Best Yunara Build & Guide (2026) — League of Legends

Yunara is League of Legends' Unbroken Faith — a former Kinkou Order acolyte who inherited the mantle of the Fist of Shadow and the sacred relic Aion Er'na after surviving the Darkin invasion of Ionia, guarded the sealed god-warrior Zaahen in the Spirit Realm for over a thousand years, and has now returned to a modern Ionia she does not recognize. She is a bot lane marksman who generates Unleash stacks through basic attacks with Cultivation of Spirit's passive on-hit magic damage before activating the ability to enter an enhanced state with massive bonus attack speed, spread attacks that hit nearby enemies, and an uncancellable windup, launches a spinning prayer bead with Arc of Judgment that deals burst magic damage and applies a 99% decaying slow, gains ghosted movement speed with Kanmei's Steps that increases when facing enemy champions, and enters a Transcendent State with Transcend One's Self that automatically activates Cultivation of Spirit, upgrades Arc of Judgment into a devastating beam called Arc of Ruin, and transforms Kanmei's Steps into Untouchable Shadow — a directional dash that resets her auto-attack timer. Yunara builds Kraken Slayer into Fiendhunter Bolts and Infinity Edge to maximize her critical strike synergy with Vow of the First Lands' bonus magic damage on crits and Cultivation of Spirit's spread attacks. Yunara is played as a bot lane ADC (49% win rate on Patch 16.6 Emerald+, C Tier) with an 8.5% pick rate and 3.3% ban rate. Whether you want to stack Unleash and unleash a barrage of enhanced attacks that spread to nearby enemies, slow targets with Arc of Judgment's 99% decaying slow before bursting them down, activate Transcend One's Self to transform into an unstoppable Transcendent marksman with dashes and beam attacks, or pair with an engage support to dominate lane through sustained on-hit magic damage and critical strike burst, this guide covers everything you need to master the Unbroken Faith in 2026.

Yunara Overview

Yunara operates as a critical strike marksman whose power comes from Vow of the First Lands' bonus magic damage on critical strikes, Cultivation of Spirit's on-hit magic damage and Unleash activation that grants massive attack speed with spread attacks, Arc of Judgment's burst magic damage and 99% decaying slow, Kanmei's Steps' ghosted movement speed boost, and Transcend One's Self's Transcendent State that upgrades all basic abilities into enhanced versions with no mana cost and reduced cooldowns. Unlike traditional auto-attack ADCs who rely purely on physical damage, Yunara deals a hybrid damage split — her passive, Q on-hit, and W all deal magic damage while her auto-attacks and spread attacks deal physical damage, making her harder to itemize against than pure-AD marksmen. She is played as a bot lane ADC (49% win rate on Patch 16.6 Emerald+) with an 8.5% pick rate and 3.3% ban rate.

Unlike marksmen who scale primarily through raw auto-attack damage, Yunara wins fights through Unleash stack management, Transcendent State ability rotations, and hybrid damage output that punishes enemies who build only armor or only magic resistance — Vow of the First Lands (Passive) causes Yunara's critical strikes to deal bonus magic damage equal to 10% (+10% per 100 AP) of the critical damage dealt, adding a significant magic damage component to every crit that scales with both crit chance and AP from items or runes. Cultivation of Spirit (Q) has a passive component that causes basic attacks to deal 5/10/15/20/25 (+20% AP) bonus magic damage on-hit, while also generating Unleash stacks — 1 stack per basic attack against minions and monsters, 2 stacks against champions, stacking up to 8 with a 6-second duration that refreshes on subsequent attacks and expires one by one every 0.5 seconds. When activated at 8 stacks, Cultivation of Spirit costs 30 mana and grants Yunara 20/30/40/50/60% bonus attack speed for 5 seconds, an additional 5/10/15/20/25 (+20% AP) magic damage on-hit (totaling 10/20/30/40/50 +40% AP on-hit during activation), and empowers basic attacks to spread to nearby enemies dealing 30% AD physical damage — spread attacks apply life steal and on-hit effects at 30% effectiveness and can critically strike, and deal 250% damage to minions below 30% max health. Cultivation of Spirit's activation also resets Yunara's auto-attack timer, reduces windup time by 40%, and makes her windup uncancellable, with missile speed increasing to 10000 — the second highest attack missile speed of any champion. Arc of Judgment (W) has a 10-second cooldown and costs 60 mana — Yunara launches a spinning prayer bead in a line up to 1150 range that deals 55/95/135/175/215 (+85% bonus AD)(+50% AP) magic damage on initial impact and applies a 99% decaying slow over 1.5 seconds, with the bead lingering and dealing 8.25/14.25/20.25/26.25/32.25 (+12.75% bonus AD)(+7.5% AP) magic damage per tick every 0.25 seconds to nearby enemies, then expanding at maximum range after 1 second. Kanmei's Steps (E) has a 9-second cooldown and costs 40 mana — Yunara becomes ghosted and gains 30/35/40/45/50% bonus movement speed that decays over 1.5 seconds, increased to 45/52.5/60/67.5/75% while facing a nearby visible enemy champion within 2000 range. Transcend One's Self (R) has a 100/90/80-second cooldown and costs 100 mana — Yunara enters a 15-second Transcendent State that automatically activates Cultivation of Spirit at no cost with extended duration, upgrades Arc of Judgment to Arc of Ruin which fires a beam dealing 160/320/480 (+120% bonus AD)(+75% AP) magic damage with a 99% slow for 1 second at no mana cost with 80% cooldown reduction, and transforms Kanmei's Steps into Untouchable Shadow — a directional dash with 225-450/550 range (scaling with R rank) that resets the basic attack timer and allows casting Arc of Ruin during the dash, with the cooldown resetting on entering and exiting the Transcendent State. Yunara's strength lies in her ability to deal devastating hybrid damage through critical strike magic procs and on-hit magic damage, spread that damage to multiple enemies with Cultivation of Spirit's splash attacks, and transform into a mobile burst-damage threat during Transcendent State with dashes and beam attacks.

Vow of the First Lands (Passive) is the cornerstone of Yunara's hybrid damage identity — every critical strike deals bonus magic damage equal to 10% (+10% per 100 AP) of the critical damage dealt. This means that as Yunara builds crit chance and AD through items like Infinity Edge and Kraken Slayer, her magic damage component scales multiplicatively — a critical auto-attack that deals 600 physical damage also deals 60+ bonus magic damage, and this applies to every crit including spread attacks from Cultivation of Spirit. This passive forces enemies to build both armor and magic resistance to effectively reduce Yunara's damage output, giving her a significant advantage over pure-AD marksmen in extended fights.

Cultivation of Spirit (Q) is Yunara's most complex and important ability. The passive component provides constant on-hit magic damage (5-25 +20% AP per hit) on every auto-attack, adding sustained magic damage to Yunara's trading pattern throughout the game. The Unleash stack mechanic rewards continuous attacking — each basic attack generates 1 stack (2 against champions), stacking to 8 with a 6-second timer that refreshes on each attack. Once at 8 stacks, activating Q costs 30 mana and transforms Yunara for 5 seconds: she gains 20-60% bonus attack speed, doubles her on-hit magic damage, and her attacks spread to nearby enemies for 30% AD physical damage. The activation also resets her auto-attack timer, reduces windup by 40%, makes windup uncancellable, and increases missile speed to 10000. This makes activated Q a devastating 5-second window of rapid-fire hybrid damage that shreds through both single targets and clustered enemies. The spread attacks can critically strike and apply on-hit effects at 30% effectiveness, meaning Kraken Slayer and Vow of the First Lands procs splash onto secondary targets.

Arc of Judgment (W) is Yunara's primary poke and trading tool in lane. The initial impact deals 55-215 (+85% bonus AD)(+50% AP) magic damage and applies a brutal 99% decaying slow over 1.5 seconds — this slow is one of the strongest in the game and effectively roots targets for a brief moment, allowing Yunara to reposition or follow up with auto-attacks. The lingering bead continues dealing 8.25-32.25 (+12.75% bonus AD)(+7.5% AP) magic damage every 0.25 seconds to enemies within its radius, and expands at maximum range after 1 second for area denial. The 1150 range gives Yunara safe poke that outranges most bot lane opponents. During Transcendent State, Arc of Judgment upgrades to Arc of Ruin — a beam that deals 160-480 (+120% bonus AD)(+75% AP) magic damage with a 99% slow for 1 second, costs no mana, and has its cooldown reduced by 80%, allowing multiple casts during the 15-second window.

Kanmei's Steps (E) provides Yunara's only non-ultimate mobility tool. The 30-50% decaying movement speed for 1.5 seconds (45-75% when facing enemies) helps Yunara reposition during fights, chase down targets after landing Arc of Judgment's slow, or escape ganks. The ghosted effect prevents minion blocking during repositioning. During Transcendent State, Kanmei's Steps upgrades to Untouchable Shadow — a true dash with 225-550 range (scaling with R rank) that resets Yunara's auto-attack timer. Untouchable Shadow also allows casting Arc of Ruin during the dash, enabling aggressive dash-beam combos. The cooldown resets when entering and exiting Transcendent State, giving Yunara up to two dashes per ultimate use.

Transcend One's Self (R) is Yunara's ultimate ability and the capstone of her kit. The 15-second Transcendent State transforms Yunara from a steady DPS marksman into a mobile burst threat: Cultivation of Spirit automatically activates at no cost, Arc of Judgment becomes Arc of Ruin with 80% cooldown reduction and no mana cost, and Kanmei's Steps becomes Untouchable Shadow with a reset on entry and exit. The combination of free Q activation, multiple beam casts, and dashes creates a window where Yunara outputs massive hybrid damage while having far more mobility than her base kit provides. The 100/90/80-second cooldown means Yunara must use her ultimate strategically — either to win an all-in fight, survive a gank with Untouchable Shadow dashes, or burst down a priority target in a teamfight.

Strengths

• Yunara's hybrid damage from Vow of the First Lands' critical strike magic procs and Cultivation of Spirit's on-hit magic damage forces enemies to build both armor and magic resistance, making her significantly harder to itemize against than pure-AD marksmen — a Yunara with Infinity Edge and full crit deals substantial magic damage on every auto-attack that armor alone cannot reduce — Yunara's damage split punishes one-dimensional defensive builds
• Cultivation of Spirit's activated state with 20-60% bonus attack speed, doubled on-hit magic damage, spread attacks dealing 30% AD to nearby enemies, uncancellable windup, and 40% reduced windup time creates a devastating 5-second DPS window that shreds through both single targets and clustered enemy teams — the spread attacks critically strike and apply on-hit effects including Kraken Slayer and Vow of the First Lands procs at 30% effectiveness — Yunara's activated Q makes her one of the highest DPS marksmen in teamfight scenarios with grouped enemies
• Transcend One's Self transforms Yunara into a mobile burst threat for 15 seconds with free Q activation, multiple Arc of Ruin beam casts dealing 160-480 (+120% bonus AD)(+75% AP) magic damage, and Untouchable Shadow dashes that reset her auto-attack timer — this ultimate window provides enough burst, mobility, and sustained damage to win almost any 1v1 or turn a teamfight — Yunara's ultimate is one of the strongest ADC transformations in the game
• Arc of Judgment's 99% decaying slow over 1.5 seconds is one of the strongest slows in League of Legends, effectively rooting targets for a brief moment from 1150 range — this allows Yunara to set up fights, peel for herself, or guarantee follow-up damage from her team without requiring hard crowd control from her support — Yunara's W slow provides self-peel and catch potential that most ADCs lack

Weaknesses

• Yunara has no defensive tools outside of Kanmei's Steps' movement speed boost — she has no shield, heal, dash (outside of ultimate), or damage reduction, making her extremely vulnerable to assassins and divers who can close the distance and burst her before she can activate Transcend One's Self — Yunara relies entirely on positioning and support peeling to survive
• Cultivation of Spirit requires 8 Unleash stacks from consecutive auto-attacks before Yunara can activate her primary damage steroid, meaning she needs time to ramp up in fights — enemies who engage on Yunara before she reaches 8 stacks deny her strongest damage window and force her to fight without the attack speed, spread attacks, and doubled on-hit damage — Yunara is weaker in short burst trades than marksmen with instant steroids
• Yunara's base stats are relatively low for a marksman — 590 base HP, 55 base AD, and 0.65 base attack speed mean she is fragile and deals modest damage in the early levels before items amplify her kit, making her vulnerable to aggressive lane bullies like Draven and Tristana who can punish her weak early game — Yunara needs to farm safely and scale through items to reach her power spikes
• Without Transcend One's Self active, Yunara has no dash and relies solely on Kanmei's Steps' decaying movement speed for repositioning — this makes her susceptible to hard engage, crowd control chains, and zone control that prevents her from freely auto-attacking to stack Unleash — Yunara's non-ultimate mobility is among the weakest of any ADC

Recommended Runes

Lethal Tempo (Precision) — Most Popular

The most popular rune page for Yunara Bot is Lethal Tempo in the Precision tree. Lethal Tempo synergizes with Yunara's attack speed-focused playstyle by granting stacking attack speed and eventually allowing her to exceed the attack speed cap, amplifying Cultivation of Spirit's on-hit damage procs and Unleash stack generation.

• Lethal Tempo — Grants stacking attack speed on consecutive auto-attacks against champions, eventually allowing Yunara to exceed the 2.5 attack speed cap. Lethal Tempo amplifies Yunara's DPS by accelerating Unleash stack generation (especially at 2 stacks per champion hit), increasing on-hit magic damage procs from Cultivation of Spirit, and synergizing with the bonus attack speed from Q activation to reach extreme attack speeds during Transcendent State.
• Triumph — Restores health and grants bonus gold on champion takedowns. Triumph's healing on kills helps Yunara survive teamfights where she is focused after securing a kill, and the bonus gold accelerates her critical strike item spikes.
• Legend: Alacrity — Grants stacking permanent attack speed from minion, monster, and champion takedowns. Legend: Alacrity provides free attack speed scaling that amplifies Yunara's entire kit — faster Unleash stacking, more on-hit magic damage procs, and smoother auto-attack weaving between ability casts.
• Cut Down — Deals bonus damage to champions with more maximum health than Yunara. Cut Down is ideal because Yunara's 590 base HP is among the lowest for marksmen, meaning she deals bonus damage to virtually every bruiser, tank, and even some mages she encounters.

Secondary — Inspiration

• Magical Footwear — Provides free boots at 12 minutes (reduced by takedowns), saving 300 gold toward Yunara's Kraken Slayer power spike and providing bonus movement speed on the free boots.
• Biscuit Delivery — Grants biscuits that restore health and mana and permanently increase maximum mana. Biscuit Delivery provides crucial lane sustain for Yunara's weak early game, helping her survive through the laning phase to reach her item power spikes.

Alternative — Press the Attack (Precision)

• Press the Attack can replace Lethal Tempo for a more burst-oriented approach. Press the Attack's three-hit proc exposes enemies to bonus damage from all sources including Cultivation of Spirit's on-hit magic damage and Vow of the First Lands' crit magic procs, amplifying Yunara's hybrid burst. The Precision tree primary provides Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down, with Inspiration secondary (Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery) for early sustain.

Alternative — Fleet Footwork (Precision)

• Fleet Footwork provides sustain and movement speed on energized attacks, helping Yunara survive difficult lane matchups against aggressive opponents like Draven or Tristana. The healing from Fleet Footwork combined with the movement speed proc compensates for Yunara's lack of built-in sustain and low base mobility.

Stat Shards

• Attack Speed — Bonus attack speed accelerates Unleash stack generation, increases on-hit magic damage procs per second, and synergizes with Lethal Tempo and Cultivation of Spirit's bonus attack speed for maximum DPS output.
• Adaptive Force — Bonus AD increases auto-attack damage, spread attack damage (30% AD), and Arc of Judgment's scaling (+85% bonus AD), amplifying both Yunara's sustained and burst damage.
• Health Scaling — Scaling health provides durability that grows throughout the game, helping Yunara survive burst from assassins and divers in mid and late-game teamfights where her low base HP leaves her vulnerable.

Recommended Item Build

Based on data from ranked Yunara matches tracked across multiple stat sites on Patch 16.6, the Kraken Slayer into crit build has the highest win rates for Bot Lane. Here are the optimal build paths.

Bot Lane Build

#### Early Game (0-10 min)

• Kraken Slayer — Grants attack damage, attack speed, and critical strike chance, with an on-hit passive that deals bonus true damage every third attack. Kraken Slayer is Yunara's ideal first item because the true damage on-hit synergizes with Cultivation of Spirit's rapid attack speed — during Q activation, Yunara procs Kraken Slayer frequently due to her 20-60% bonus attack speed, and the true damage bypasses armor entirely, complementing her magic damage from Vow of the First Lands and Q on-hit. Kraken Slayer's true damage also applies at 30% effectiveness through spread attacks, adding damage to secondary targets.
• Berserker's Greaves — Grants attack speed and movement speed. Berserker's Greaves are the standard boots for Yunara, providing attack speed that accelerates Unleash stack generation and on-hit magic damage procs while giving the movement speed she needs to position in fights.

#### Core Build (10-20 min)

• Fiendhunter Bolts — Grants attack damage, attack speed, and critical strike chance with a passive that deals bonus magic damage on-hit scaling with attack speed. Fiendhunter Bolts' on-hit magic damage stacks with Cultivation of Spirit's on-hit magic damage to create a devastating dual on-hit damage profile, and the attack speed synergizes with Lethal Tempo and Q activation for extreme attack speeds. The magic damage component further amplifies Yunara's hybrid damage split.
• Infinity Edge — Grants attack damage and critical strike chance, with a passive that increases critical strike damage from 200% to 230%. Infinity Edge is the premier damage amplifier for Yunara because it directly scales Vow of the First Lands — the bonus magic damage on crits equals 10% of critical damage, so increasing crit damage from 200% to 230% also increases the magic damage proc by 15%. With three crit items providing 75% crit chance, Infinity Edge transforms every auto-attack and spread attack into a devastating hybrid damage proc.

#### Late Game (25+ min)

• Lord Dominik's Regards — Grants attack damage, critical strike chance, and armor penetration. Lord Dominik's Regards ensures Yunara's physical damage from auto-attacks and spread attacks cuts through armor-stacking tanks, while her magic damage from Vow of the First Lands and Cultivation of Spirit already bypasses armor — the combination of armor pen for physical damage and inherent magic damage makes Yunara nearly impossible to itemize against.
• Immortal Shieldbow — Grants attack damage, critical strike chance, and life steal, with a Lifeline shield that triggers when Yunara takes lethal damage. Immortal Shieldbow provides the survivability Yunara desperately needs — the Lifeline shield protects against assassin burst and diver all-ins, while the life steal sustains her through extended teamfights where her rapid attack speed heals significant amounts per second.
• Bloodthirster — Grants attack damage, critical strike chance, and life steal with an overshield that builds from excess healing. Bloodthirster is an alternative to Immortal Shieldbow when Yunara needs raw sustain rather than burst protection, providing a shield that absorbs poke damage before fights begin.

Situational Items

• Mortal Reminder — Provides attack damage, critical strike chance, and armor penetration with Grievous Wounds on dealing physical damage — necessary against healing-heavy compositions with champions like Dr. Mundo, Aatrox, or Soraka where reducing healing is more valuable than Lord Dominik's raw armor penetration.
• Guardian Angel — Provides attack damage and armor with a revive passive — useful in games where Yunara is the primary carry and cannot afford to die in a teamfight, buying time for her team to peel while she resurrects.
• Phantom Dancer — Provides attack speed, critical strike chance, and movement speed with a ghosted passive — useful against compositions where Yunara needs to kite through minion waves and maximize attack speed for Unleash stacking.
• Mercurial Scimitar — Provides attack damage, critical strike chance, magic resistance, and a Quicksilver active that cleanses crowd control — essential against compositions with unavoidable CC like Malzahar suppression, Skarner ultimate, or Mordekaiser realm.

Highest Win Rate 3-Item Combinations

The highest win rate build is Kraken Slayer + Berserker's Greaves + Fiendhunter Bolts + Infinity Edge, which provides Kraken Slayer's true damage on-hit, Berserker's Greaves' attack speed, Fiendhunter Bolts' bonus on-hit magic damage, and Infinity Edge's 230% crit damage amplifier that scales both physical crits and Vow of the First Lands' magic damage on crits. This three-to-four-item spike at approximately 20 minutes transforms Yunara into a hybrid damage machine whose auto-attacks deal physical crit damage, bonus magic damage from passive, and true damage from Kraken Slayer — with spread attacks from activated Q splashing all three damage types to nearby enemies.

Ability Priority

Bot Lane: Q > W > E

1. Cultivation of Spirit (Q) — Max first. Each rank increases the passive on-hit magic damage from 5 to 25 (+20% AP), the active on-hit bonus from 5 to 25 (+20% AP), and the bonus attack speed from 20% to 60%. Q max first provides the largest increase to Yunara's sustained DPS through doubled on-hit damage per rank and significantly more attack speed during the activation window.
2. Arc of Judgment (W) — Max second. Each rank increases initial impact damage from 55 to 215 (+85% bonus AD)(+50% AP) and lingering damage per tick from 8.25 to 32.25 (+12.75% bonus AD)(+7.5% AP). W max second provides increased poke damage, better waveclear through the lingering bead, and more burst during trades when combined with the 99% decaying slow.
3. Kanmei's Steps (E) — Max last. Each rank increases bonus movement speed from 30% to 50% (45% to 75% facing enemies). E max last because the movement speed boost is effective at rank 1 for repositioning, and the scaling increase per rank is modest compared to Q and W's damage gains.

Level-by-level order: Q, W, E, Q, Q, R, Q, W, Q, W, R, W, W, E, E, R, E, E.

Summoner Spells

Bot Lane

• Flash — Flash is essential on Yunara for repositioning in teamfights and escaping ganks. Flash provides the instant repositioning Yunara lacks outside of Transcend One's Self's Untouchable Shadow dash, and Flash-forward plays allow Yunara to chase down fleeing targets or reposition to maximize spread attack damage on clustered enemies.
• Ghost — Ghost is the highest win rate secondary summoner spell for Yunara bot (50.79% WR), providing extended movement speed that synergizes with Kanmei's Steps for sustained chase-down and kiting potential. Ghost's duration allows Yunara to orbit fights while stacking Unleash and then continue chasing during Q activation's 5-second enhanced window.

Alternative

• Barrier — Barrier is the most popular secondary summoner spell for Yunara (48.54% WR across 47,948 matches), providing a temporary shield that blocks burst damage from assassins and all-in bot lane engages. Barrier compensates for Yunara's lack of built-in defensive tools and low base HP.
• Heal — Heal can replace Ghost or Barrier when Yunara's support is not running Heal, providing both a health restore and movement speed boost that helps Yunara and her support survive lane all-ins and early ganks.

Playstyle Tips

Early Game / Laning Phase (0-14 min)

Yunara's early laning phase focuses on farming safely with Cultivation of Spirit's passive on-hit damage while building Unleash stacks to threaten short trades when Q is activated, and poking with Arc of Judgment's long-range slow.

Start Q (Cultivation of Spirit) level 1 for the passive on-hit damage that helps with last-hitting and early trades. Take W (Arc of Judgment) level 2 to unlock long-range poke and the 99% decaying slow for follow-up auto-attacks. Take E (Kanmei's Steps) level 3 for the movement speed boost to escape ganks or chase down slowed targets.

Yunara's standard trading pattern in lane is: auto-attack the enemy champion twice to generate 4 Unleash stacks (2 per champion hit), continue attacking to reach 8 stacks while weaving in W poke, then activate Q for a 5-second burst trade with bonus attack speed and doubled on-hit magic damage. If your support lands crowd control, immediately activate Q to maximize damage during the CC window — the auto-attack reset, 40% reduced windup, and uncancellable windup ensure Yunara gets as many empowered attacks as possible during short engage windows.

Farm carefully in the early levels — Yunara's 55 base AD and 0.65 base attack speed make last-hitting difficult without Q's passive on-hit damage. Use Arc of Judgment to poke enemies from 1150 range when they step forward for CS, but manage mana carefully since W costs 60 mana on a 10-second cooldown. Yunara's weak early game means she should avoid extended trades against lane bullies like Draven, Tristana, and Miss Fortune until she completes Kraken Slayer.

Mid Game & Teamfights (14-25 min)

Mid-game Yunara with Kraken Slayer and Fiendhunter Bolts becomes a hybrid damage threat whose activated Q shreds through frontlines with on-hit magic damage, true damage, and spread attacks while Arc of Judgment's slow peels for herself.

Yunara's mid-game strategy revolves around grouping with her team for objective fights where she can freely auto-attack to stack Unleash and then activate Cultivation of Spirit for devastating teamfight damage. In teamfights: position behind your frontline, auto-attack the nearest safe target to build Unleash stacks, use Arc of Judgment to slow diving enemies or poke before fights begin, activate Q at 8 stacks when the fight fully engages, and use Kanmei's Steps to reposition when threatened. Save Transcend One's Self (R) for critical moments — either to survive an assassin diving you with Untouchable Shadow dashes, to burst down a priority target with multiple Arc of Ruin beams, or to turn a close teamfight with the massive DPS increase from free Q activation plus beam spam plus dashes.

During mid-game skirmishes around dragon and Rift Herald, Yunara's spread attacks from activated Q are particularly effective when enemies cluster in tight jungle corridors. The spread damage from 30% AD physical hits on secondary targets, combined with on-hit procs at 30% effectiveness, means Yunara deals significant AoE damage in situations where traditional marksmen only hit one target.

Late Game (25+ min)

Late-game Yunara with Infinity Edge and full critical strike items is a hybrid damage machine whose every auto-attack deals physical crit damage plus magic damage from Vow of the First Lands plus on-hit magic damage from Cultivation of Spirit plus true damage from Kraken Slayer, with spread attacks splashing all damage types to nearby enemies during Q activation.

In the late game, Yunara's value is highest in 5v5 teamfights where she can freely auto-attack from the backline. With Infinity Edge's 230% crit damage, Vow of the First Lands adds roughly 23+ bonus magic damage per 100 AD on every crit — this scales massively with full build AD, making Yunara's crits deal devastating hybrid damage that armor alone cannot mitigate. Late-game Yunara should prioritize positioning over aggression — stay behind tanks and fighters, attack the nearest target, use Arc of Judgment to slow divers, save Kanmei's Steps for emergency repositioning, and use Transcend One's Self when you need burst damage or mobility to survive an assassin dive.

When Transcend One's Self is active in late game, Yunara becomes one of the most dangerous champions in the game — free Q activation provides the attack speed steroid and spread attacks immediately, Arc of Ruin deals 480 (+120% bonus AD)(+75% AP) magic damage on a very short cooldown with 80% CDR, and Untouchable Shadow provides dashes to dodge skill shots and reposition aggressively. Use the Transcendent State to end fights decisively.

Matchups

Bot Lane

#### Favorable

• Kalista — Yunara beats Kalista (~57% WR). Kalista's short 525 attack range forces her to step into Yunara's auto-attack range where Arc of Judgment's 99% slow shuts down Kalista's mobility-dependent playstyle — Kalista cannot hop effectively while slowed by 99%, and Yunara's on-hit magic damage from Cultivation of Spirit outtraces Kalista's Rend stacking in extended trades. Yunara's spread attacks during Q activation also hit Kalista's support if they are nearby.
• Sivir — Yunara beats Sivir (~55% WR). Sivir's Spell Shield can only block one instance of Yunara's damage and does nothing against Yunara's primary damage source of empowered auto-attacks and on-hit magic damage. Sivir's shorter range and reliance on Boomerang Blade poke are outclassed by Yunara's sustained DPS and Arc of Judgment's superior range and slow.
• Samira — Yunara beats Samira (~54% WR). Samira's all-in playstyle requires dashing into melee range where Yunara's activated Cultivation of Spirit shreds her with rapid auto-attacks, on-hit magic damage, and spread attacks. Arc of Judgment's 99% slow prevents Samira from building Style stacks through dashes, and Yunara outranges Samira significantly at 575 vs 500 range.

#### Even

• Caitlyn — Yunara fights approximately even against Caitlyn (~50% WR). Caitlyn's 650 range advantage allows her to poke Yunara during laning phase and zone her from CS with traps, but Yunara outscales Caitlyn through mid and late game with hybrid damage and superior teamfight DPS from spread attacks. The matchup depends on whether Caitlyn can build a significant enough lane lead to end the game before Yunara scales.
• Jhin — Yunara fights approximately even against Jhin (~50% WR). Jhin's fourth shot burst and Deadly Flourish root can catch Yunara, but his fixed attack speed means he cannot match Yunara's sustained DPS during Cultivation of Spirit activation. Yunara's hybrid damage is also harder for Jhin to itemize against than pure physical.
• Ashe — Yunara fights approximately even against Ashe (~50% WR). Ashe's permaslow and Enchanted Crystal Arrow engage threaten Yunara, but Yunara's on-hit magic damage and spread attacks give her superior DPS in extended fights. Both champions want to kite and auto-attack from range, making this matchup about positioning and support play.

#### Unfavorable

• Nilah — Yunara loses to Nilah (~58.5% WR). Nilah's Jubilant Veil grants her and nearby allies a brief shield and dodge against auto-attacks — Yunara's entire kit revolves around auto-attacks, meaning Nilah's W completely negates Yunara's damage during the dodge window. Nilah's aggressive melee all-in with Formless Blade's enhanced range and Apotheosis' AoE damage overwhelms Yunara in close quarters before she can stack Unleash.
• Draven — Yunara loses to Draven (~54.85% WR). Draven's Spinning Axe bonus damage gives him overwhelming early lane pressure that bullies Yunara during her weak laning phase — Draven can zone Yunara from CS with threat of two-axe auto-attacks that chunk for 40-50% HP, and his Stand Aside interrupts Yunara's positioning. Draven snowballs kills into an item lead that Yunara cannot recover from.
• Tristana — Yunara loses to Tristana (~55.35% WR). Tristana's Rocket Jump all-in at level 2-3 catches Yunara before she can stack Unleash, and Explosive Charge's burst damage kills Yunara through her low base HP. Tristana's growing attack range from Draw a Bead eventually matches and exceeds Yunara's 575 range, removing Yunara's range advantage while maintaining superior burst from Charge detonations.

Best Synergy Partners

Yunara pairs best with supports who provide crowd control for Yunara to stack Unleash during, peel to protect her from divers, or sustain to help her through the weak laning phase:

• Nami — Nami's Aqua Prison bubble provides the hard CC Yunara needs to safely stack Unleash and activate Cultivation of Spirit during the stun window. Nami's Tidecaller's Blessing empowers Yunara's auto-attacks with bonus magic damage and a slow, stacking with Cultivation of Spirit's on-hit for devastating hybrid damage per hit. Ebb and Flow provides sustain for Yunara's weak early game, and Tidal Wave's engage enables Yunara to activate Transcend One's Self for a full Transcendent State burst combo.
• Milio — Milio's Cozy Campfire provides healing sustain and bonus attack range that amplifies Yunara's already-strong 575 range, allowing her to poke and trade from extreme distance. Milio's Ultra Mega Fire Kick provides peel against divers, his Warm Hugs grants a shield and movement speed for Yunara to reposition, and his Breath of Life ultimate cleanses crowd control and heals — all tools that protect Yunara's fragile frame during teamfights.
• Renata Glasc — Renata Glasc's Hostile Takeover ultimate forces enemies to attack each other in tight spaces, creating chaos that Yunara exploits with spread attacks from activated Cultivation of Spirit. Renata's Bailout grants Yunara a revive window on takedown, effectively giving her a second life in teamfights. Handshake provides additional peel, and Loyalty Program's shield and attack speed steroid further amplify Yunara's DPS.

Recent Patch Changes

Yunara's current state in Patch 16.6 reflects a newer champion finding her footing in the meta — her 49% win rate with an 8.5% pick rate and 3.3% ban rate in Emerald+ place her in C Tier, indicating that the Unbroken Faith is a viable but demanding ADC pick that rewards players who master her Unleash stack management and Transcendent State ability rotations.

The Lethal Tempo Precision build with Inspiration secondary has established itself as the dominant rune configuration, rewarding Yunara players who leverage extended auto-attack trades for maximum Unleash stacking and on-hit magic damage procs. The Kraken Slayer into Fiendhunter Bolts into Infinity Edge build path provides the optimal balance of true damage on-hit, bonus magic damage on-hit, and critical strike amplification that scales Vow of the First Lands' magic damage on crits — the three-item spike transforms Yunara from a farming ADC into a hybrid damage machine whose every auto-attack deals physical, magic, and true damage simultaneously. Yunara's favorable matchups against Kalista (57%) and Sivir (55%) confirm her identity as a sustained-DPS marksman who outscales shorter-range opponents through superior on-hit damage and spread attacks, while her struggles against Nilah (58.5%) and Tristana (55%) highlight her fundamental weakness against aggressive all-in champions who can force fights before Yunara stacks Unleash or completes her core items.

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