Yorick

Playstyle Profile

Teamfight Role

Power Spike

Mid game

Split Threat

None

Backline Access

Low

Yorick's Strengths

• Creates map pressure through split-push — Yorick forces enemies to answer the side lane or lose towers

How to Play Yorick

Champion-specific pre-match tips

Lane Phase

Last hit minions with Q to stack at least three graves before casting E to ensure maximum ghoul damage during a trade.

Lane Phase

Cast E to apply its slow before dropping your W, making it significantly easier to center the cage and trap a moving target.

Lane Phase

Summon your ult immediately upon reaching level 6 to aggressively crash the wave and force an enemy recall or secure early tower plating.

Mid Game

Let your ult tank Baron or Dragon when soloing the objective to avoid the monster's damage reduction debuff and maintain your maximum damage output.

Mid Game

Release your ult in a side lane opposite of the active neutral objective, then immediately group with your team to create a cross-map numbers advantage.

Mid Game

Push the side lane wave past the river, then throw E at nearby enemy jungle camps to command your ghouls to clear them while you rotate.

Late Game

Place your W in narrow jungle chokepoints during objective standoffs to split the enemy formation and block their primary engage paths.

Late Game

Position yourself behind your frontline during late-game 5v5s to prevent your ult from walking too far forward and dying to incidental AoE damage.

Late Game

Throw E at squishy targets from the fog of war to send four ghouls over walls, burning enemy health bars before a major teamfight begins.

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

How to Counter Yorick

Counter strategies and draft context

understand their unique win condition and draft to directly deny it

• Split-push collapses against coordinated responses — a strong duelist or 5-man collapse shuts Yorick down
• Champions that match their unconventional playstyle
• Hard-engage picks that force standard team fights
• Waveclear to prevent map manipulation

Yorick's Weaknesses

• Strong duelist sent to match — Yorick's split push stalls when the enemy sends a superior 1v1 champion

Best Synergies with Yorick

Team synergies and draft context

• Strong teamfight compositions that win 4v4 while Yorick splits — map pressure forces impossible rotations
• Allies that lean into your unconventional win condition
• Champions that create pressure elsewhere while you execute your strategy
• Frontlines that buy time for your unique gameplan to develop

Draft Context

• Locks in a full teamfight comp that can't hold 4v5 while Yorick pressures side lanes

Learning Curve

Based on hundreds of thousands of high-elo matches — how Yorick's win rate changes with mastery level

Yorick has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, and the learning curve is among the steepest in the game. Expect a long stretch of low win rates before meaningful improvement — mastering this champion demands serious commitment.

Skill Cap

Very High

Cost of Learning

Extremely High