Taric vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Taric
based on 837 Taric vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Taric vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Taric vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Taric
Tips for Playing as Taric against Yorick
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
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.
Taric vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Taric in LoL
The stats shown here feature some strategic Taric vs. Yorick matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yorick. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Taric often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Yorick. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Taric and Yorick
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Who is Better, Taric or Yorick?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taric usually wins when facing off against Yorick, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Taric makes a good counter for Yorick.
While Taric does have a higher winrate than Yorick, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Taric into Yorick.
Furthermore, Taric has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taric vs Yorick matchups, Taric is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Taric is a good counter for Yorick. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Taric against Yorick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Taric to counter Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Taric usually accumulates a lot less CS as Yorick. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Taric versus Yorick build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Yorick than with many other common builds. In fact, Taric boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when countering Yorick with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Yorick as Taric, Taric players should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Taric vs Yorick fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.
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