How to win lane as Naafiri against Yone · 53.15% win rate over 1,985 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | You out-stat Yone at level 1 with packmate chip and stronger auto pressure while he has no sustain. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | At level 2 your bonus ability keeps the wave and trade advantage; Yone can't punish your steps. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 gives you the full W-Q-E all-in that beats his Q-stacking trade pattern. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Through levels 4-5 your packmates and double Q keep winning short trades before his Q3 knockup lands. |
| Level 6 | Yone | At 6 Yone flips the lane: R Fate Sealed knockback and W shield let him dive you. |
| First item | Yone | On his first item his crit and E rewind poke let him farm and skirmish safely against you. |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | At two items your assassin burst out-races his shield and rewind, swinging the fight back to you. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: Yone is a weak early laner with only Q Mortal Steel poke and no sustain, so use your packmate damage to push and chunk him whenever he steps up to last-hit.
The full Naafiri vs Yone report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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