Yunara

Playstyle Profile

Yunara is a backline carry — deals massive sustained damage from a safe position

Teamfight Role

Backline Carry

Power Spike

Late game

Split Threat

None

Backline Access

Low

Yunara's Strengths

• Massive sustained damage from safety — Yunara melts frontlines while positioned behind their team
• Outscales most opponents — Yunara grows stronger every minute and takes over in extended games
• Unmatched damage output — Yunara's raw DPS is devastating when positioned safely behind their team

How to Play Yunara

Champion-specific pre-match tips

Lane Phase

Stack your Q on minions to reach 8 stacks right as you hit level 2, then immediately force an all-in using your W slow and E movement speed.

Lane Phase

Trade aggressively only when your Q is fully stacked, utilizing the auto-attack reset and bonus attack speed to win short exchanges.

Lane Phase

Cast your W to slow the enemy before activating your E to easily close the distance and land your Q-empowered splash attacks.

Mid Game

Cast your basic W and E right before activating your R to maximize your burst potential, since entering your ultimate heavily refunds their cooldowns.

Mid Game

Avoid committing to river skirmishes or objective fights while your R is on cooldown, as your base E lacks the dash required to reposition against multiple threats.

Mid Game

Clear side lane waves quickly using your fully stacked Q splash damage to secure priority before rotating to secure dragon or herald.

Late Game

Attack the closest frontline target while your R is active to melt them with hybrid damage while simultaneously splashing your Q onto the enemy backline.

Late Game

Save your R-upgraded E dash exclusively to dodge critical crowd control or to instantly reposition when an enemy attempts to collapse on you.

Late Game

Cast your W and E immediately as your 15-second R duration ends, taking advantage of the cooldown refund upon exiting your ultimate to chase down fleeing survivors.

For matchup-tailored tips, use Baron Buff's AI Coach during champion select.

How to Counter Yunara

Counter strategies and draft context

dive the backline, deny farm early, or outpace their scaling with early aggression

• Folds to direct pressure — Yunara relies on frontline protection and collapses when dived
• Weak early game — Yunara needs time to scale and can be punished before hitting full power
• Assassins that bypass the frontline
• Hard-engage compositions that force fights early

Yunara's Weaknesses

• Dive-heavy enemy compositions — Yunara gets collapsed on without allied peel or frontline protection
• Aggressive early compositions — Yunara falls behind before scaling when the enemy forces the pace early
• Dive and assassination threats — Yunara has no mobility to escape and relies entirely on allied peel to survive

Best Synergies with Yunara

Team synergies and draft context

• Peel supports and frontline tanks that protect Yunara — safe positioning unlocks their full damage potential
• Waveclear and disengage allies that stall the game for Yunara's scaling — every minute makes them stronger
• Peel supports that keep assassins and divers away from you
• Engage tanks that create space for safe DPS positioning

Draft Context

• Lacks a frontline or peel — Yunara gets dove with no protection between them and the enemy
• Drafts an aggressive early comp that can't protect Yunara through the scaling phase
• Skips peel and shields — Yunara has no mobility and gets erased by assassins or divers