Yone vs Lissandra — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Lissandra · 46.67% win rate (8,481 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Lissandra is slightly favoured — Yone wins 46.67% of 8,481 games, and Lissandra pressures 4 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

Her root catches the window's entry and the tomb outlasts the snap-back — trade her cooldown gaps and never linger near the marker she's staring at.

Track: Lissandra's E — Glacial Path (Claw, 24–12s cooldown). Her engage and escape in one button — she is immobile while it is down.

Do

  • E-trade her cooldown gaps
  • Q3 the knockup inside the window
  • Snap back before her answer lands

Don't

  • Enter spirit form into held CC
  • Linger past the window for one more auto
  • Trade on foot at her range

Runes & build vs Lissandra

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 Lissandra.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LissandraLissandra's Q-W control zones Yone at level 1.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is a brief even window before W comes online.
Level 3LissandraAt 3 her W root shuts down your all-in.
Levels 4-5Lissandra4-5 her E escape keeps her ahead of your dash.
Level 6LissandraHer self-R at 6 negates your burst and CCs you.
First itemYoneFirst item lets you tank the root and kill her.
Two+ itemsYoneTwo items and you out-duel a DPS-less CC mage.

How to beat Lissandra as Yone: the early game

Lissandra out-controls the early lane: Q pokes from range, W roots the instant you E in, and her E lets her dodge your gap-close entirely. Level 2 is a brief even window before her W-root pattern takes over — otherwise farm safe and don't feed her a rooted all-in. Track Glacial Path (Claw): 24s at rank 1, 12s maxed — the claw has to travel, so she is committed until she recasts.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yone in mid lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Yone vs Lissandra 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 Lissandra in mid lane?

Lissandra, slightly — Yone wins 46.67% of 8,481 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Yone vs Lissandra a skill matchup?

Mostly — Lissandra has a small statistical edge (53.33% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Yone counter Lissandra?

No — if anything Lissandra has the slight edge (Yone wins 46.67%), though it stays close.

What runes does Yone take vs Lissandra?

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

What should Yone build vs Lissandra?

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.

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