Matchup of the Day

Yone vs. Katarina (top Lane)

A detailed breakdown of the lane, from early game to late.

Winrate: 54.9%Patch 15.19162 Matches

Matchup Win Rate

54.9%

Gold Diff @ 15

-134g

Gold Diff @ End

-234g

Average KDA

6/6/5

Yone Win Condition

Your goal is to win early and play for extended trades to utilize Yone's shorter cooldowns and high attack speed against their burst and longer cooldowns. The primary objective is to keep them trapped in the lane by controlling the wave, preventing them from roaming.

Katarina Win Condition

Assassins win by successfully executing short burst trades and punishing you with their ultimate post-six. They want to use their mobility to jump in, apply burst, and jump out. Katarina wins by successfully roaming to the side lanes.

General Strategy

Take extended trades to counteract their short trades; avoid short trades at all costs. You must be very careful post-six if their Yone RR is up. The goal is to keep her in lane by keeping the wave on your side.

Let herKatarina QQ auto-push the wave slowly into you, then thin it and keep it frozen. Since she has no reliable wave clear except for committal abilities, she is forced to Yone EE in to clear the wave, putting her in a very rough spot, starving her of CS.

Trading Patterns

Be careful with Yone EE + Q3 forward; she will shumpo behind you and win the trade.

Wave Management

Let yourself get pushed in all the way onto your side to minimize their ability to execute their short trade patterns and prevent them from easily jumping in and running out. Let herKatarina QQ auto-push the wave into you, and then thin it accordingly to starve her from CS.

Build & Rune Breakdown

Yone Build

Starting Items (57.6% WR)

ItemItemItem

Core Items (53.8% WR)

ItemItemItem

Optimal Runes (54.2% WR)

Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching

Skill Priority

"q"Q
>
eE
>
w"W"

Skill Order

Q
1
4
5
7
9
W
2
14
15
E
3
8
10
12
13
R
6
11
16

Katarina Build

Starting Items (48.7% WR)

ItemItem

Core Items (22.2% WR)

ItemItemItem

Optimal Runes (49.0% WR)

ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand

Skill Priority

"q"Q
>
eE
>
w"W"

Skill Order

Q
1
4
5
7
9
W
3
14
15
17
18
E
2
8
10
12
13
R
6
11
16

Who wins this matchup?

Yone
Katarina

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Match Flow Visualization

Yone

Combat Stats

Katarina
6/6/5KDA9/6/6
38%Kill Participation51%
55%Win Rate45%

Damage Dealt @ 15 min

Yone
6,146
Katarina
7,812

Damage Dealt @ End

Yone
22,107
Katarina
25,650

Damage Taken @ End

Yone
25,650
Katarina
22,107