How to win lane as Taliyah against Yone · 48.91% win rate over 1,188 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Taliyah | You dominate level 1 — Yone has no waveclear or sustain and eats free Q poke as he last-hits. |
| Level 2 | Taliyah | At 2 your Q double-cast still outranges and outpokes his meleerange, keeping you ahead. |
| Level 3 | Taliyah | Level 3 with W-E-Q online lets you punish any Q3 or Soul Unbound whiff for heavy damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Taliyah | Through 4-5 you keep zoning his farm and your peel combo beats his pre-6 all-in. |
| Level 6 | Taliyah | You still hold the edge at 6 in farm and poke, but this is his strongest window with Fate Sealed engage. |
| First item | Yone | Level 6 tips to Yone: Fate Sealed lets him flash-knockup you from range and burst before you can W-kite. |
| Two+ items | Taliyah | Post-ultimate your waveclear, cross-map R, and reliable anti-dash W put you back ahead into items. |
You win level 1-2 hard: Yone has no waveclear, no sustain, and dies to sustained Q poke. Auto-Q him whenever he approaches a minion, keep your distance, and start shoving so he's pinned under pressure before his kit comes online.
The full Taliyah 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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