Kayle vs Yone TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Kayle vs Yone

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Prioritize surviving early levels to reach ranged form and item breakpoints for scaling power.
Avoid giving Yone easy wave control or positioning to execute his (E)+(Q) combo trades.
This is a scale-oriented matchup where Kayle must manage low early agency and avoid early all-ins.

Trading pattern

Concede early trades unless Yone wastes (E) or misses key abilities, then punish with empowered (E) attacks.
Use (Q) slow and resistance shred to safely poke and disengage from Yone's engage attempts.
Save (R) to deny Yone's burst damage during his all-in or combo execution windows.

Danger windows

Kayle is vulnerable before level 6 due to melee form and Yone's ability to engage with (E) knockup and (Q) stacks.
When (R) is down, Kayle is more susceptible to Yone's burst and all-in attempts; play cautiously.
Avoid freezing the wave far from tower to prevent dives or extended pressure from Yone's mobility and engage tools.

Early game

Focus on safe farming and use (Q) to slow Yone and reduce his resistances without overextending.
Use (W) to heal and sustain through poke and short trades.
Avoid extended trades before level 6 when Kayle is melee and vulnerable to Yone's engage combo.

Power spikes

At level 6, Kayle gains ranged attacks and (R), enabling safer farming and stronger trades; use (R) to negate lethal burst.
Kayle's late-game DPS and range scaling make her a major threat; maintain positioning to free-hit in side-lane and teamfights.
Respect Yone's level 3 combo power spike with (E)+(Q)+(W) shield and his first attack-speed item spike; avoid risky trades during these times.

Win conditions

Survive early pressure by using (Q) and (W) defensively and reach level 6 to unlock ranged form and (R) invulnerability.
Exploit Yone's cooldowns on (E) and (Q) knockup by trading when these are down or missed.
Transition to side-lane and teamfights post-level 6 and item thresholds, using (R) to front-line and maximize DPS output safely.