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How to Win Jax vs Yorick Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Jax

based on 6,277 Jax vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Jax came out of an analysis of 6277 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Jax encounters Yorick in only 2.4% of his matches.

Jax vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of beating Yorick. On average, he wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champs face one another in. In Jax vs Yorick games, Jax’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Jax vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateSpear of ShojinWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Yorick as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Yorick

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Yorick Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Yorick Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
4.9
< Assists >
4.3
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
131
< Minions Killed >
187
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.76
12,120
< Physical Damage >
12,727
7,762
< Magic Damage >
6,828
629
< True Damage >
475
20,512
< Damage Dealt >
20,030
29,301
< Damage Taken >
27,426
12,211
< Gold Earned >
12,268
2.17
< Towers >
3.46
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,347
< Total Healing >
6,824
14,939
< Experience >
15,405
19
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
213
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Yorick with Jax in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Jax versus Yorick counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yorick..

Jax often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Yorick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Yorick

Who is Better, Jax or Yorick?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Yorick, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Yorick.

While Jax does have a higher win rate compared to Yorick, when on opposite teams, Jax also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Yorick.

Additionally, Jax 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 trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jax vs Yorick matchups, Jax is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Jax is an above average counter to Yorick. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jax against Yorick.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Jax, we analyzed 6,277 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Yorick as Jax comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Jax Build Yorick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Jax to counter Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Yorick. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jax versus Yorick build include Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Jax combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Yorick than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Yorick as Jax, Jax players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Jax vs Yorick face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Jax are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.