Yorick vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Yorick
based on 3,194 Yorick vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Yorick vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Yorick versus Malphite matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite..
Yorick usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Malphite
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Who is Better, Yorick or Malphite?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Malphite, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes an ok counter for Malphite.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Malphite, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Malphite.
Additionally, Yorick also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Yorick versus Malphite build consist of Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Malphite than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Malphite with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Malphite as Yorick, you 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 combinations players chose for Yorick vs Malphite LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% winrate overall.
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