Yone vs Vex Counter Pick

Doom ‘n Gloom is a counter to champions such as Yone. Vex periodically gains a empowerment that makes her next basic attack terrify enemies and cut off dashes, and any dash by a nearby enemy charges it up: Mortal Steel with two stacks of Gathering Storm, the return from Soul Unbound, and the Fate Sealed blink all count. Over 918 games on patch 16.13.1 this precision produces 41.5% for Yone, a Hard rating.

Distance is the second obstacle. Vex attacks from 550 units while Yone reaches 175, and her 335 move speed trails his 345. That ten-point gap won’t carry him into her face fast enough to dodge the interruption window. Personal Space shields and hurts at close range, Looming Darkness slows and spreads Gloom across an area, and Shadow Surge tags a champion before sending her dashing toward them. Every range has a response.

Her defences are fragile, and that is where you press. Vex has 23 armor and 28 magic resistance at level 1, rising to 98.7 armor by level 18, and her mixed damage makes any player who skips a single resistance pay for it. Yone finishes level 18 with 2,405 health against her 2,358, so fights that start after the empowered passive has been used still lean his way; fights that start before it has been used do not.