Yone - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
5.8%

Yonevs Xerath

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yone vs Xerath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Yone wins with a 58.9% win rate (+17.9%) over Xerath based on 56 games. Xerath 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 Xerath 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 - 58.9% win rate in this matchup
Yone
58.9% WR
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Xerath vs Yone matchup - 41.1% win rate
Xerath
41.1% WR

Who Wins the Yone vs Xerath Matchup?

Yone wins the Yone vs Xerath matchup
Winner
Yone
Matches: 56
58.9%
Win Rate
41.1%
6.6
CS / min
5.9
918
DMG / min
936
11,663
Gold / game
10,287
382
Heal / min
62
1,046
DMG Mitigated / min
320
0.8
CC / min
0.9
42.9%
Early Game WR
57.1%
68.6%
Late Game WR
31.4%

Yone vs Xerath Matchup Summary

The Yone vs Xerath matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Yone wins with a 58.9% win rate compared to Xerath's 41.1%, giving Yone a 17.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Xerath controls the early laning stage, but Yone outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Xerath 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 1,046 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yone players can confidently pick into Xerath and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Xerath away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yone vs Xerath Laning Phase Breakdown

Yone wins the laning phase against Xerath in League of Legends

Yone is favored during the laning phase against Xerath, 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
6.6Yone
5.9Xerath
Yone edges out Xerath by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 10 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yone.
Damage
918Yone
936Xerath
Damage output is virtually even between Yone and Xerath, with only 18 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
11,663Yone
10,287Xerath
Yone generates a commanding 1,375 more gold per game than Xerath. This substantial economic advantage means Yone consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Xerath should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.8Yone
0.9Xerath
Both Yone and Xerath 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
1,428Yone
382Xerath
Yone vastly out-sustains Xerath, healing and mitigating 1,046 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yone can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Xerath is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Xerath, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yone Build Against Xerath

Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Xerath, providing the mobility and stats Yone needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yone against Xerath are Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Yone an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Xerath. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yone vs Xerath matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xerath
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Yone early game win rateYone42.9%
Xerath early game win rateXerath57.1%
Late Game
Yone
68.6%
+37.1% advantage
Yone late game win rateYone68.6%
Xerath late game win rateXerath31.4%

Xerath dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Yone. This lopsided early game means Xerath can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yone is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 68.6% win rate — 37.1 points above Xerath. Extended games heavily favor Yone, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Xerath 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 Xerath

Precision rune tree - Yone primary runes vs XerathPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Yone rune vs XerathAbsorb Life - best Yone rune vs XerathLegend: Alacrity - best Yone rune vs XerathLast Stand - best Yone rune vs Xerath
Resolve rune tree - Yone secondary runes vs XerathResolve
Overgrowth - best Yone rune vs XerathSecond Wind - best Yone rune vs Xerath
61.5% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Yone to press their advantage against Xerath, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Yone matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.51%3036.61,02512,31450.8%46.9%
51.56%1926.597711,88153.6%50.0%
51.97%1526.689011,65253.3%51.1%
46.10%1416.398311,83945.5%46.5%
48.92%1396.288211,42133.9%59.0%
51.11%1356.690611,25047.5%54.0%
52.46%1226.892412,42639.1%60.5%
47.90%1196.590311,56950.0%46.0%
42.34%1116.883711,27539.6%44.4%
48.15%1086.381111,12640.0%54.0%
57.01%1076.587911,77962.2%53.2%
54.46%1016.81,03012,10052.5%55.7%
53.61%976.997612,29963.4%46.4%
48.94%946.690211,81339.5%55.4%
58.06%936.91,07012,91460.0%57.1%
53.26%926.584111,48348.4%55.7%
43.48%926.598211,40133.3%50.9%
46.67%906.484011,66042.9%49.1%
40.91%887.31,51213,17537.1%43.4%
39.76%836.479510,55430.8%47.7%
48.68%766.789212,09448.4%48.9%
42.11%766.794111,76342.1%42.1%
48.68%766.879911,46943.3%52.2%
44.29%706.686611,29633.3%51.2%
37.14%706.690610,84033.3%40.5%
48.57%706.591312,45847.6%49.0%
62.86%706.598413,06869.2%59.1%
57.14%706.41,10512,21064.0%53.3%
50.79%636.389711,93850.0%51.2%
54.84%626.382613,33855.6%54.5%
55.74%616.390712,86447.8%60.5%
46.67%606.81,08611,59437.0%54.5%
46.55%586.998413,08342.1%48.7%
51.79%566.81,00311,27764.0%41.9%
58.93%566.691811,66342.9%68.6%
37.50%566.486811,30029.6%44.8%
56.60%536.895912,22550.0%63.0%
45.28%536.387511,63750.0%41.9%
46.00%506.793011,87252.0%40.0%
47.92%486.81,09111,28247.6%48.1%
44.68%476.779711,40140.9%48.0%
46.81%476.81,01110,04350.0%42.9%
60.87%467.293411,66063.6%58.3%
69.57%466.893211,05264.3%77.8%
48.89%457.01,10712,91766.7%40.0%
52.27%446.593611,79664.7%44.4%
46.51%437.01,28711,81740.0%52.2%
46.51%436.686610,63547.6%45.5%
53.49%436.81,01012,69256.3%51.9%
50.00%426.893211,64750.0%50.0%
45.24%426.984211,11235.3%52.0%
42.86%426.889611,12833.3%50.0%
43.90%416.679410,40455.0%33.3%
45.00%406.31,0619,82830.4%64.7%
48.72%397.51,04711,75352.4%44.4%
50.00%386.097311,98218.2%63.0%
60.53%387.085913,11963.6%59.3%
59.46%376.91,16611,67555.0%64.7%
45.95%376.17819,10639.1%57.1%
51.43%357.099912,25450.0%52.6%
41.18%346.594910,53835.0%50.0%
44.12%347.11,00211,44650.0%37.5%
42.42%336.91,02511,62950.0%33.3%
65.63%327.099811,82783.3%42.9%
56.25%327.191912,59054.5%57.1%
37.50%326.91,00812,89627.3%42.9%
65.63%327.61,13314,16780.0%59.1%
58.06%316.891610,62652.9%64.3%
51.61%316.382613,07716.7%73.7%
51.61%316.887112,17546.1%55.6%
51.72%296.484010,60643.8%61.5%
50.00%286.61,01012,80360.0%44.4%
73.08%266.792812,06081.8%66.7%
50.00%266.983910,01643.8%60.0%
52.00%256.582714,12414.3%66.7%
50.00%246.586211,15950.0%50.0%
50.00%247.196111,29835.7%70.0%
50.00%226.291212,20450.0%50.0%
50.00%226.083710,88146.1%55.6%
52.38%217.183812,59828.6%64.3%
50.00%206.287910,01950.0%50.0%
66.67%186.21,12012,71970.0%62.5%
38.89%186.176910,28520.0%62.5%
44.44%186.096414,26220.0%53.9%
52.94%176.376410,68862.5%44.4%
41.18%176.896413,64350.0%38.5%
52.94%176.31,08715,33325.0%61.5%
64.71%176.471711,57155.6%75.0%
68.75%165.994613,09657.1%77.8%
50.00%167.01,02012,46650.0%50.0%
26.67%156.696611,8090.0%40.0%
42.86%146.594012,77014.3%71.4%
46.15%136.78769,06057.1%33.3%
53.85%136.889514,12575.0%44.4%
33.33%126.466910,83220.0%42.9%
41.67%126.881212,70260.0%28.6%
58.33%127.094111,166100.0%28.6%
27.27%116.094012,73433.3%25.0%
54.55%115.81,15312,59920.0%83.3%
54.55%116.192211,7220.0%75.0%
70.00%105.999211,23166.7%71.4%
30.00%105.998510,06125.0%33.3%
33.33%96.680312,3980.0%37.5%
62.50%85.96389,53566.7%60.0%
37.50%86.386411,36533.3%40.0%
37.50%87.467510,80425.0%50.0%
37.50%87.095714,48133.3%40.0%
50.00%86.793012,35366.7%40.0%
71.43%76.01,33111,96566.7%75.0%
85.71%76.696912,613100.0%66.7%
57.14%76.282811,46050.0%66.7%
42.86%73.661910,53240.0%50.0%
66.67%65.881112,97466.7%66.7%
50.00%66.61,21514,62050.0%50.0%
60.00%56.593511,14133.3%100.0%
80.00%56.11,05812,80866.7%100.0%
20.00%56.71,10912,3540.0%33.3%
20.00%54.75819,18950.0%0.0%
60.00%55.066510,80466.7%50.0%
80.00%57.41,31312,50466.7%100.0%

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Yone vs Xerath - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yone do against Xerath in League of Legends?

Yone wins the Yone vs Xerath matchup with a 58.9% win rate compared to Xerath's 41.1%, a 17.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Yone do against Xerath in the early game?

In the early game, Xerath has the advantage against Yone with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Xerath players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yone do against Xerath in the late game?

In the late game, Yone takes over the Yone vs Xerath matchup with a 68.6% win rate compared to 31.4%. Yone scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yone vs Xerath matchup?

Yone wins the matchup against Xerath with a 58.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 17.9 percentage point advantage means Yone is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.

What is the best Yone build against Xerath?

The best Yone build against Xerath includes Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Infinity Edge with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Xerath?

The best Yone runes against Xerath use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 61.5% win rate in the Yone vs Xerath matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yone counter Xerath?

Yes, Yone has a favorable matchup against Xerath with a 58.9% win rate. Yone strongly counters Xerath in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Yone against Xerath?

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