Yorick vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Yorick
based on 3,940 Yorick vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Aatrox
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Yorick vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Yorick in LoL
The stats provided here feature several influential Yorick against Aatrox matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aatrox..
Yorick normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Yorick or Aatrox?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when taking on Aatrox, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes an ok counter for Aatrox.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Aatrox.
Additionally, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Aatrox matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yorick in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Yorick versus Aatrox build include Eclipse, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Aatrox than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Aatrox with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Aatrox as Yorick, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Yorick vs Aatrox clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Yorick are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.