Yonevs Vel'Koz
Yone vs Vel'Koz is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Vel'Koz wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.7%) over Yone based on 15 games. Yone wins the early laning phase while Vel'Koz 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.
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.
Who wins Yone vs Vel'Koz?
Yone wins 45.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 29.2% and 62.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 31 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 4 games, Yone won 100.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Vel'Koz, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Yone wins 45.2% of 31 games (95% range 29.2–62.2%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 51.6% for Yone; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 180, within the margin of error (31 games).
- Yone players pick Exhaust + Flash much less often against Vel'Koz: 18.9% of their other Mid games, 3.2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Yone and Vel'Koz played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Yone's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Yone vs Vel'Koz Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Yone vs Vel'Koz Win Rate by Game Length
Yone's win rate against Vel'Koz by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Yone's results against Vel'Koz in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Yone vs Vel'Koz Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenYone gold at 15: −180
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Yone Changes Against Vel'Koz
Choices Yone players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually18.9%vs Vel'Koz3.2%−15.6 pts
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually11.7%vs Vel'Koz25.8%+14.1 pts
Guardian AngelItemUsually4.9%vs Vel'Koz16.1%+11.3 pts
Phantom DancerItemUsually1.5%vs Vel'Koz6.5%+4.9 pts
BastionbreakerItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Vel'Koz3.2%+3.2 pts
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Vel'Koz3.2%+3.2 pts
Dagger + Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Vel'Koz3.2%+3.2 pts- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Vel'Koz3.2%+3.2 pts
Best Yone Build vs Vel'Koz
Usual Yone build (Mid)
68.7% win rate · 406 games
Against Vel'Koz
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 22 Yone games against Vel'Koz carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Yone's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Yone Runes vs Vel'Koz
Usual Yone runes (Mid)
Lethal Tempo
77.8% win rate · 18 games
Against Vel'Koz
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Yone draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Yone matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Yone Matchups
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Easiest for Yone
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Yone vs Vel'Koz FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Yone vs Vel'Koz?
Current data slightly favors Vel'Koz, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Yone wins 45.2% of 31 games (95% range 29.2–62.2%).
What is Yone's win rate against Vel'Koz?
Yone wins 45.2% of 31 Mid games against Vel'Koz on patch 26.19 (95% range 29.2–62.2%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 51.6% would be expected.
Does Yone counter Vel'Koz?
Not clearly. Yone wins 45.2% of 31 games against Vel'Koz, and the 95% range (29.2–62.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Yone or Vel'Koz?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 180, within the margin of error (31 games).
Does Yone outscale Vel'Koz?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Vel'Koz strongest against Yone?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Vel'Koz is ahead of Yone beyond the margin of error.
What should Yone build against Vel'Koz?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Yone's usual Mid core: Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance, Infinity Edge. The biggest change against Vel'Koz: Guardian Angel (4.9% usually, 16.1% here).
What runes should Yone use against Vel'Koz?
Use Yone's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Vel'Koz: Exhaust + Flash (18.9% usually, 3.2% here).