Xerath vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Xerath
based on 3,608 Xerath vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Yorick
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Xerath versus Yorick counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yorick. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Xerath often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Yorick. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Yorick
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Who is Better, Xerath or Yorick?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yorick, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter for Yorick.
While Xerath does have a lower winrate compared to Yorick, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Yorickas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Yorick. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Yorick.
Other Champion Matchups Against Xerath
Additional Information for Xerath Players
How We Calculated Our Xerath vs Yorick Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath usually picks up less CS relative to Yorick. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Xerath versus Yorick build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Yorick than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Yorick with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Yorick as Xerath, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Xerath vs Yorick counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Xerath are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.