Yone Mid Counters: Best Picks & Lane Stats (26.20)

Hardest counter: Anniewins 62.2%
Next hardest: Fizzwins 56.3%
Biggest lane bully: Irelia+915 gold at 15
Easiest matchup: Hweiyou win 61.6%
Mid lanes won at 15: 49.3%

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Who Counters Yone Mid (Patch 26.20)

47 lane opponents · 5,677 games

The hardest Mid matchups for Yone are Annie (62.2% win rate against Yone), Fizz (56.3%) and Lux (55.6%). Irelia is the biggest lane bully, finishing 15 minutes 915 gold ahead of Yone on average. Across the 46 matchups with lane data, Yone is clearly ahead in gold at 15 against 10 and clearly behind against 9. The easiest lane is Hwei: Yone wins 61.6%.

Opponent	Their win rate	Gold @15	CS @15	XP @15	Verdict	Games
Annie	62.2%	−56	−1.4	+198	Counter	74
Fizz	56.3%	+630	−1.0	+299	Leans their wayWins lane	215
Lux	55.6%	+309	+4.5	+381	Leans their wayWins lane	160
Vex	54.8%	+246	−2.1	+114	Leans their way	177
Akali	53.2%	+409	−0.6	+266	Leans their wayWins lane	233
Akshan	57.7%	+401	−2.3	+147	Leans their wayWins lane	71
Twisted Fate	55.8%	+99	−15.7	−468	Leans their way	86
Lissandra	54.9%	+101	+2.8	+31	Leans their way	102
Ekko	52.8%	+167	−7.0	+35	Leans their way	161
Ahri	48.9%	−80	−2.2	−36	Even	319
Malzahar	49.8%	−133	+5.9	−40	Outscales	235
Zed	50.2%	+483	−2.2	+175	Wins lane	203
Mel	51.4%	+492	+9.9	+286	Wins lane	146
Anivia	56.6%	−26	−6.8	−52	Leans their way	53
Veigar	48.4%	−541	−10.2	−447	Loses lane	246
Aurelion Sol	53.6%	−1,098	−12.9	−1,146	Leans their wayLoses lane	69
Katarina	49.2%	+4	−15.0	−143	Even	179
Diana	50.0%	+528	−3.1	+364	Wins lane	142
LeBlanc	50.9%	+157	−2.8	+209	Even	112
Viktor	49.1%	−369	+0.5	−128	Loses lane	167
Yasuo	45.9%	−90	+1.4	−188	Leans your way	490
Locke	48.2%	+269	−9.0	−92	Even	197
Syndra	48.7%	+207	+7.4	+159	Even	152
Xerath	50.0%	−167	−5.5	+122	Even	108
Irelia	48.6%	+915	+13.5	+266	Wins lane	107
Vladimir	47.4%	−227	+1.4	+64	Leans your way	137
Sylas	46.1%	−108	−15.7	−98	Leans your way	193
Galio	45.8%	−729	−18.0	−580	Leans your wayLoses lane	118
Ryze	48.4%	−651	−10.4	−440	Loses lane	62
Naafiri	50.0%	+419	+10.0	−197	Even	46
Zoe	45.9%	+167	−3.1	+170	Leans your way	85
Orianna	45.2%	−433	−3.2	−343	Leans your wayLoses lane	84
Aurora	44.3%	+27	+2.0	+213	Leans your way	88
Heimerdinger	50.0%	—	—	—	Even	32
Azir	45.6%	−886	−7.6	−577	Leans your wayLoses lane	57
Pantheon	47.6%	+118	−4.3	−298	Leans your way	42
Qiyana	42.0%	+566	−3.5	+194	Leans your wayWins lane	88
Taliyah	48.4%	−449	−6.3	−327	Even	31
Swain	48.4%	−84	−8.3	−183	Even	31
Morgana	45.9%	+4	−5.0	+340	Leans your way	37
Kassadin	41.4%	−868	−20.3	−799	Leans your wayLoses lane	58
Hwei	38.4%	−189	−2.0	−171	Favorable	86
Teemo	42.9%	+240	+3.4	+178	Leans your way	35
Brand	39.6%	−401	−10.2	−242	Leans your wayLoses lane	48
Talon	39.0%	−23	−8.2	−341	Leans your way	41
Malphite	36.8%	−352	−12.0	−50	Leans your way	38
Cho'Gath	36.1%	−582	−11.0	−532	Leans your wayLoses lane	36

Ranked solo and flex games where both champions played the same lane this patch. Win rate shown is the OPPONENT's. Lists rank by the 95% range of each win rate, so a handful of games cannot top the list; gold, CS and XP are the opponent's lead at 15:00.

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Strongest picks vs Yone

Pick	Win rate vs Yone	Gold @15	Games
1. Annie	62.2%	−56	74
2. Fizz	56.3%	+630	215
3. Lux	55.6%	+309	160
4. Vex	54.8%	+246	177
5. Akali	53.2%	+409	233

Yone Lane Gold at 15 Minutes

Yone's gold lead or deficit at 15:00 against the twelve most common Mid opponents. Right of the line, Yone is ahead; left, the opponent is.

Fizz−630
Zed−483
Akali−409
Locke−269
Vex−246
Katarina−4
Ahri+80
Yasuo+90
Sylas+108
Malzahar+133
Viktor+369
Veigar+541

When facing Yone in League of Legends, understanding Yone's primary damage profile is essential for building effective counter strategies. Yone deals primarily physical damage, which means prioritizing armor in your defensive itemization will significantly reduce Yone's threat in fights. Top defensive items against Yone include Plated Steelcaps, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen, and Thornmail. These items provide substantial armor stats that directly mitigate Yone's damage output throughout all stages of the game.

From a champion selection perspective, the strongest Yone counters are Annie, Fizz, Lux, and Vex. These champions either out-trade Yone in lane, have abilities that negate Yone's core mechanics, or scale better into team fights. Annie in particular exploits Yone's weaknesses by providing consistent pressure while being difficult to punish.

Beyond item builds and counter picks, successful counter play against Yone involves understanding Yone's power spikes and cooldown windows. Engage on Yone when key abilities are on cooldown, and coordinate with your team to focus Yone in team fights before Yone can output maximum damage. Vision control is also crucial when playing against Yone to avoid getting caught out of position. By combining proper defensive itemization with smart champion selection and strategic gameplay, you can effectively neutralize Yone's impact and secure victory.

When to Counter Yone - Game Phase Strategy

EARLYEarly Game (Levels 1-6)

Yone may look for extended trades. Avoid long fights and kite with slows. Short trades favor you against sustained damage.

MIDMid Game (Levels 7-13)

Yone becomes increasingly tanky mid game. Focus on kiting and percent health damage. Avoid fighting in choke points.

LATELate Game (Levels 14-18)

Yone is very durable late game. Use armor penetration or anti-tank items. Focus squishier targets first if Yone is too tanky.

Tips for Playing Against Yone

Pick Annie or similar champions with kits that exploit Yone's weaknesses
Build Plated Steelcaps or Seeker's Armguard early to reduce Yone's damage in lane
Track Yone's cooldowns and engage when key abilities are unavailable
Ward Yone's common roam paths and ping missing immediately
Coordinate with your jungler to gank Yone during vulnerable windows
Group with teammates to deny Yone solo picks
Place control wards in flanking positions to spot Yone's engages

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What Yone Is Good Against

The Mid opponents Yone beats most reliably this patch — the picks to look for when Yone is your champion.

Opponent	Their win rate	Gold @15	CS @15	XP @15	Verdict	Games
Hwei	38.4%	−189	−2.0	−171	Favorable	86
Yasuo	45.9%	−90	+1.4	−188	Leans your way	490
Qiyana	42.0%	+566	−3.5	+194	Leans your wayWins lane	88
Sylas	46.1%	−108	−15.7	−98	Leans your way	193
Ahri	48.9%	−80	−2.2	−36	Even	319
Veigar	48.4%	−541	−10.2	−447	Loses lane	246
Aurora	44.3%	+27	+2.0	+213	Leans your way	88
Galio	45.8%	−729	−18.0	−580	Leans your wayLoses lane	118
Locke	48.2%	+269	−9.0	−92	Even	197
Vladimir	47.4%	−227	+1.4	+64	Leans your way	137

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Yone Counters FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who counters Yone?

In the Mid lane this patch, the strongest counters to Yone are Annie (62.2% over 74 games), Fizz (56.3% over 215 games), Lux (55.6% over 160 games), Vex (54.8% over 177 games), Akali (53.2% over 233 games).

What is Yone's hardest matchup?

Annie. Yone wins only 37.8% of 74 lane games against Annie and sits at +56 gold at 15 minutes.

What is Yone good against?

Yone's best Mid matchups this patch are Hwei (61.6%), Yasuo (54.1%), Qiyana (58.0%), Sylas (53.9%).

Who beats Yone in lane?

Measured by gold at 15 minutes, Yone's toughest lanes are Irelia (+915 gold ahead), Fizz (+630 gold ahead), Qiyana (+566 gold ahead).

Is Yone a lane bully?

Not really. Yone Mid finishes 15 minutes within 24 gold of the lane opponent on average and is ahead in 49% of games.

Yone Mid Counters & Lane Matchups