How to win lane as Yone against Katarina · 48.13% win rate over 5,171 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yone | Yone out-trades a comboless Katarina at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Yone | Level 2 poke keeps her off the wave before daggers. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At 3 her Shunpo-dagger all-in makes it a skill trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | 4-5 stays mechanics-driven around her dagger resets. |
| Level 6 | Yone | Your R knockup interrupts her Death Lotus at 6. |
| First item | Yone | First item lets you tank her burst and out-sustain. |
| Two+ items | Yone | Two items and you shred a defense-less reset assassin. |
You win the first two levels: before Kat has her dagger combo she can't trade with your Q poke and passive crits, so shove and deny her free farm. Keep her low on daggers and she has no way to engage.
The full Yone vs Katarina 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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