MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yone vs Malzahar
How often does Yone beat Malzahar in Top?
Yone into Malzahar in Top: 47% observed win rate across 162 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 ahead by 387 gold.
Yone at 15:00
- Gold: +387
- CS: +9
- XP: +443
Typical gap to Malzahar, from 160 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yone counter Malzahar?
No counter here: Yone sits at 47% over 162 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Malzahar: the Yone game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yone at 47% across 108 games. Flip the lead and Yone falls to 46% across 54.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 108 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 54 |
| First blood | 48% | 92 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 49% | 75 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 112 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 46% | 52 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yone's Top build, with receipts
Into Malzahar specifically, Yone finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 50.0% over 74 games of this matchup.
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.