vs Yunara
Caitlyn can punish Yunara when she walks up to the wave and control her routes with traps. The advantage lies in range and terrain, not in accepting a long trade during Yunara's ultimate.
Why Caitlyn works against Yunara
01
Punish her access to the wave
Caitlyn's range lets her land an attack when Yunara walks up to last-hit and back off before a sustained response. It isn't free poke: the positioning of both supports decides whether that step forward is safe.
02
Tell normal mobility from empowered mobility
Yunara's normal third ability grants movement speed; during her ultimate it becomes a dash. A trap limits one route, but it doesn't automatically catch that dash. Keep your net to reposition if she manages to close the gap.
When to attack
Take short trades when Yunara walks up to farm without her first ability active. If she activates her ultimate, prioritize space and wait for her empowered window to end before looking for another fight.
How to play Caitlyn
- 1Attack as she last-hits a minion and step out; don't turn your range into a chase through the enemy support.
- 2Place traps in narrow paths or on top of your support's crowd control, without counting on Yunara stepping into a trap in the open.
- 3Save your net for the enemy engage and move sideways against her second ability; don't try to dodge basic attacks with a sidestep.
- 4Turn a favorable wave into tower pressure and vision. If the enemy jungler is nearby, give up the extra basic attack.
Mistakes to avoid
- Using your net to poke and being left exposed to her ultimate and the enemy support.
- Staying in a long trade because you won the first basic attack; Yunara gains value if she can keep attacking.
Playing Yunara against Caitlyn
As Yunara, avoid paying health for every last hit and use the windows when Caitlyn finishes an attack animation. Your normal third ability is movement speed, not a leap; the empowered mobility requires your ultimate. Look for an engage with your support once Caitlyn has used her net, and don't walk through her traps to chase her.
Execution matters
Draven vs Yunara
Draven offers an early-pressure answer to Yunara: trades with axes ready and backup from his support. He needs to turn that pressure into a lead; he doesn't win a long fight against an empowered Yunara by default.
Why Draven works against Yunara
01
Set up the damage before contesting last hits
Spinning Axes load damage into Draven's attacks and let him punish an exposed last hit. Draven's 7.3a buff strengthens that tool, but dropping an axe or attacking unprepared changes the trade completely.
02
Stand Aside creates space; it doesn't cancel the speed
His third ability knocks Yunara aside and slows her if it hits. It can cut off her advance or get you out of the fight, but her normal third ability isn't a leap you need to interrupt. Save Stand Aside for a clear target instead of spending it on the wave.
When to attack
Look for a trade with axes ready when Yunara doesn't have her first ability active and your support can follow you in. If she activates her ultimate before you've worn her down, leave the fight instead of contesting its full duration.
How to play Draven
- 1Get your axes ready before you pressure and steer where they land toward your side of the lane.
- 2Use one of Yunara's last hits for a short trade; first check whether the enemy support can catch you at the landing spot.
- 3Save Stand Aside to peel whoever dives onto you or to slow a retreat your support can follow up on.
- 4When ahead, control the wave and your recall. Don't throw the lead chasing under tower to cash in Adoration.
Mistakes to avoid
- Walking toward an axe that lands inside enemy crowd control; keeping it isn't worth a death.
- Staying to trade attacks during Yunara's ultimate instead of creating distance and waiting for another window.
Playing Yunara against Draven
As Yunara, let a minion go if taking it means eating an axe attack with no answer. Threaten the catch zone with your second ability and your support's crowd control. When Draven drops an axe or ends up out of position, you can contest the trade; don't use your ultimate late, once the opening damage has already left you without health.
Execution matters
Miss Fortune vs Yunara
Miss Fortune can wear Yunara down by using the wave as a bounce angle and turn allied crowd control into a dangerous ultimate. She needs to set up the fight: channeling in front of a free, empowered Yunara is a bad bet.
Why Miss Fortune works against Yunara
01
Punish positioning behind a minion
Her first ability bounces behind its first target. If Yunara lines up with a minion, you can damage her without walking into a drawn-out basic-attack trade. The bounce depends on angles: not every minion guarantees it reaches the champion.
02
The ultimate needs crowd control or limited escape
The slow from her third ability helps set up a zone, but it doesn't immobilize. Combine your ultimate with your support's crowd control or a narrow passage. Yunara can reposition, especially during her ultimate, so don't expect her to stand still through the whole cone.
When to attack
Poke when Yunara lines up behind a minion. For your ultimate, wait for allied crowd control or for her to spend her empowered mobility; if she can attack freely from outside the cone, reposition before channeling.
How to play Miss Fortune
- 1Look for a side angle for the bounce and keep your poke separate from any chase.
- 2Use your third ability on her escape route when your support can threaten her; don't spend all your mana on a zone she can easily walk out of.
- 3Stay out of her empowered-attack window and go in after it ends or once she's crowd-controlled.
- 4Channel your ultimate from a protected spot and cancel your own channel if a threat that can kill you approaches.
Mistakes to avoid
- Counting on a bounce reaching Yunara even when she isn't behind the first target.
- Using your ultimate as if it were crowd control: Yunara can still move, leave the cone and deal damage back.
Playing Yunara against Miss Fortune
As Yunara, don't line up with Miss Fortune and the minion she's hitting. Change your angle before her bounce and keep mobility to slip out the side of her ultimate's cone. Her slow isn't a stun; avoid spending all your resources before the real fight.