Yorick vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Yorick
based on 9,128 Yorick vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Yorick vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Yorick in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several significant Yorick versus Caitlyn matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Yorick usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Yorick or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Yorick has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Caitlyn matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Yorick versus Caitlyn build consist of Sterak's Gage, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Caitlyn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the best chance of crushing Caitlyn as Yorick, Yorick players 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 runes players picked for Yorick vs Caitlyn battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.
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