Yorick vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Yorick
based on 1,584 Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Heimerdinger
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 Heimerdinger
Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!
It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.
Yorick vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Yorick in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several important Yorick versus Heimerdinger matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..
Yorick normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Yorick or Heimerdinger?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a good counter to Heimerdinger.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Heimerdinger.
Additionally, Yorick also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yorick in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Yorick versus Heimerdinger build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Heimerdinger 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 rune builds we have analyed for Yorick vs Heimerdinger fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.
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