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

Gameplay tips on Summoner's Rift

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.

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Gameplay tips in Arena

• Use Q when you can attack through its full duration, slow the engage with W, and save E for spacing until R upgrades it into a dash. R before the decisive attack sequence.
• Build Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Reaper's Toll. Attack speed and on-hit damage scale both normal and Transcendent attacks.
• Prioritize Lightning Strikes, Twice Thrice, Deft, and Firebrand. Repeated attacks maximize Cultivation of Spirit and the upgraded R window.

Yunara Build

This might not be your familiar build. We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher.

Core

• Yun Tal Wildarrows
• Gluttonous Greaves (Boots)
• Runaan's Hurricane

Situational

• Infinity Edge
• Lord Dominik's Regards
• Guardian Angel
• Bloodthirster
• Terminus
• Mortal Reminder

Yunara Runes

The most popular rune page and summoner spells for Yunara in ranked games over the last 30 days.

Precision + Inspiration · 51.6% WR · 44,052 games

• Lethal Tempo
• Triumph
• Legend: Bloodline
• Cut Down
• Triple Tonic
• Cash Back
• Attack Speed
• Adaptive Force
• Health

Summoner spells

Flash, Barrier

Yunara Skill Order

The recommended skill order for Yunara from ranked games over the last 90 days: the first three skill points, then the order to max abilities.

1. lvl 1: Q
2. lvl 2: W
3. lvl 3: E
4. max: Q
5. max: W
6. max: E

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 compositions collapse on Yunara when allied peel and frontline protection are missing. Aggressive early compositions force the pace and put Yunara behind before the scaling arrives. Dive and assassination threats are deadly, because Yunara has no mobility to escape and relies on allied peel to survive.

Best Synergies with Yunara

Team synergies and draft context

Peel supports and frontline tanks protect Yunara, and safe positioning unlocks their full damage. Waveclear and disengage allies stall the game for Yunara's scaling, and every minute makes them stronger. Peel supports keep assassins and divers away from you. Engage tanks create space for you to position safely.

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

Learning Curve

Based on 1.2M+ matches across all ranked elos, showing how Yunara's win rate changes with mastery level

Yunara has a typical skill ceiling, but getting results requires significant dedication. Expect lower win rates for an extended period before deeper mechanics click into place.

Skill Cap

Medium

Cost of Learning

Very High