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How to Win Yorick vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Yorick

based on 3,456 Yorick vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.6
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Yorick resulted from an analysis of 3456 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Yorick has to counter Blitzcrank in only 3.9% of his games.

Yorick vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick has done a poor job of beating Blitzcrank. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs face one another in. In Yorick vs Blitzcrank rounds, Yorick’s side is 0.3% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Yorick vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerProfane HydraSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yorick's passive ability p
Yorick's q ability q
Yorick's w ability w
Yorick's e ability e
Yorick's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Yorick vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Blitzcrank Image
4.4
< Kills >
2.3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
4.4
< Assists >
13
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
189
< Minions Killed >
30
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.82
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,045
< Physical Damage >
2,742
7,483
< Magic Damage >
5,806
506
< True Damage >
932
22,035
< Damage Dealt >
9,481
27,260
< Damage Taken >
22,432
12,419
< Gold Earned >
8,470
3.61
< Towers >
1.39
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,805
< Total Healing >
2,426
15,407
< Experience >
10,600
16
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
24
201
< Time Dealing CC >
347

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Yorick in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Yorick versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank..

Yorick normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Yorick or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Yorick does have a lower win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Blitzcrank.

Moreover, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Blitzcrank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yorick

Yorick Loses Against

TrundleTrundle44.9% winrateIreliaIrelia45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.2% winrateZyraZyra46.2% winrate

Yorick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateIllaoiIllaoi55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Yorick, we analyzed 3,456 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 Blitzcrank as Yorick 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.

Other Useful Resources

Yorick Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yorick in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick most often accumulates much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yorick versus Blitzcrank build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Blitzcrank than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Yorick vs Blitzcrank fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

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