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How to Win Yone vs Xerath Counter MatchupYone is in the b tier of champions

Yone vs Xerath

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

How to Beat Xerath as Yone

based on 9,080 Yone vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Yone fought Xerath 9080 times. With so many games with Yone vs Xerath provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to annihilate Xerath. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Yone has to counter Xerath in only 3.8% of his games.

Yone vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yone has done a below average job of beating Xerath. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Yone against Xerath rounds, Yone’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Xerath.

Best Yone vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Yone

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Yone vs Xerath Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Xerath Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.7
7
< Deaths >
5.5
4.8
< Assists >
9.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
184
< Minions Killed >
102
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
15,832
< Physical Damage >
641
4,820
< Magic Damage >
22,413
2,911
< True Damage >
778
23,564
< Damage Dealt >
23,832
27,091
< Damage Taken >
16,524
12,630
< Gold Earned >
11,005
2.09
< Towers >
1.59
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,340
< Total Healing >
1,423
15,466
< Experience >
12,977
17
< Vision Score >
38
8
< Wards Placed >
17
200
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Xerath with Yone in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Yone against Xerath counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..

Yone usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yone and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Xerath

Who is Better, Yone or Xerath?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yone usually fairs equally well when taking on Xerath, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Yone makes an ok counter for Xerath.

While Yone does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Yone also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yone into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yone also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yone vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Yone is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yone against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Yone, we analyzed 9,080 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yone to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone often racks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Yone versus Xerath build include Guardian Angel, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Yone combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Xerath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Yone had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Xerath with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Xerath as Yone, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Yone vs Xerath matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you need to get Yone vs Xerath tips and counter builds for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds played with both champs.