Our top LoL Yone gameplay tips—because we’re all fed up of Yasuo
League of Legends Yone is finally back from the dead, and has arrived at Summoner’s Rift. If you’re a fan of Yasuo, you’ll likely find plenty to enjoy, as Yone has a lot in common with his little brother, dashing in and out of fights and using his twin blades to slice up his opponents.
Now that LoL Yone is here, here's everything you need to know about the new League of Legends champion, including what you’ll want to build and the strategies to pursue now that The Unforgotten has joined the Rift.
Yone is a little deadlier than his younger brother, jumping into fights to assassinate squishy targets before vanishing back into the shadows. If you’re familiar with Yasuo, however, Yone shouldn’t present too steep a learning curve: Their kits share several significant similarities.
In lane, Yone’s trading power proves significant. Use your Q to poke at enemies, then once you’re ready to cast your whirlwind, engage with E, use a quick QW combo to get in some CC and mitigate too much return damage, then dash back to safety and wait for the detonation damage to pop. Decent waveclear with Q, W, and decent attack speed should also set Yone up to roam effectively, thanks to the distance you can cover with your E.
Rely on that combo throughout the game, but it’ll become even more potent when you have your ultimate up. Attempt to isolate carries with Fate Sealed before darting around them with the rest of your combo to pick them off before the fight has even started. Elsewhere, you can utilise your E to jump into the fray and then dash back out to safety before the enemy can do any sustained damage—just watch out for hard CC.
Both Yone’s Q and W cooldowns scale with his bonus attack speed, and his passive makes critical strike chance particular efficient, so prioritising those stats in the early game is a must. Zeal is likely to be a great item for your first back, building into a Statikk Shiv or a Phantom Dancer. Grab an early Infinity Edge to get the maximum crit chance out of your passive, and opt for Berserker’s Greaves to help increase that early game cooldown. A Stormrazor is also a possibility, although be careful not to overstack your crit chance.
Later on, some resilience is likely to help out—consider a Death’s Dance to prevent yourself from getting burst down, or a Bloodthirster if you end up in extended fights. Alternatively, a Blade of the Ruined King will provide that lifesteal while stacking nicely with Yone’s predilection for attack speed.