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

Yorick vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Yorick

based on 3,436 Yorick vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
1.58
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Yorick came out of an examination of 3436 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Yorick encounters Darius in only 3.8% of his games.

Yorick vs Darius Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a great job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a whopping 54.4% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Yorick versus Darius matches, Yorick’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Yorick vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

OpportunityThe CollectorEclipseBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Yorick vs Darius Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Darius Image
4.5
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
4.2
< Assists >
4.1
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
189
< Minions Killed >
168
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.86
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,170
< Physical Damage >
14,623
7,324
< Magic Damage >
73
500
< True Damage >
3,593
21,995
< Damage Dealt >
18,289
26,519
< Damage Taken >
31,291
12,542
< Gold Earned >
11,690
3.8
< Towers >
2.04
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,552
< Total Healing >
7,971
15,550
< Experience >
14,679
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
194
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Darius with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several valuable Yorick vs. Darius matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Yorick usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Darius

Who is Better, Yorick or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when playing against Darius, with a 54.4% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a great counter to Darius.

While Yorick does have a much higher winrate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Yorick also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Yorick into Darius.

Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Darius matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yorick is a great counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Yorick, we analyzed 3,436 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 Darius 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 Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yorick in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Darius build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Darius than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 54.4% when playing against Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Darius as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Yorick vs Darius counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Yorick versus Darius tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every match run with both champions.