MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yone vs Irelia
How often does Yone beat Irelia in Top?
Yone into Irelia in Top: 46% observed win rate across 1,508 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Yone behind by 1,679 gold.
Yone at 15:00
- Gold: -1,679
- CS: -31
- XP: -1,328
Typical gap to Irelia, from 1,492 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yone counter Irelia?
The count says no. Irelia holds 55% of 1,508 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Yone wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Yone against Irelia, and play for those first.
Beating Irelia: the Yone game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yone at 65% across 458 games. Flip the lead and Yone falls to 37% across 1,049.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 458 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 1,049 |
| First blood | 58% | 562 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 437 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 342 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 136 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 51 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:22 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:48. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yone's Top build, with receipts
Into Irelia specifically, Yone finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 45.9% over 610 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 64.2% across 109 games.
The most-finished Yone core is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 59.1% across 6,742 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (28,787 games).
Skill plan: Yone players max Q first and take Q at level 1.