Yone Top Counters: Best Picks & Lane Stats (26.19)

Hardest counter: Garenwins 57.4%
Next hardest: Renektonwins 58.2%
Biggest lane bully: Irelia+1,126 gold at 15
Easiest matchup: Yorickyou win 55.9%
Top lanes won at 15: 50.3%

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Who Counters Yone Top (Patch 26.19)

48 lane opponents · 5,702 games

The hardest Top matchups for Yone are Garen (57.4% win rate against Yone), Renekton (58.2%) and Tryndamere (58.8%). Irelia is the biggest lane bully, finishing 15 minutes 1,126 gold ahead of Yone on average. Across the 48 matchups with lane data, Yone is clearly ahead in gold at 15 against 12 and clearly behind against 13. The easiest lane is Yorick: Yone wins 55.9%.

Opponent	Their win rate	Gold @15	CS @15	XP @15	Verdict	Games
Garen	57.4%	+386	+2.3	+514	CounterWins lane	235
Renekton	58.2%	+882	+11.9	+1,081	CounterWins lane	165
Tryndamere	58.8%	+527	+8.2	+385	Leans their wayWins lane	102
Illaoi	56.7%	+673	+11.7	+801	Leans their wayWins lane	141
Teemo	54.9%	−62	+0.6	−83	Leans their way	204
Jax	55.0%	+341	−2.4	+418	Leans their wayWins lane	191
Yasuo	55.6%	+241	+4.8	+8	Leans their way	153
Jayce	58.7%	+199	+2.4	+283	Leans their way	75
Sett	52.6%	+497	+0.3	+433	Leans their wayWins lane	293
Irelia	55.1%	+1,126	+22.2	+687	Leans their wayWins lane	136
Olaf	59.6%	−64	−2.5	−222	Leans their way	57
Fiora	56.1%	+862	+9.3	+803	Leans their wayWins lane	98
Darius	52.8%	+376	+5.2	+336	Leans their wayWins lane	218
Cho'Gath	55.4%	−245	−9.5	+72	Leans their way	112
Malphite	51.7%	−359	−17.0	−71	Loses lane	261
Pantheon	54.0%	+472	+1.8	+463	Leans their wayWins lane	100
Trundle	55.4%	+448	−2.0	+176	Leans their wayWins lane	74
Volibear	49.1%	+54	−6.5	+20	Even	161
Mordekaiser	47.0%	−145	−7.9	+55	Leans your way	281
Nasus	47.5%	−902	−24.0	−579	Leans your wayLoses lane	236
Heimerdinger	52.1%	+539	+8.9	+654	Leans their wayWins lane	73
Camille	49.5%	−221	−12.4	+30	Even	109
Riven	52.4%	+361	−0.9	+264	Leans their way	63
Shen	49.1%	−925	−29.8	−420	Loses lane	114
Gangplank	48.2%	+227	−0.8	−103	Even	137
Ornn	49.5%	−493	−15.2	−122	Loses lane	93
Kennen	53.5%	−84	−10.5	+205	Leans their way	43
Zaahen	49.4%	−174	−11.4	−57	Even	81
Akali	48.9%	+546	+8.1	+968	Wins lane	88
Sion	47.6%	−354	−8.4	−278	Leans your wayLoses lane	103
Wukong	54.5%	+594	+1.5	+417	Leans their way	33
Yorick	44.1%	−521	−13.3	−643	Leans your wayLoses lane	222
Gnar	46.4%	−56	−3.5	+154	Leans your way	110
Urgot	46.4%	−101	−7.6	−107	Leans your way	110
Singed	48.0%	−311	−3.7	−658	Leans your way	75
Gragas	50.0%	−206	−13.2	−76	Even	52
Ambessa	47.9%	+132	−0.5	+382	Leans your way	73
Tahm Kench	45.5%	−435	−15.2	+6	Leans your wayLoses lane	110
Dr. Mundo	45.0%	−1,022	−18.4	−752	Leans your wayLoses lane	111
Aatrox	43.8%	+15	−4.8	+100	Leans your way	144
Kled	48.2%	+282	−5.6	+123	Even	56
Kayle	46.2%	−1,198	−20.7	−1,226	Leans your wayLoses lane	78
Gwen	43.6%	−701	−15.0	−621	Leans your wayLoses lane	94
Vayne	47.2%	−927	−13.3	−1,170	Leans your wayLoses lane	36
Warwick	46.2%	+440	+3.5	+530	Leans your way	39
K'Sante	39.7%	−342	−6.7	−69	Leans your way	73
Vladimir	39.5%	−158	−1.2	+191	Leans your way	43
Rumble	34.8%	−524	−15.4	−645	FavorableLoses lane	46

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. Garen	57.4%	+386	235
2. Renekton	58.2%	+882	165
3. Tryndamere	58.8%	+527	102
4. Illaoi	56.7%	+673	141
5. Teemo	54.9%	−62	204

Yone Lane Gold at 15 Minutes

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

Renekton−882
Sett−497
Garen−386
Darius−376
Jax−341
Yasuo−241
Volibear−54
Teemo+62
Mordekaiser+145
Malphite+359
Yorick+521
Nasus+902

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 Garen, Renekton, Tryndamere, and Illaoi. These champions either out-trade Yone in lane, have abilities that negate Yone's core mechanics, or scale better into team fights. Garen 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 Garen 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 Top 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
Yorick	44.1%	−521	−13.3	−643	Leans your wayLoses lane	222
K'Sante	39.7%	−342	−6.7	−69	Leans your way	73
Aatrox	43.8%	+15	−4.8	+100	Leans your way	144
Mordekaiser	47.0%	−145	−7.9	+55	Leans your way	281
Gwen	43.6%	−701	−15.0	−621	Leans your wayLoses lane	94
Nasus	47.5%	−902	−24.0	−579	Leans your wayLoses lane	236
Dr. Mundo	45.0%	−1,022	−18.4	−752	Leans your wayLoses lane	111
Tahm Kench	45.5%	−435	−15.2	+6	Leans your wayLoses lane	110
Gnar	46.4%	−56	−3.5	+154	Leans your way	110
Urgot	46.4%	−101	−7.6	−107	Leans your way	110

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Yone Counters FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who counters Yone?

In the Top lane this patch, the strongest counters to Yone are Garen (57.4% over 235 games), Renekton (58.2% over 165 games), Tryndamere (58.8% over 102 games), Illaoi (56.7% over 141 games), Teemo (54.9% over 204 games).

What is Yone's hardest matchup?

Garen. Yone wins only 42.6% of 235 lane games against Garen and sits at −386 gold at 15 minutes.

What is Yone good against?

Yone's best Top matchups this patch are Yorick (55.9%), K'Sante (60.3%), Aatrox (56.3%), Mordekaiser (53.0%).

Who beats Yone in lane?

Measured by gold at 15 minutes, Yone's toughest lanes are Irelia (+1,126 gold ahead), Renekton (+882 gold ahead), Fiora (+862 gold ahead).

Is Yone a lane bully?

Not really. Yone Top finishes 15 minutes within 22 gold of the lane opponent on average and is ahead in 50% of games.

Yone Top Counters & Lane Matchups