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How to Win Yorick vs Malzahar Counter MatchupYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick vs Malzahar

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

based on 3,036 Yorick vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Yorick faced off against Malzahar in 3036 matches. With so many games with Yorick versus Malzahar gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to shatter your rival. This matchup is relatively rare. Yorick is forced to battle against Malzahar in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Yorick vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a decent job of countering Malzahar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Yorick versus Malzahar rounds, Yorick’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Yorick vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanSpear of ShojinEclipse

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
>
Last skill for Yorick to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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R
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Malzahar

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 Malzahar

Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.

Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.

Yorick vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Malzahar Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5
4.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
193
< Minions Killed >
202
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.83
< Inhibitors >
0.52
14,168
< Physical Damage >
576
7,126
< Magic Damage >
19,706
457
< True Damage >
357
21,753
< Damage Dealt >
20,640
27,979
< Damage Taken >
17,832
12,638
< Gold Earned >
12,044
3.65
< Towers >
2.2
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,292
< Total Healing >
1,669
15,808
< Experience >
15,393
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
10
200
< Time Dealing CC >
441

How to Counter Malzahar with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Yorick vs. Malzahar counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..

Yorick usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Malzahar

Who is Better, Yorick or Malzahar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Malzahar, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter for Malzahar.

While Yorick does have a higher winrate than Malzahar, when facing one another, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Malzahar.

Additionally, Yorick has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Malzahar matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Yorick is a decent counter for Malzahar. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Yorick, we analyzed 3,036 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 Malzahar 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to counter Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Yorick versus Malzahar build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Malzahar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Malzahar as Yorick, Yorick players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Yorick vs Malzahar counters, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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