Yone vs Akali — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Akali · 47.14% win rate over 6,160 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Yone owns 7 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Akali: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Yone wins 47.14% of games vs Akali in mid lane (6,160 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YoneAt level 1 your auto-Q pressure beats her energy-hungry early Q, favouring you.
Level 2YoneAt level 2 W shield and Q poke keep you ahead in trades.
Level 3YoneAt level 3 short trades punish her energy costs so you stay favoured.
Levels 4-5YoneThrough 4-5 your sustained damage out-values her poke every exchange.
Level 6YoneAt 6 you dash and R through her Shroud, keeping the all-in yours.
First itemYoneFirst item your DPS deletes her before she can weave a full combo.
Two+ itemsYoneAt two-plus items your duel and R still beat her energy-gated burst.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You beat Akali at levels 1-2: her early Q costs energy and heals little unmarked, so you can walk up, poke with Q, and shield her return with W while she struggles to sustain.

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The full Yone vs Akali 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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