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How to Win Kayle vs Yorick Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Kayle

based on 2,695 Kayle vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Kayle came out of an analysis of 2695 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kayle fights Yorick in only 2.4% of her matches.

Kayle vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Kayle has done a good job of beating Yorick. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Kayle against Yorick games, Kayle’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Kayle vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothGuinsoo's Rageblade

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusRiftmakerWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
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Second ability for Kayle to level upe
>
Last skill for Kayle to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Yorick

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Yorick Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Yorick Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.4
5.1
< Deaths >
4.9
5.2
< Assists >
4.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
202
< Minions Killed >
192
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.84
6,489
< Physical Damage >
12,852
13,151
< Magic Damage >
6,684
478
< True Damage >
392
20,119
< Damage Dealt >
19,929
23,122
< Damage Taken >
26,762
12,528
< Gold Earned >
12,493
2.72
< Towers >
3.62
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,878
< Total Healing >
7,112
15,849
< Experience >
15,534
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
273
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Yorick with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Kayle against Yorick counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Yorick..

Kayle usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Yorick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayle and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Yorick

Who is Better, Kayle or Yorick?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when playing against Yorick, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a good counter for Yorick.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate compared to Yorick, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayle into Yorickas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Yorick matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kayle is an above average counter for Yorick. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Yorick.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Kayle, we analyzed 2,695 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Yorick. Champions who typically don't take much CS often 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kayle versus Yorick build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Kayle combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Yorick than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Yorick with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Yorick as Kayle, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Kayle vs Yorick battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

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