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How to Win Yorick vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Yorick

based on 3,573 Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Yorick came out of an examination of 3573 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Yorick fights Kai'Sa in only 4.0% of his games.

Yorick vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Yorick does a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Yorick versus Kai'Sa games, Yorick’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Yorick vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunityEclipseThe CollectorRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
>
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
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Yorick vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Kai'Sa Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.5
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
4.3
< Assists >
5.9
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
189
< Minions Killed >
180
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.86
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,918
< Physical Damage >
11,592
7,257
< Magic Damage >
7,605
464
< True Damage >
368
21,640
< Damage Dealt >
19,566
27,243
< Damage Taken >
19,613
12,476
< Gold Earned >
12,379
3.75
< Towers >
2.1
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,059
< Total Healing >
4,648
15,516
< Experience >
12,820
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
200
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several strategic Yorick versus Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Yorick often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Yorick or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Yorick does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Yorick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yorick is a great counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yorick against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Yorick, we analyzed 3,573 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Kai'Sa build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Titanic Hydra. When Yorick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kai'Sa than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 54.4% when playing against Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Kai'Sa as Yorick, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.4% winrate overall.

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