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Yone vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Yone in LoLYone is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Yone

based on 8,286 Yone vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Yone came out of an evaluation of 8286 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Yone fights Katarina in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Yone vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Yone has done a average job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Yone against Katarina rounds, Yone’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Yone vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterDeath's DanceIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yone to level upq
>
Second ability for Yone to level upe
>
Last skill for Yone to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Yone

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Yone vs Katarina Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Katarina Image
6.9
< Kills >
9.7
7
< Deaths >
6.8
5
< Assists >
5.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
181
< Minions Killed >
156
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
16,012
< Physical Damage >
2,020
4,853
< Magic Damage >
21,109
2,745
< True Damage >
977
23,611
< Damage Dealt >
24,106
25,192
< Damage Taken >
24,743
12,434
< Gold Earned >
12,255
2.21
< Towers >
1.52
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,770
< Total Healing >
3,396
14,975
< Experience >
14,244
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
189
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Yone in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several significant Yone versus Katarina matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Yone often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yone and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Katarina

Who is Better, Yone or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yone usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Katarina, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Yone makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Yone does have a higher winrate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Yone also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yone into Katarinaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yone also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yone vs Katarina matchups, Yone is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Yone is a decent counter for Katarina. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yone against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yone

Yone Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateNilahNilah45.4% winrateTaricTaric45.8% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.9% winrate

Yone Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 53.4% 15737 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.8% 13512 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 16893 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.7% 3980 Games

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Yone, we analyzed 8,286 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Katarina as Yone comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Yone Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yone in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone usually gets a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Yone versus Katarina build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yone combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Katarina than with many other common builds. In fact, Yone had an average winrate of 50.8% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Katarina as Yone, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Yone vs Katarina counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Yone are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.