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Yone vs Garen

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Yone is a scaling melee skirmisher who must use (E) + (Q) combos to force trades with a planned exit against Garen's short all-in pattern.
Avoid giving Garen passive health recovery windows by denying him safe short trades and maintaining lane pressure to prevent his execute threat.

Trading pattern

Stack (Q) to threaten knockup, then use (E) to gap close and follow with a second (Q) to maximize damage before snapping back.
Punish Garen immediately after he uses (Q) silence and (E) spin, as his damage window closes and passive is on cooldown.
Avoid trades when your (E) is on cooldown or used from a bad position, as you become vulnerable to Garen's execute.

Danger windows

Respect (Q) silence followed by (E) spin as a dangerous all-in window where you can be locked down and chunked.
Avoid extended trades when Garen's passive health regeneration is up, as he can outlast your poke.
Be cautious after using (E) as Garen can predict your position and punish your cooldown vulnerability.

Early game

Prioritize hitting level 3 quickly to unlock your (Q)-(W)-(E) trade combo and pressure Garen before he can safely engage.
Use your (E) mobility to engage trades with a quick (Q) knockup and exit before Garen can retaliate.
Avoid extended fights pre-level 3 where Garen's passive sustain and short trades favor him.

Power spikes

At level 3, use your full (Q)-(W)-(E) combo to trade aggressively when Garen cannot punish extended fights.
After your first attack speed item, increase pressure on waves and trades to force Garen into defensive play.
Respect Garen's level 6 (R) execute threat by avoiding low-health extended trades and playing around his silence and spin cooldowns.

Win conditions

Use your (E) + (Q) combo to force trades on your terms and exit safely before Garen can retaliate.
Deny Garen passive recovery by maintaining lane pressure and punishing his cooldowns to prevent execute range.
Reach your key item spikes to outdamage Garen in extended fights and leverage your mobility and knockups to win skirmishes and teamfights.