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Yasuo vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Yasuo

based on 6,437 Yasuo vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Yorick as Yasuo came out of an analysis of 6437 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Yorick in only 2.4% of his games.

Yasuo vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a decent job of beating Yorick. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Yasuo versus Yorick matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Yorick.

Best Yasuo vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Yorick

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Yorick Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Yorick Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.4
6.4
< Deaths >
5.5
5.2
< Assists >
4.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
186
< Minions Killed >
186
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.74
18,492
< Physical Damage >
13,336
1,882
< Magic Damage >
6,889
930
< True Damage >
491
21,304
< Damage Dealt >
20,717
24,150
< Damage Taken >
27,201
12,568
< Gold Earned >
12,214
2.32
< Towers >
3.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,252
< Total Healing >
6,847
14,588
< Experience >
15,313
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
224
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Counter Yorick with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Yasuo vs. Yorick counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yorick..

Yasuo typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Yorick. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Yorick

Who is Better, Yasuo or Yorick?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when taking on Yorick, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter for Yorick.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate compared to Yorick, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Yorickas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Yorick matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yasuo is a decent counter for Yorick. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Yorick.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Yasuo, we analyzed 6,437 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 Yasuo 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Yorick. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Yasuo versus Yorick build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Yasuo used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Yorick than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Yorick with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Yorick as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Yasuo vs Yorick clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

If you want to see Yasuo versus Yorick tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all matches played with both champs.