Who counters Yone in Wild Rift?

Yone's strongest Jungle counters in Wild Rift are Lee Sin, Xin Zhao, Jax, Rammus, and Kha'Zix. For example, Lee Sin: Lee Sin can invade before Yone's attack-speed and crit purchases make extended skirmishes comfortable. Keep nearby lanes in mind, preserve Flash when your knockup is unavailable, and do not place the spirit body where his team can wait after a kick separates you from allies.

Who is Yone good against in Wild Rift?

Yone is a favorable matchup into Dr. Mundo, Shyvana, Nunu & Willump, Twitch, and Lillia in the Jungle role. For example, Dr. Mundo: Mundo's health-heavy build gives Yone's Blade of the Ruined King repeated value once the first item is complete. Dodge the cleaver slow, account for his crowd-control protection before committing the knockup, and buy anti-heal when his ultimate is preventing the finish.

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Yone Jungle

Yone jungle counters include Lee Sin, Xin Zhao, and Jax. See the best build, runes, matchups, and game plan for Wild Rift Patch 7.3A.

How to play

Farm toward your item spikes Keep attacking between 1st ability casts and sweep grouped monsters with your 2nd ability. Finish safe camps before forcing a gank that costs more farm than it can earn.
Prepare the knockup before ganking Hit a camp twice with your 1st ability, then approach before the charge expires. Start your 3rd ability from a protected position and use the knockup to help your laner follow.
Keep Smite in range Fight beside your team around objectives and track your spirit timer. Finish the spirit exchange before committing to the secure so a forced return cannot pull you out of the pit.

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Strengths

Strong item scaling and sustained mixed damage reward consistent camp income.
A prepared knockup and long-range ultimate give threatening follow-up to allied control.
Spirit-form trades let Yone pressure an entrance and return to a protected position before an objective starts.

Weaknesses

Early invaders can exploit his item dependence and the time needed to prepare a knockup.
A missed engage leaves a melee carry exposed while the enemy can move toward his visible return point.
Forced spirit returns can interrupt a chase or pull Yone away from a crucial objective secure.

Why this build

Yone is an A-tier jungle carry who turns regular farming into strong skirmishes and objective fights. Blade of the Ruined King supplies the first attack-speed and sustain spike, followed by Immortal Shieldbow and Infinity Edge for crit damage and protection. Death's Dance helps the melee commitment, while Lord Dominik's Regard covers armored targets later. Build the gold lead through efficient routes and realistic ganks rather than treating every river encounter as a duel you must win.

Starting Item

Long Sword Early attack damage strengthens Yone's attacks and Mortal Steel (1st) during his opening clear. Keep attacking between thrusts rather than waiting for the next ability cast.

Boots

Gunmetal Greaves Attack speed helps Yone cycle attacks and Mortal Steel (1st) while farming. Buy these early when safe; defensive boots are worth the slower damage pattern against a dangerous invader.

Core Build

Blade of the Ruined King Buy first for attack speed, Lifesteal and repeated current-health damage. It improves Yone's farming and sustained skirmishing, giving him a useful fighting spike before his crit items arrive. Immortal Shieldbow Buy second for crit chance and a Lifeline shield during Yone's melee commitment. The shield buys time to finish a target or return from spirit form, but does not make an exposed return point safe. Infinity Edge Buy third to strengthen Yone's critical attacks and Mortal Steel (1st) after Shieldbow. Use this damage spike to threaten picks around objectives instead of abandoning camp income for constant low-percentage ganks. Death's Dance Buy fourth to delay part of the damage Yone takes after entering a fight. A takedown clears stored damage and heals him, helping him survive long enough to finish the catch with his team. Lord Dominik's Regard Finish with armor penetration and Giant Slayer against opponents building armor and bonus health. Bring it forward when armor is limiting Yone's physical damage; his mixed damage does not remove the need for penetration.

Situational Items

Mortal Reminder Replace Lord Dominik's Regard against healing that keeps Yone's target alive. Keep the armor-penetration slot and apply anti-heal with physical damage before the enemy's recovery decides the fight. Bloodthirster Replace Lord Dominik's Regard against low-armor teams when sustained recovery matters more than penetration. Prepare the overheal shield on safe camps before Yone moves into the next objective fight. Guardian Angel Replace Death's Dance when Yone is carrying a large bounty and his team can protect the revival. Take an engage within allied reach rather than expecting resurrection to rescue a blind dive into five enemies. Mercurial Scimitar Replace Death's Dance when removable crowd control repeatedly threatens Yone's damage window. Use the active for the disable that prevents a needed action; it does not protect an unsafe spirit-return location. Armored Advance Replace Gunmetal Greaves against heavy physical attack pressure, especially from an invading jungler. Yone gives up attack speed to survive the opening exchange and preserve his farming route. Chainlaced Crushers Replace Gunmetal Greaves against magic damage and reducible crowd control. Shorter disables help Yone act during his limited spirit window and survive after landing beside an enemy carry.

Situational choices

Choose Bone Plating over Overgrowth against threatening early invaders, or Perseverance against heavy reducible control. Defensive boots can be worth delaying maximum attack speed when staying alive preserves the next camp cycle. Mortal Reminder replaces Lord Dominik's Regard against healing; Guardian Angel or Mercurial Scimitar can replace Death's Dance when revival or a cleanse is more valuable for the enemy composition.

Keystone

Lethal Tempo Repeated champion attacks build attack speed, with extra adaptive damage at full stacks. Yone benefits when his knockup and allied control give him time to keep attacking; this rune does not stack on jungle camps.

Primary Runes

Brutal Bonus damage on champion attacks sharpens Yone's early ganks before his crit build is ready. Its value is in the skirmish after the clear, not bonus damage to the monsters themselves. Last Stand Yone often takes return damage while staying in melee range to finish a target. The low-health damage bonus works with his shield and Lifesteal, but is no reason to begin an unsupported fight already hurt. Legend: Alacrity Clearing camps builds permanent attack speed for Yone's farming and repeated attacks. Consistent routes help this rune develop even when no safe early gank is available.

Secondary Runes

Overgrowth Nearby monster deaths add permanent health while Yone farms toward his items. The extra health gives his active spirit more room to survive a committed exchange later in the game.

Situational Runes

Conqueror Take this over Lethal Tempo into durable teams where Yone can mix spells and attacks through a long fight. Its adaptive stats and fully stacked sustain offer an alternative to the attack-focused keystone. Bone Plating Take this over Overgrowth against an early invader whose opening combo could force Yone off his camps. It reduces follow-up champion damage after the first hit, trading scaling health for early protection. Perseverance Take this over Overgrowth against several disables that could waste Yone's spirit window. Tenacity and temporary defenses help him survive control, although knockups still require careful positioning.

Main Summoner Spells

Flash Flash gives Yone an immediate escape when his knockup is unprepared or his spirit-return point is unsafe. It also helps reach an exposed carry, but keep an exit when the enemy jungler is missing. Smite You are playing Jungle, you always take Smite. Check its displayed damage before a secure, and avoid a spirit return that pulls Yone out of range while the objective becomes killable.

Skill Priority Order

1st Ability
3rd Ability
2nd Ability

Yone Jungle Counters

Who counters Yone Jungle in Wild Rift (WR)? These champions beat Yone in the jungle matchup, with how each one wins. Learn to play around them or ban them in ranked.

Lee Sin: Lee Sin can invade before Yone's attack-speed and crit purchases make extended skirmishes comfortable. Keep nearby lanes in mind, preserve Flash when your knockup is unavailable, and do not place the spirit body where his team can wait after a kick separates you from allies.
Xin Zhao: Xin Zhao's gap close and repeated attacks can force an early duel before Yone has time to build a useful knockup. Path toward allied priority, respect the third-hit knockup, and trade camps across the map when a direct river contest lacks support.
Jax: Jax can dodge Yone's attacks with Counter Strike (3rd), then stun him and follow with a leap when he tries to disengage. Hold the valuable attack sequence until the dodge ends and avoid using spirit form from a return point Jax can easily camp.
Rammus: Rammus punishes Yone's repeated attacks with reflected damage and a taunt that can consume his spirit window. Avoid committing into the defensive stance, let allied magic damage soften him, and find another target rather than assuming mixed damage makes the duel free.
Kha'Zix: Kha'Zix can punish an isolated Yone between camps, especially when his knockup is unprepared and his health is low. Ward entrances, move toward allies to reduce isolation pressure, and keep the return point covered so stealth cannot set up another burst as spirit form ends.

Champions Yone Is Strong Against

Yone's best matchups in Wild Rift. Yone holds an edge against these picks in the jungle role, so look to press the advantage and contest objectives.

Dr. Mundo: Mundo's health-heavy build gives Yone's Blade of the Ruined King repeated value once the first item is complete. Dodge the cleaver slow, account for his crowd-control protection before committing the knockup, and buy anti-heal when his ultimate is preventing the finish.
Shyvana: Shyvana's direct approach gives Yone a clear line for his knockup and a chance to take a timed spirit-form trade. Fight away from her empowered ground damage and return to a protected position instead of standing still through every attack in dragon form.
Nunu & Willump: Yone can sidestep Nunu's committed snowball and use his prepared knockup to interrupt the channeled ultimate. Win the fight or force Nunu away before taking the objective; a favorable skirmish does not make a bite-and-Smite contest safe.
Twitch: Twitch is vulnerable when Yone reaches him with a prepared knockup before he has space to kite. Track his early stealth ganks and countergank from vision, then keep attacking through the catch rather than chasing blindly into poison slows and enemy support.
Lillia: Yone's dashes and chained knockups can deny the spacing Lillia needs for repeated outer-edge swings. Approach with a charged first ability and allied follow-up, then leave before her sleep setup turns an overextended chase into a collapse at your return point.

Early Game

Start Mortal Steel (1st), take Spirit Cleave (2nd) at level 2, then unlock Soul Unbound (3rd). Attack between thrusts and line the sweep across grouped camps. Use the shield while monsters are attacking you and keep them within their leash area; losing a camp to a reset can ruin the timing of the next play. Choose an opening route that finishes near a lane with reliable follow-up or priority. A full clear is a sensible default when lanes offer no clear opening. Take an early gank when the target is exposed and a prepared knockup can connect, then return to camps promptly. Against strong invaders, ward the threatened entrance and give up an unsupported Scuttle contest instead of losing health, Flash and your next camp together. Recall for attack-speed components and work toward level 5 and the first completed item.

Mid Game

Before a gank, prepare the third cast of Mortal Steel (1st) on a nearby safe camp and move while the charge is still available. Let the laner begin with reliable control when possible, then follow with the knockup or Fate Sealed (Ult). Start Soul Unbound (3rd) behind your team's line; the abandoned body cannot be attacked, but enemies can wait at its visible location for your return. After a successful gank, turn the advantage into nearby camps, vision or an objective. Keep farming between ultimate windows so your crit purchases arrive on time. Arrive before dragon or Herald, clear an approach and threaten an enemy walking in. Do not start spirit form outside the pit if its automatic return will remove you from Smite range during the secure.

Late Game

Stay close enough to contest Baron or Elder with your team. Take safe camps and nearby waves when available, but do not become a distant split pusher while holding your team's Smite. A catch on an exposed carry or jungler can create a much safer objective than starting the monster with all enemies missing. Preserve a covered return point, and switch to protecting your own carry when the enemy dive makes a flank too risky.

Teamfights

Follow allied initiation or enter from a cleared side angle after key enemy control has been spent. Aim Fate Sealed (Ult) through a priority target or grouped opponents, then keep attacking while using Spirit Cleave (2nd) to absorb the response. Watch both your active position and the route enemies can take toward the body. Return before the fight surrounds it; do not assume you can always recast while disabled. Near a live objective, finish the spirit exchange and remain in Smite range instead of chasing a carry beyond the pit.

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