Yone vs Kled — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Kled · 50.05% win rate (1,027 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Statistically even (50.05% win rate) — but the tempo isn't: Kled pressures 5 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Whoever converts their windows wins.

At a glance

Mounted Kled out-trades you and the Q-pull catches your dash. Dodge the pull and don't extend early.

Track: Kled's Q — Bear Trap on a Rope (11–7s cooldown). His engage hook. Dodge it.

Do

Dodge his Q pull
Q3-W to dismount him
E-reset when his Q is down

Don't

Get hit by his Q pull
Let him remount
Trade into his mounted W

Runes & build vs Kled

Start: Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back: Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item: Blade of the Ruined King (mixed-damage spike)
Then: Infinity Edge
Boots: Plated Steelcaps
Runes: Lethal Tempo (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, 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 Kled.

Stage	Favoured	Why
Level 1	Even / skill	Kled's level-1 Q pull and Skaarl aggression win the first trade.
Level 2	Kled	Level 2 stays Kled's as courage stacks fuel his all-in.
Level 3	Kled	Level 3 remains Kled's with his pull-into-combo bully pattern.
Levels 4-5	Kled	At levels 4-5 mounted Kled's damage and healing out-trade your burst.
Level 6	Kled	Kled's 6 global charge and mounted damage still beat your Q3.
First item	Kled	First item is skill-decided by catching his dismounted window.
Two+ items	Yone	At 2+ items your mobility and sustain flip the duel to Yone.

How to beat Kled as Yone: the early game

Levels 1-3 are firmly Kled's — his Q pull, Skaarl aggression and courage stacking let him win every early trade and punish any greedy walk-up. Respect his Q range, farm behind minions, and never fight when he has a full courage bar mounted.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yone in top lane

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

Hardest

Yone vs Master Yi — 43.74% win rate
Yone vs Riven — 44.99% win rate
Yone vs Akali — 45.24% win rate

Easiest

Yone vs Yorick — 56.7% win rate
Yone vs K'Sante — 56.17% win rate
Yone vs Mel — 56.1% win rate

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yone vs Kled 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 Kled in top lane?

Nobody on paper — a 50.05% win rate over 1,027 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Yone vs Kled a skill matchup?

Yes — Yone vs Kled is a genuine skill matchup: 50.05% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Yone counter Kled?

No hard counter either way — the Yone vs Kled win rate is 50.05%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Yone take vs Kled?

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

What should Yone build vs Kled?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blade of the Ruined King (mixed-damage spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Plated Steelcaps.

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