Irelia vs Yone MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Irelia vs Yone

Updated May 31, 2026

Overview

Irelia controls lane pressure with high early agency and should deny Yone's scaling by forcing extended fights around Q resets and E stuns.
Use minion waves to maintain Q reset paths and avoid giving Yone safe scaling or passive farming windows.

Trading pattern

Prepare passive stacks and use Q mobility to engage only when E or R can mark Yone for stun or slow.
Punish Yone if he wastes E from a bad position or misses his Q knockup.
Avoid committing without a safe Q reset path to prevent being punished after overextension.

Danger windows

Yone's E allows him to extend trades and safely exit; respect its cooldown to avoid lethal trades.
His Q third cast knockup and R displacement can turn fights instantly; keep spacing to minimize their impact.
Avoid all-ins when Yone's key abilities are available or when you lack Q reset paths and passive stacks.

Early game

Focus on stacking passive and using Q resets on low-health minions to engage trades when Yone's E is down.
Avoid fighting when Yone has E available to snap back or when he can set up his Q knockup.
Use level 2 power spike with Q and E to threaten early all-ins before Yone reaches his level 3 combo.

Power spikes

Irelia's major spikes are level 2 (Q+E), level 6 (R), and first completed fighter item.
Respect Yone's level 3 spike when he unlocks his Q-W-E combo with E extension and W shield.
Yone's first back for attack speed and Bork item timing increase his threat and require caution.

Win conditions

Use wave control to create Q reset paths and force extended fights when E or R can mark Yone.
Punish Yone's bad E usage and missed Q knockups to gain lane dominance.
Convert early all-ins into side pressure or roams to deny Yone a calm scaling phase.