Yone vs Karma — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Karma · 49.52% win rate (5,826 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — 49.52% win rate over 5,826 games, decided window to window rather than at champion select.

At a glance

Her combo needs your real body — the soul window hides it, the shield blunts it, and the snap-back files the complaint.

Track: Karma's W — Focused Resolve (12s cooldown). The root tether — break it with range or line of sight.

Do

W-shield her combo's center
E the post-combo silence
R the line her escape can't exit

Don't

Trade at her range between windows
Enter with the snap-back unplanned
Eat poke during your E cooldown

Runes & build vs Karma

Start: Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back: Noonquiver / Cloak piece (≈1000g)
First item: BotRK / Immortal Shieldbow
Then: Infinity Edge
Boots: Mercury's Treads / Berserker's
Runes: Lethal Tempo (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Second Wind · Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Yone's game plan

Read from Yone's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Karma.

Stage	Favoured	Why
Level 1	Karma	Karma's Mantra-Q out-ranges and roots you at level 1.
Level 2	Karma	Level 2 her poke-and-shield pattern zones your CS.
Level 3	Karma	At 3 Mantra-RQ still controls the trade range.
Levels 4-5	Even / skill	4-5 evens out as your all-in threat matures.
Level 6	Yone	At 6 your R turns the kill pressure to Yone.
First item	Yone	First item lets you burst through her E shield.
Two+ items	Even / skill	Two items and you dive a peel-less enchanter freely.

How to beat Karma as Yone: the early game

Karma wins the opening levels: her Mantra-empowered Q roots and out-ranges everything you have, and her E shield absorbs your Q poke while she chips you. Play back, soak XP, and don't walk into RQ range with your E on cooldown. Track Focused Resolve (Tether): 12s flat — the root only lands if the tether survives, so leave 675 range or break sight.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yone in mid lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yone's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Yone vs Vex — 44.62% win rate
Yone vs Annie — 45.64% win rate
Yone vs Akshan — 46.26% win rate

Easiest

Yone vs Aurelion Sol — 56.98% win rate
Yone vs Azir — 56.25% win rate
Yone vs Yasuo — 53.05% win rate

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yone vs Karma 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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Common questions

Who wins Yone vs Karma in mid lane?

Nobody on paper — a 49.52% win rate over 5,826 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Yone vs Karma a skill matchup?

Yes — Yone vs Karma is a genuine skill matchup: 49.52% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Yone counter Karma?

No hard counter either way — the Yone vs Karma win rate is 49.52%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Yone take vs Karma?

Yone takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Second Wind) vs Karma.

What should Yone build vs Karma?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Noonquiver / Cloak piece (≈1000g). Build BotRK / Immortal Shieldbow first, then Infinity Edge, with Mercury's Treads / Berserker's.

More Yone mid lane matchups: vs Galio · vs Hwei · vs Irelia · vs Kassadin · vs Katarina · vs LeBlanc

Also played in: Top Lane