Wukong vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Wukong
based on 911 Wukong vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Wukong vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Wukong vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Wukong
Tips for Playing as Wukong against Yorick
Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.
Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.
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.
Wukong vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Wukong in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several important Wukong vs. Yorick matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yorick..
Wukong often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Yorick. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Wukong and Yorick
Damage Types Compared
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Who is Better, Wukong or Yorick?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes an ok counter for Yorick.
While Wukong does have a lower winrate compared to Yorick, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Wukong into Yorick.
Moreover, Wukong also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong 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 late stage team fights.
Wukong is a somewhat poor counter for Yorick. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Yorick.
Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong
Additional Information for Wukong Players
How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Yorick Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Wukong in order to counter Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Wukong most often accumulates less CS relative to Yorick. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Yorick build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Yorick than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average winrate of 49.3% battling Yorick with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Yorick as Wukong, Wukong players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Wukong vs Yorick counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Wukong are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.