Yorick vs Yone — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Yone · 43.3% win rate (4,007 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Yone is favoured — Yorick wins only 43.3% of 4,007 games, and Yone pressures 6 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

His mobility dodges your cage and out-DPSs the Maiden. Wall to peel, farm safe, and play for split pressure.

Track: Yone's E — Soul Unbound (22–10s cooldown). He snaps back when it ends. Cage him there.

Do

  • Save W to cage him
  • Build graves, then E for ghouls
  • Swarm at his E return

Don't

  • Get hit by his Q3
  • Let him dash past your ghouls
  • Fight during his E burst

Runes & build vs Yone

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike)
Then
Hullbreaker
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Yorick's game plan

Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yone.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YoneLevel 1 favours Yone — his trading pattern and W shield beat your early ghoul chip.
Level 2YoneLevel 2 stays Yone's as Q ramps toward the knockup and you lack all-in tools.
Level 3YoneLevel 3 is Yone's spike with the Q knockup-dash online and E to reset.
Levels 4-5YoneLevels 4-5 remain his — mobility and shield deny you any clean cage.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even — Maiden plus a cage can answer Fate Sealed if you're not caught first.
First itemYoneFirst item favours Yone as crit plus E safety make him hard to punish.
Two+ itemsYoneTwo-plus items stay Yone's — he out-duels and out-fights, leaving you only the split.

How to beat Yone as Yorick: the early game

Levels 1-4 belong to Yone — his Q dash-knockup and W shield let him win every trade, and E Soul Unbound erases mistakes. Don't contest; concede a little CS, keep ghouls between you, and wait for your item and Maiden power.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yorick in top lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yorick 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.

Read the full guide — plans from $1.99/month →

🔒 Secure checkout · 💰 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment · ✋ Cancel anytime
Lane Pass $1.99/mo · All Lanes $3.99/mo · Annual $24.99/yr. Renews automatically — cancel anytime.

Common questions

Who wins Yorick vs Yone in top lane?

Yone — Yorick wins only 43.3% of 4,007 games, so Yorick plays this as the disadvantaged side.

Is Yorick vs Yone a skill matchup?

Not really — Yone holds a real statistical advantage (56.7% win rate), so Yorick is the one working uphill.

Does Yorick counter Yone?

No — Yone counters Yorick (Yorick wins only 43.3% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.

What runes does Yorick take vs Yone?

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

What should Yorick build vs Yone?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.

Related guides

Playing the other side? Yone vs Yorick guide →
All Yorick top lane matchups →

More Yorick top lane matchups: vs Warwick · vs Wukong · vs Yasuo · vs Zaahen · vs Zac · vs Ziggs