Yone vs Vex — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Vex · 43.43% win rate over 2,436 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 Vex: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Yone wins 43.43% of games vs Vex in mid lane (2,436 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YoneLevel 1 favors Yone — even with Vex's anti-dash passive, Yone controls melee range with autos and Q poke.
Level 2YoneLevel 2 stays Yone's — W shield lets him absorb Vex's poke and trade back on even terms.
Level 3YoneLevel 3 favors Yone — E gives an all-in once Vex's interrupt is baited, which she can't always hold.
Levels 4-5YoneLevels 4-5 are Yone's — Vex's long cooldowns leave repeated windows for Yone to trade and win.
Level 6YoneLevel 6 favors Yone in the 1v1 — R and crit out-damage Vex before her ult can reset.
First itemYoneFirst-item timing is Yone's — a crit spike bursts squishy Vex once her fear is on cooldown.
Two+ itemsYoneLate game favors Yone — R dive plus E safety beat Vex's cooldown-dependent pick potential in extended fights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Vex is a lane bully against dashers because her passive interrupts and marks any dash, which threatens Yone's E and Q3. The counterplay is patience: bait her Gloom-empowered ability or her fear with a feint, then trade with autos and Q while it's down. Don't throw E into a fresh Gloom mark.

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The full Yone vs Vex 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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