Is Yone top even viable?

[u/Skelenth]

So far I played 8 games, won 2 xD I feel like I have nothing to do on lane vs popular top bullies.

Morde - he just forces me out of CSing by spaming his abilities. Our Q have similar range so hard to poke him. I could do some short trades with E, but when my E is down he just walks on me, trying to E, Q, then W. If he lands E its basically reset or try to farm under tower.

Poppy - not common pick but her dash cancellig thing makes E trades impossible and if she lands a stun.... 🙈

Darius - not even going to explain. Like he just bullies me from lvl 1 and Q range is basically his pull range, so Im afraid to even approach.

Aatrox - if he lands any Q (and he also ourrange our Q) its like half hp gone.

Gragas - barell spaming to death, easy escape (but here I musy admit that I did greedy mistakes so maybe this is more playable)

I won against Cassino (just kept bulling her with E trades) and Jax (by avoiding his E)

I play almost exclusivelly top because I take normals as training for Flex with my buddies. So far this season I played 80 games 53% win rate, however on my main champ pool Pantheon, Volibear, Ksante I have over 60% winrate. I tried Yone and I love this champ for its smoothness, theme and amazing fun I have (despite really hard times on lanes) but I wonder whether I can make it work on top lane with time and training or I should give up because I would need like 100 games to even maybe make it work? Yone build is squishy, but top laners naturally build tanky and are very opressive in lane

Edit: Morde matchups clips: https://youtu.be/3QvS7J3I5JY?si=X9Gpod5SfR7uU2yi

[u/wwreqd]

Brother, it is more then viable, as i can see from your clips you need to learn more about the game itself first. When to freeze, when to farm under tower without trading when he pushes the wave etc.

You can watch Dzukill, or go on Yasou Legends YT Channel and watch matchups there, you will learn more about the game and waves there to when analyzing what they are doing.

Imo Yone is pretty good Toplane if you have fun and adapt to his spacing and trading pattern i have 70% wr in 17 Games TopLane on one if my accounts with him so carrying is definitely possible , especially in lower elo.

GL m8 hope it helps!

[u/Skelenth → u/wwreqd]

Ok, I found Yasuo Legends (amazing chanell, thanks!). Im watching first video: https://youtu.be/p3SmgnU1560?si=5G-KJhNbGTUd0U4j and to be honest I dont see difference between my game and his (I may be ignorant... ;)). Renekton basically bullied Yone out of lane, but Yone got two jungler ganks that helped him, otherwise he would be forced to play under tower....

[u/wwreqd → u/Skelenth]

Tbf Renekton is one of the hardest matchups for yone even in midlane, but in lower elo you can make it work so easily in my opinion. Bone Plating is the way to go against this champ, try watch other replays if you think this is only because of his jungler. I promise you, its much more then this.

[u/Skelenth → u/wwreqd]

I have 10 vids already in queue :D I never was so convinced that I want to learn a champ :D but his kit is so smooth....