Jarvan IV vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Jarvan IV
based on 1,198 Jarvan IV vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Yorick
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
Advice to Win Against Yorick
You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
Jarvan IV vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Jarvan IV vs. Yorick matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Yorick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Yorick
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Yorick?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jarvan IV usually fairs equally well when taking on Yorick, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes an ok counter for Yorick.
While Jarvan IV does have a lower winrate compared to Yorick, when facing one another, Jarvan IV also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jarvan IV into Yorick.
Moreover, Jarvan IV also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Jarvan IV is a somewhat poor counter for Yorick. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Yorick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jarvan IV in order to counter Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV most often accumulates a lot less CS as Yorick. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to use in your Jarvan IV versus Yorick build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Yorick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Yorick with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Yorick as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Jarvan IV vs Yorick fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.
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