Yone Quick Guide – Abilities, Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Champion At a Glance
Yone is a melee duelist who focuses on consistent DPS through his Mortal Steel. He can engage onto targets through Soul Unbound and Fate Sealed which allows him to execute targets reliably. Strong Yone players can reliably find openings with Fate Sealed and execute targets with Soul Unbound wreaking havoc at any given time.
| Archetype | Damage Types | Region | Resource | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin | Mixed | Ionia | Manaless | Melee | Advanced |
Strengths
- Because he has 3rd Mortal Steel (Q) plus his Soul Unbound (E) and Fate Sealed (R) his mobility is extremely high
- Yone has very low cooldowns
- Yone’s Soul Unbound (E) is one of his strongest abilities, he can use it to flank very easily and come from unexpected angles in the fights
Weaknesses
- Self-outplay potential with Soul Unbound (E) can kill him very easy
- Yone’s biggest weakness is a team comp with a lot of crowd control abilities where Yone is not able to walk up and deal damage
- His ultimate is really predictable since animation is slow and its width is not too big, making it easy to dodge
Skill Breakdown
Passive Ability – WAY OF THE HUNTER
Yone deals magic damage with every second Attack. In addition, his critical strike chance is increased.
Q Ability – MORTAL STEEL
Yone thrusts forward, damaging all enemies in a line. On hit, it grants a stack of Gathering Storm for a few seconds. At 2 stacks, Mortal Steel dashes Yone forward with a gust of wind knocking enemies Airborne. Mortal Steel is treated as a basic attack and scales with all the same things.
W Ability – SPIRIT CLEAVE
Yone cleaves forward, damaging all enemies in a cone. The ability grants a shield to Yone, and the value is increased by the number of champions hit by the swipe. Spirit Cleave’s cooldown and cast time scale with attack speed.
E Ability – SOUL UNBOUND
Yone’s spirit leaves his body behind, gaining Move Speed. When this skill ends, Yone’s spirit is forced back to his body, and he repeats a portion of the damage he dealt as a spirit.
R (Ultimate) Ability – FATE SEALED
Yone blinks behind the last champion in a line with a slash so powerful it pulls all enemies hit towards him.
Tips and Tricks
Tip #1 – Animation Cancelling
Yone’s Q and W are both auto-attack animation resets. Use this to your advantage when trading enemies. Simply auto Q and Auto W.
Trick #1 – Extending Abilities with Flash
Yone can extend both his Q and W with his flash, you can use this to catch your opponents off-guard since they believe they are out of range of your damage, but this will extend the range.
Trick #2 – Unbinding Souls and Sealing Fates
Yone can use his ultimate to extend his E duration. To utilize this correctly, make sure to use your ultimate when your E duration is about to finish to extend and finish off your opponents.
