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

Yone vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Yone in LoLYone is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Yone

based on 2,671 Yone vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zilean as Yone resulted from an examination of 2671 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Yone encounters Zilean in only 1.1% of his games.

Yone vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yone has done a pathetic job of beating Zilean. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Yone vs Zilean rounds, Yone’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zilean.

Best Yone vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

TerminusImmortal ShieldbowBloodthirsterDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 PlatingUnflinching
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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Yone

Advice to Win Against Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Yone vs Zilean Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Zilean Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.6
6.8
< Deaths >
4.8
4.6
< Assists >
12.9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
184
< Minions Killed >
59
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,199
< Physical Damage >
982
4,835
< Magic Damage >
10,063
2,853
< True Damage >
730
23,888
< Damage Dealt >
11,775
26,091
< Damage Taken >
18,331
12,265
< Gold Earned >
9,015
2.04
< Towers >
1.97
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,079
< Total Healing >
6,893
15,081
< Experience >
12,159
17
< Vision Score >
51
8
< Wards Placed >
22
207
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Zilean with Yone in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some significant Yone versus Zilean matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zilean. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in killsdeaths.

Yone usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zilean. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yone and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Zilean

Who is Better, Yone or Zilean?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yone usually loses when taking on Zilean, with a 46.8% win rate. Therefore, Yone makes a bad counter to Zilean.

While Yone does have a lower win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Yone into Zileanas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yone vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Yone is a trash counter for Zilean. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yone against Zilean.

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Yone, we analyzed 2,671 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 Zilean 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

If you would like to truly master Yone to counter Zilean during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone often picks up much more CS as Zilean. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Yone versus Zilean build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Yone bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Zilean than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Yone boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when playing against Zilean with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Zilean as Yone, Yone players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Yone vs Zilean counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.

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