Yorick vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Yorick
based on 2,695 Yorick vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Yorick vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several strategic Yorick vs. Kayle matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayle..
Yorick often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kayle. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Kayle
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Who is Better, Yorick or Kayle?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a poor counter to Kayle.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate compared to Kayle, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Yorick into Kayle.
Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a trash counter for Kayle. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to counter Kayle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Yorick versus Kayle build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kayle than with many other common builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 47.8% battling Kayle with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Kayle 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 sets players chose for Yorick vs Kayle counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.8% winrate overall.
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