Yone - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
6.2%

Yonevs Vel'Koz

BFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yone vs Vel'Koz is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yone wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Vel'Koz based on 42 games. Vel'Koz wins the early laning phase while Yone scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yone build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup.

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Yone Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yone performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Yone - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Yone
50.0% WR
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Vel'Koz vs Yone matchup - 50.0% win rate
Vel'Koz
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Yone vs Vel'Koz Matchup?

Yone wins the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup
Winner
Yone
Matches: 42
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
7.0
CS / min
5.9
875
DMG / min
942
12,946
Gold / game
11,530
336
Heal / min
82
1,059
DMG Mitigated / min
363
0.8
CC / min
0.9
47.1%
Early Game WR
52.9%
52.0%
Late Game WR
48.0%

Yone vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

The Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 42 recent matches analyzed, Yone wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Vel'Koz's 50.0%, giving Yone a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Vel'Koz controls the early laning stage, but Yone outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Vel'Koz needs to press advantages before Yone reaches their power spikes, while Yone should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Yone leads by 950 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yone has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Vel'Koz's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yone vs Vel'Koz Laning Phase Breakdown

Yone wins the laning phase against Vel'Koz in League of Legends

Yone is favored during the laning phase against Vel'Koz, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Yone holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.0Yone
5.9Vel'Koz
Yone significantly out-farms Vel'Koz by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 16 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yone a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Vel'Koz players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
875Yone
942Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz deals 67 more champion damage per minute than Yone. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Yone choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Vel'Koz's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,946Yone
11,530Vel'Koz
Yone generates a commanding 1,416 more gold per game than Vel'Koz. This substantial economic advantage means Yone consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Vel'Koz should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.8Yone
0.9Vel'Koz
Both Yone and Vel'Koz provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,395Yone
445Vel'Koz
Yone vastly out-sustains Vel'Koz, healing and mitigating 950 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yone can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vel'Koz is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vel'Koz, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yone Build Against Vel'Koz

Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Vel'Koz, providing the mobility and stats Yone needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yone against Vel'Koz are Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Yone an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vel'Koz. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Vel'Koz
52.9%
+5.9% advantage
Yone early game win rateYone47.1%
Vel'Koz early game win rateVel'Koz52.9%
Late Game
Yone
52.0%
+4.0% advantage
Yone late game win rateYone52.0%
Vel'Koz late game win rateVel'Koz48.0%

Vel'Koz dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.9% win rate — a 5.9 percentage point lead over Yone. This lopsided early game means Vel'Koz can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Yone takes over with a 52.0% win rate, leading Vel'Koz by 4.0 percentage points. Yone scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Vel'Koz must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Yone reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Yone survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Yone Runes Against Vel'Koz

Precision rune tree - Yone primary runes vs Vel'KozPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yone rune vs Vel'KozAbsorb Life - best Yone rune vs Vel'KozLegend: Alacrity - best Yone rune vs Vel'KozLast Stand - best Yone rune vs Vel'Koz
Resolve rune tree - Yone secondary runes vs Vel'KozResolve
Overgrowth - best Yone rune vs Vel'KozSecond Wind - best Yone rune vs Vel'Koz
64.3% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Yone maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Vel'Koz.


Yone matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Yone's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Yone build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yone matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.17%4606.895212,03252.1%52.2%
52.45%2656.784711,70949.6%55.1%
48.15%2436.889512,35557.0%41.2%
47.30%2226.388611,33144.5%50.0%
47.76%2017.088211,35246.3%49.1%
40.70%1996.989212,60246.8%36.7%
57.87%1976.898312,74759.3%56.6%
50.27%1836.691011,87353.4%47.4%
58.05%1747.11,02112,57451.8%63.7%
52.33%1726.499612,45050.0%53.9%
47.24%1636.886812,22448.5%46.3%
54.49%1566.71,04312,70948.6%59.8%
46.41%1536.790412,55544.8%47.4%
43.05%1516.61,01111,64942.9%43.2%
46.62%1486.588412,65551.9%43.8%
57.86%1406.893712,09052.0%64.2%
54.48%1346.61,02013,28550.0%58.6%
48.87%1337.21,19812,69442.1%54.0%
56.82%1326.384411,51248.4%64.7%
48.46%1306.983312,40559.3%40.8%
46.88%1286.889711,87350.0%44.9%
49.21%1266.897511,89749.4%49.0%
40.80%1256.585711,67642.4%39.4%
56.91%1236.91,01412,18669.5%45.3%
48.76%1216.789611,63242.4%54.8%
48.74%1196.587411,86938.6%58.1%
52.99%1177.41,53813,51355.6%51.4%
50.86%1166.91,14112,67959.2%44.8%
52.68%1126.91,06112,90449.1%56.6%
60.78%1027.094712,58665.1%57.6%
47.00%1006.61,08512,07046.0%48.0%
50.00%1006.891411,97353.1%47.1%
44.21%956.380011,84734.9%51.9%
41.05%956.588912,45944.7%38.6%
52.63%956.576211,65453.9%51.2%
46.24%936.885311,91442.5%49.1%
46.74%926.598411,17742.9%51.2%
50.55%917.187111,99842.9%57.1%
57.30%897.21,09012,37864.1%52.0%
48.86%887.01,03413,13960.0%41.5%
52.33%866.889312,90362.5%46.3%
54.65%866.480112,24252.9%55.8%
51.76%857.389411,32158.8%41.2%
55.95%847.095312,37458.3%54.2%
48.19%836.879112,35451.3%45.5%
46.99%836.895011,48334.2%57.8%
51.22%826.695611,83452.6%50.0%
44.44%816.889511,95839.5%48.8%
56.79%817.095112,22352.9%59.6%
38.27%816.894512,25540.0%37.0%
49.37%797.11,01112,54455.3%43.9%
48.05%776.785911,94038.7%54.4%
48.00%756.892512,68446.4%48.9%
54.05%746.375411,43344.4%59.6%
52.05%737.11,07613,85656.3%48.8%
52.05%736.81,20912,30748.6%55.3%
36.62%716.384711,24353.1%23.1%
47.83%696.991411,59751.4%44.1%
46.38%696.682810,92840.0%51.3%
60.61%667.31,14413,55261.8%59.4%
45.16%626.887512,92041.7%47.4%
43.33%607.498213,11652.2%37.8%
60.34%586.688014,09082.3%51.2%
34.48%586.879911,26536.7%32.1%
48.21%566.682311,04140.6%58.3%
47.27%556.61,04211,85243.8%52.2%
58.18%556.594712,11051.7%65.4%
50.94%536.993211,99762.1%37.5%
50.98%516.91,06111,50358.1%40.0%
68.00%506.71,06513,10483.3%59.4%
48.98%496.996912,18242.1%53.3%
69.39%497.186712,50575.9%60.0%
60.42%486.990111,38650.0%70.8%
56.52%467.099912,76056.5%56.5%
38.64%447.477111,91352.6%28.0%
50.00%447.21,14313,33162.5%42.9%
47.73%446.61,04912,98138.9%53.9%
50.00%427.087512,94647.1%52.0%
47.62%426.691911,07352.2%42.1%
44.74%386.787413,74753.9%40.0%
59.46%376.982111,90857.9%61.1%
51.35%376.892911,26052.6%50.0%
54.29%356.585511,87147.1%61.1%
50.00%346.998412,22846.7%52.6%
25.81%316.785611,80826.7%25.0%
50.00%306.896612,55045.5%52.6%
56.67%307.196212,01961.1%50.0%
51.72%297.080112,45258.3%47.1%
35.71%286.188011,25042.9%28.6%
48.00%256.986811,63042.9%54.5%
45.83%246.493512,73244.4%46.7%
58.33%246.794612,32550.0%62.5%
50.00%246.595613,64750.0%50.0%
45.00%207.590913,30436.4%55.6%
50.00%206.188412,73842.9%53.9%
63.16%196.782211,88575.0%42.9%
68.42%196.61,04012,56672.7%62.5%
57.89%195.51,05113,42866.7%50.0%
50.00%165.784012,58166.7%40.0%
66.67%156.394411,37366.7%66.7%
53.33%155.585013,57633.3%58.3%
60.00%156.475612,29550.0%71.4%
28.57%145.01,00712,54020.0%33.3%
57.14%147.31,02314,60533.3%63.6%
50.00%126.795813,39433.3%55.6%
33.33%126.31,05911,46214.3%60.0%
72.73%116.995214,695100.0%57.1%
45.45%115.087612,80250.0%40.0%
30.00%106.689012,0540.0%42.9%
50.00%105.999111,94533.3%75.0%
60.00%106.281512,67760.0%60.0%
40.00%107.687613,80850.0%25.0%
50.00%107.11,08611,47366.7%25.0%
60.00%106.398311,74150.0%75.0%
44.44%97.11,07814,04050.0%40.0%
66.67%96.097912,40980.0%50.0%
33.33%96.093114,29825.0%40.0%
77.78%96.594511,84083.3%66.7%
50.00%85.790411,74050.0%50.0%
62.50%84.11,00513,26250.0%75.0%
28.57%75.21,13112,3040.0%50.0%
28.57%76.480511,63750.0%0.0%
16.67%66.979410,17216.7%0.0%
66.67%64.979010,74366.7%66.7%
66.67%65.19149,57375.0%50.0%
33.33%65.51,02613,4820.0%50.0%
33.33%67.388412,87966.7%0.0%
66.67%66.886213,57150.0%75.0%
33.33%65.983511,09425.0%50.0%
60.00%56.71,00613,1290.0%75.0%
40.00%56.26968,73533.3%50.0%
80.00%55.475713,362100.0%66.7%

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Yone vs Vel'Koz - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yone do against Vel'Koz in League of Legends?

Yone wins the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Vel'Koz's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 42 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yone do against Vel'Koz in the early game?

In the early game, Vel'Koz has the advantage against Yone with a 52.9% win rate versus 47.1%. Vel'Koz players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yone do against Vel'Koz in the late game?

In the late game, Yone takes over the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to 48.0%. Yone scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup?

Yone wins the matchup against Vel'Koz with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Yone is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 42 games analyzed.

What is the best Yone build against Vel'Koz?

The best Yone build against Vel'Koz includes Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yone runes against Vel'Koz?

The best Yone runes against Vel'Koz use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 64.3% win rate in the Yone vs Vel'Koz matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yone counter Vel'Koz?

Yes, Yone has a favorable matchup against Vel'Koz with a 50.0% win rate. Yone slightly edges out Vel'Koz in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Yone against Vel'Koz?

When playing Yone against Vel'Koz, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Vel'Koz. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.