Yunara vs Sivir Counter Pick

Spell Shield shifts which openers Yunara can afford. Sivir’s barrier fully negates one enemy ability and, when it triggers, restores health and grants a short burst of move speed, so throwing Arc of Judgment early rewards her. Over 1,561 games on 16.13.1, Yunara wins 50.9% of the time, which lands her at an Even rating across a sample big enough to take seriously.

Her edge comes from range, and it is considerable: 575 to 500, a wide margin between two marksmen fighting for the bot lane. Little of that turns into real value, since Sivir’s damage never requires her to stay put. Boomerang Blade hits on both the outbound and return trip, Ricochet sends her attacks bouncing between nearby targets, and Fleet of Foot gives her move speed each time she attacks a champion. Yunara’s counter is attack-driven damage that Spell Shield does nothing to block: Cultivation of Spirit builds attack speed and on-hit damage onto basic attacks that already splash onto nearby enemies, and her critical strikes add bonus magic damage that Sivir’s 30 base armor and 98 at level 18 cannot reduce. Base health and move speed are close, 600 and 335 for Yunara against 590 and 325 for Sivir, and the health gap widens by level 18 in Yunara‘s favour, 2,460 to 2,368. Both champions carry a difficulty rating of 4.