How to win lane as Xerath against Yone · 52.74% win rate over 4,122 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Xerath | Xerath outranges every level-1 tool Yone has and pokes freely with Q. |
| Level 2 | Xerath | At level 2 Xerath's W slow plus Q chunks Yone with no gap-closer to answer. |
| Level 3 | Xerath | Level 3 gives Xerath his full poke combo while Yone still can't reach him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Xerath | Through 4-5 Yone must walk into W-Q range to farm and takes free damage. |
| Level 6 | Xerath | At 6 Xerath's R outranges Yone's ult and W-root shuts down his E all-in. |
| First item | Xerath | First item lets Xerath's combo delete Yone before his marks fully proc. |
| Two+ items | Xerath | Two-item Xerath snipes and zones from ranges Yone's dashes can't cover. |
You dominate levels 1-2: your Q and W outrange every tool Yone has, he has zero mobility until his ultimate, and each auto or last-hit lets you land free Arcanopulse poke. Zone him off the caster minions with W and he starts the lane already behind.
The full Xerath 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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