League of Legends’ newest ADC Yunara arrives in Patch 25.14 and will shape the meta for Summer Splits

Yunara is League of Legends’ latest champion, a standard ADC landing with Patch 25.14 on July sixteenth.

Not like most bot lane marksmen, Yunara brings a mixture of magic harm and on-hit results, whereas nonetheless retaining possibilities of constructing crit gadgets. However most significantly, she’s designed for gamers who take pleasure in specializing in auto-attacking persistently, providing a refreshing however acquainted playstyle for ADC gamers.

Merely put, her equipment appears to focus round timing and consistency. Yunara’s Q, ‘Cultivation of Spirit,’ stacks up when she auto-attacks, and after eight assaults, she will activate it to make her pictures hit a number of enemies—form of like a Runaan’s or Twitch’s final. Her W, ‘Arc of Judgement,’ is a spinning, round skillshot that bounces behind the goal and offers splash harm. Her E, ‘Kanmei’s Steps,’ is a motion pace increase, which could be useful to both follow-up an have interaction or rapidly transfer below tower if the enemy jungle approaches.

Final however not least, Yunara’s ult, Transcend One’s Self, is a strong transformation that adjustments all three skills for 15 seconds—giving her immediate splash autos, turning W right into a straight beam known as ‘Arc of Smash,’ and upgrading her E right into a short-dash-ability renamed ‘Untouchable Shadows.’

Yunara is constructed to be a powerful backline carry in lengthy fights, particularly when pairing her with gadgets like Runaan’s Hurricane or Wit’s Finish. Not like many just lately launched champions, Yunara has no invisibility, true harm, or dodging skills, which could make her extra honest to play towards.

Nonetheless, this additionally means she’ll require good play and good staff assist to shine on the late levels of your video games. Surely she’s a straightforward ADC to strategy in the event you’re new to League, however on no account that interprets into an computerized win to your staff.

As Yunara releases right after MSI 2025, professional gamers throughout all areas could have time to observe her throughout scrims earlier than the Summer time Splits start. That bit of additional observe time paired with Fearless Draft makes off-meta picks, like Yunara, rather more viable.

That’s proper — Yunara most likely received’t be a first-pick ADC in professional leagues as her lack of early-game dominance and restricted mobility make her more durable to choose above a secure, lane-dominant champion. As an alternative, we may even see her used as a situational counter-pick, particularly when groups wish to add magic harm to their staff comp with out taking part in right into a predictable—but at the moment sturdy—mage mid.

Nonetheless, Yunara’s sturdy waveclear makes her helpful for groups that wish to play for lane management and goal setup, those that wish to patiently anticipate the 25-minute mark earlier than partaking in a giant teamfight in entrance of Baron’s Pit.

Like LCK groups, which could draft her for sluggish, managed teamfights comps whereas LPL groups might attempt to use her early waveclear and ult timing to dominate early-game skirmishes. In LEC, which regularly embraces new picks quicker than different areas, we may even see Yunara experimented with early within the Summer time, both from a veteran, versatile staff or a newcomer waiting to prove themselves. LTA groups might work Yunara into their comps to strive artistic methods that may focus round her ult.

However proper now we’re on Patch 25.12, and most steadiness adjustments are specializing in prime and mid lane champions. ADCs aren’t a prime precedence in professional patches for the time being, so until Riot buffs her quickly after launch, Yunara may keep as a distinct segment choose as a substitute of a brand new meta staple. Nonetheless, with the proper comp, Yunara might be a hidden weapon ADCs might grasp ahead of the World Championship.