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

Yorick vs Ezreal

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

based on 4,930 Yorick vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
1.63
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our data, Yorick battled Ezreal 4930 times. With so many games with Yorick vs Ezreal provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to obliterate Ezreal. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Yorick fights Ezreal in only 5.5% of his matches.

Yorick vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a great job of beating Ezreal. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.2% of games the champions battle each other in. In Yorick versus Ezreal rounds, Yorick’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Yorick vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerThe CollectorStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Yorick vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Ezreal Image
4.3
< Kills >
6.4
5.2
< Deaths >
5.2
4.2
< Assists >
6.5
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
192
< Minions Killed >
172
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.89
< Inhibitors >
0.48
14,061
< Physical Damage >
14,704
7,421
< Magic Damage >
6,944
481
< True Damage >
552
21,963
< Damage Dealt >
22,200
27,763
< Damage Taken >
19,766
12,553
< Gold Earned >
11,672
3.77
< Towers >
2.2
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,370
< Total Healing >
5,671
15,638
< Experience >
12,742
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
213
< Time Dealing CC >
98

How to Counter Ezreal with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown here show several influential Yorick against Ezreal matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ezreal..

Yorick usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Ezreal

Who is Better, Yorick or Ezreal?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when taking on Ezreal, with a 54.2% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a great counter to Ezreal.

While Yorick does have a much higher win rate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Ezreal.

Additionally, Yorick has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Ezreal matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Yorick is a great counter to Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Ezreal.

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 Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Yorick, we analyzed 4,930 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yorick in order to counter Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Yorick versus Ezreal build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Ezreal than with many other typical builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 54.2% battling Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Ezreal as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yorick vs Ezreal battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.2% win rate overall.

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