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Yone combos

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3 Yone combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › AA › Q › W. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Yone combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

The lane trade

Q AA AA

When: You want to trade without spending Soul Unbound.

Two Mortal Steels close together trigger the dash and the knock-up; slip an attack in between to benefit from his passive, then Spirit Cleave for the shield.

The spirit engage

Q AA AA

When: An enemy is in range and you want to maximize the repeated damage.

Leave your body with Soul Unbound, deal as much damage as possible while you are a spirit, then recast it: part of that damage is repeated. The combo has to fit within its limited duration, so start it in range.

The team-fight combo

When: Several enemies are lined up.

Knock a target up with the tornado, then Fate Sealed teleports you behind the last champion hit on the line and pulls every enemy hit toward you. Finish with Mortal Steel and Spirit Cleave to take advantage of the clumping.

Common mistakes

Using Fate Sealed without an ally to follow up: the ultimate puts you in the middle of the enemy team.
Casting Soul Unbound with nothing to hit: the repeated damage depends on what you deal during the spirit.
Wasting Spirit Cleave on minions: its shield grows with the champions hit.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Mortal Steel	4	—	450
W · Spirit Cleave	14	—	700
E · Soul Unbound	22/19/16/13/10	—	—
R · Fate Sealed	120/100/80	—	1000

Official ability descriptions

PassiveWay of the Hunter

Yone deals magic damage with every second Attack. In addition, his critical strike chance is increased.

QMortal Steel

Thrusts forward, damaging all enemies in a line.

On hit, 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.

WSpirit Cleave

Cleaves forward, damaging all enemies in a cone. Grants a shield to Yone, the value is increased by the number of champions hit by the swipe.

Spirit Cleave's cooldown and cast time scale with attack speed.

ESoul Unbound

Yone's spirit leaves his body behind, gaining Move Speed. When this ability ends, Yone's spirit is forced back to his body and he repeats a portion of the damage he dealt as a spirit.

RFate Sealed

Yone blinks behind the last champion in a line with a slash so powerful it pulls all enemies hit towards him.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W50.3% · 145 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●												●	●
E			●					●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 171 games).

Frequently asked questions

What is Yone's main combo?

The lane trade: Q › AA › Q › W. You want to trade without spending Soul Unbound. Two Mortal Steels close together trigger the dash and the knock-up; slip an attack in between to benefit from his passive, then Spirit Cleave for the shield.

Which ability should I max first on Yone?

The most-played max order is Q > E > W (145 games, 50.3% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Yone's ultimate?

Fate Sealed has a 120/100/80 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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