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How to Win Yorick vs K'Sante Counter MatchupYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Yorick

based on 1,135 Yorick vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Yorick faced K'Sante in 1135 rounds. With so many games with Yorick versus K'Sante gives us confidence in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to defeat K'Sante. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Yorick is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.3% of his games.

Yorick vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Yorick does a great job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a whopping 54.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Yorick vs K'Sante rounds, Yorick’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Yorick vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceHullbreaker

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeSundered SkySpear of ShojinOpportunity

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
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Last skill for Yorick to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Yorick vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
K'Sante Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.4
5.2
< Deaths >
5
4.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
190
< Minions Killed >
173
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.87
< Inhibitors >
0.36
14,652
< Physical Damage >
12,325
7,816
< Magic Damage >
3,041
449
< True Damage >
1,409
22,918
< Damage Dealt >
16,775
26,920
< Damage Taken >
29,868
12,424
< Gold Earned >
10,713
3.68
< Towers >
1.86
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,161
< Total Healing >
4,852
15,364
< Experience >
14,855
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
210
< Time Dealing CC >
1,294

How to Counter K'Sante with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Yorick versus K'Sante counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than K'Sante..

Yorick usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
K'Sante

Who is Better, Yorick or K'Sante?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against K'Sante, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes a great counter to K'Sante.

While Yorick does have a much higher winrate than K'Sante, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Yorick into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Yorick has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs K'Sante matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Yorick is a great counter to K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yorick against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Yorick, we analyzed 1,135 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 K'Sante 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

To truly master Yorick in order to counter K'Sante during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented 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 relative to K'Sante. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Yorick versus K'Sante build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus K'Sante than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 54.4% battling K'Sante with this build.

To have the best probability of beating K'Sante as Yorick, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Yorick vs K'Sante fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.4% win rate overall.

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