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

Yone vs Graves

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

based on 10,065 Yone vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Yone came out of an analysis of 10065 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Yone encounters Graves in only 4.2% of his games.

Yone vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yone has done a poor job of countering Graves. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Yone against Graves matches, Yone’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Graves.

Best Yone vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingIceborn GauntletImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterDeath's DanceHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Graves as Yone

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Yone vs Graves Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Graves Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
4.8
< Assists >
7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
184
< Minions Killed >
55
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,111
< Physical Damage >
17,323
4,555
< Magic Damage >
800
2,792
< True Damage >
1,550
22,459
< Damage Dealt >
19,675
25,575
< Damage Taken >
29,431
12,256
< Gold Earned >
12,714
2.07
< Towers >
1.75
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,956
< Total Healing >
13,692
14,998
< Experience >
14,375
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
215
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Graves with Yone in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Yone vs. Graves counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Graves..

Yone usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Graves. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yone and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Graves

Who is Better, Yone or Graves?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yone usually loses when playing against Graves, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Yone makes a poor counter to Graves.

While Yone does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Yone also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Yone into Gravesas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yone vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Yone is a somewhat poor counter to Graves. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yone against Graves.

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Yone, we analyzed 10,065 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 Graves 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yone to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone often accumulates much more CS compared to Graves. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Yone versus Graves build include Blade of The Ruined King, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yone bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Yone had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Graves with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Graves as Yone, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Yone vs Graves counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Yone are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.