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Yorick vs Irelia

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

based on 2,778 Yorick vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.47
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Yorick resulted from an analysis of 2778 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Yorick has to counter Irelia in only 3.6% of his games.

Yorick vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick does a below average job of countering Irelia. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Yorick vs Irelia rounds, Yorick’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Yorick vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
EclipseRavenous HydraSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

HullbreakerTitanic HydraBlack CleaverThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Irelia

You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.

The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.

You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.

Advice to Win Against Irelia

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Yorick vs Irelia Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Irelia Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
3.9
< Assists >
4.3
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
176
< Minions Killed >
203
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.69
< Inhibitors >
0.47
11,973
< Physical Damage >
14,353
6,681
< Magic Damage >
6,155
474
< True Damage >
501
19,129
< Damage Dealt >
21,009
24,799
< Damage Taken >
27,819
11,581
< Gold Earned >
12,496
3.32
< Towers >
2.14
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,183
< Total Healing >
10,442
14,523
< Experience >
14,719
15
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
238
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Irelia with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Yorick vs. Irelia counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Yorick normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Irelia. 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 engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Irelia

Who is Better, Yorick or Irelia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when facing off against Irelia, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a poor counter to Irelia.

While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Irelia, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Irelia.

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

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

Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yorick

Yorick Loses Against

ShyvanaShyvana44.5% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth46.3% winrateNocturneNocturne46.7% winrateAurelion SolAurelion Sol46.7% winrate

Yorick Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante59.5% winrateKennenKennen58.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee58.5% winrateGragasGragas56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RumbleRumble+ 55.1% 428 GamesKledKled+ 55.2% 134 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 55.6% 1452 GamesFioraFiora+ 57.4% 204 Games

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Yorick, we analyzed 2,778 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick often gets a similar amount of CS as Irelia. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Yorick versus Irelia build include Eclipse, Ravenous Hydra, and Serylda's Grudge. When Yorick used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Irelia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Irelia as Yorick, Yorick players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yorick vs Irelia clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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