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

Yorick vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Yorick

based on 1,041 Yorick vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.52
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Yorick resulted from an evaluation of 1041 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Yorick encounters Gnar in only 1.2% of his matches.

Yorick vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a good job of countering Gnar. On average, he wins a whopping 52.8% of the time the champs face one another in. In Yorick against Gnar games, Yorick’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Yorick vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseTitanic HydraHullbreaker

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Yorick vs Gnar Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Gnar Image
4
< Kills >
5
5.4
< Deaths >
5
4.2
< Assists >
5.7
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
189
< Minions Killed >
176
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.85
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,248
< Physical Damage >
17,161
7,169
< Magic Damage >
3,122
402
< True Damage >
413
20,819
< Damage Dealt >
20,696
28,201
< Damage Taken >
29,516
12,300
< Gold Earned >
11,615
3.67
< Towers >
2.33
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,141
< Total Healing >
6,459
15,484
< Experience >
15,428
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
212
< Time Dealing CC >
516

How to Counter Gnar with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some significant Yorick versus Gnar matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gnar..

Yorick typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Gnar

Who is Better, Yorick or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when facing one another, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Gnar.

Furthermore, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Gnar matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Yorick is an above average counter for Gnar. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Gnar.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Yorick, we analyzed 1,041 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 Gnar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yorick to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Yorick versus Gnar build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Gnar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Gnar 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Yorick vs Gnar fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.8% win rate overall.

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