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How to Win Volibear vs Yorick Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Volibear

based on 2,006 Volibear vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Volibear came out of an analysis of 2006 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Volibear encounters Yorick in only 2.5% of his matches.

Volibear vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Volibear does a average job of countering Yorick. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions battle each other in. In Volibear vs Yorick rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Volibear vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageForce of NatureDead Man's PlateFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Yorick Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Yorick Image
5.4
< Kills >
4.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.3
5.3
< Assists >
4.4
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
132
< Minions Killed >
181
0.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.74
9,930
< Physical Damage >
13,532
8,103
< Magic Damage >
7,048
619
< True Damage >
433
18,653
< Damage Dealt >
21,014
31,085
< Damage Taken >
26,747
11,487
< Gold Earned >
12,113
2.38
< Towers >
3.5
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,254
< Total Healing >
6,922
14,178
< Experience >
15,078
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
568
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Yorick with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Volibear versus Yorick matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between this pair of champs. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yorick..

Volibear often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Yorick. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Yorick

Who is Better, Volibear or Yorick?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter to Yorick.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Yorick, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Yorick.

Additionally, Volibear has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear 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 allies during team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Yorick. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Yorick.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Volibear, we analyzed 2,006 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 Volibear 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 Volibear in order to counter Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Yorick. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Volibear versus Yorick build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Yorick than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Yorick as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Volibear vs Yorick LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

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