How to win lane as Malphite against Yone · 50.54% win rate (5,198 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Build a little of both — E-slow his autos, Q-poke.
Track: Yone's E — Soul Unbound (22–10s cooldown). He snaps back when it ends. Q-poke in it.
Read from Malphite's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yone.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Malphite | Mortal Steel pokes every 4s and Spirit Cleave shields it back before Ground Slam exists — eat it and farm. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Mortal Steel outpaces Granite Shield's recharge and Spirit Cleave pays him back — still his, last-hit at range. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | W's armor and E start coming online — trades even out, but neither of you cleanly wins yet. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Ground Slam's slow stretches Spirit Cleave's 14s cooldown, but Soul Unbound still rewinds any trade you start. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Unstoppable Force lands clean inside Soul Unbound's 22s downtime at rank 1 — bait the rewind, then commit. |
| First item | Yone | Armour plus Ground Slam's slow thins both his autos and Spirit Cleave's shield — your peak, force trades. |
| Two+ items | Yone | Fate Sealed is 80s to your 100s and Soul Unbound hits 10s — he re-engages faster, so peel rather than hunt him. |
Yone owns the opening — Mortal Steel pokes every 4 seconds and Spirit Cleave shields him for it, while you have no trade pattern before Thunderclap and Ground Slam. Don't walk up into his Q; farm with the tip of Seismic Shard and step out so Granite Shield recharges. One thing worth knowing now: his shield is smallest in a 1v1, since Spirit Cleave scales with the number of champions it hits. Accept the chip and don't trade back yet.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Malphite's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Malphite vs Yone 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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Nobody on paper — a 50.54% win rate over 5,198 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Malphite vs Yone is a genuine skill matchup: 50.54% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Malphite vs Yone win rate is 50.54%, an even lane decided by execution.
Malphite takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Yone.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Iceborn Gauntlet / Frozen Heart first, then Thornmail / Abyssal Mask, with Plated Steelcaps.
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