How to win lane as Yone against Malzahar · 49.01% win rate (8,576 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He pokes a man with a return ticket — E in, spend everything, snap back before his answer clears customs.
Track: Malzahar's R — Nether Grasp (140–80s cooldown). Point-and-click suppression — never step up solo while his passive shield is intact and R is up.
Read from Yone's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Malzahar.
This is Yone's own plan; across 8,576 pooled games the lane is leaning Malzahar.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even because both sides farm and his E just shoves the wave. |
| Level 2 | Yone | Level 2 favours you as your knockup trade comes online before his pressure peaks. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a skill fight since his R suppression checks your all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even because his ult and shield deter your commit windows. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is yours as you outscale and can E out of his suppress zone after first item timing. |
| First item | Yone | At first item you spike past his Voidlings and win extended trades. |
| Two+ items | Yone | With two-plus items you flank past his single-target ult and shred his backline. |
Level 1 is even as you both just farm and his E Malefic Visions pushes the wave into you. At level 2 you get a slight edge with your Q knockup coming online before his lane pressure fully develops, letting you land a quick punish trade if he steps up to CS. Your all-in exists but Malzahar's R Nether Grasp suppression plus E Malefic Visions make committing risky; force the trade only when his Q Call of the Void and pool are down.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yone's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yone vs Malzahar 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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Malzahar, slightly — Yone wins 49.01% of 8,576 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Malzahar has a small statistical edge (50.99% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Malzahar has the slight edge (Yone wins 49.01%), though it stays close.
Yone takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Second Wind) vs Malzahar.
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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