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

Yorick vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Yorick

based on 6,872 Yorick vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.45
Pick Rate
7.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Yorick resulted from an analysis of 6872 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Yorick has to counter Mordekaiser in only 7.7% of his rounds.

Yorick vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick does a poor job of beating Mordekaiser. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Yorick vs Mordekaiser rounds, Yorick’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Yorick vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSundered SkySerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Edge of NightMercurial ScimitarThe CollectorSterak's Gage

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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R
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Yorick vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Mordekaiser Image
4
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.1
4.4
< Assists >
4.4
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
186
< Minions Killed >
164
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.76
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,670
< Physical Damage >
2,548
7,128
< Magic Damage >
19,636
423
< True Damage >
549
21,222
< Damage Dealt >
22,734
27,385
< Damage Taken >
31,351
12,170
< Gold Earned >
11,937
3.37
< Towers >
1.97
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,973
< Total Healing >
9,995
15,438
< Experience >
15,698
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
184
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some valuable Yorick against Mordekaiser matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Mordekaiser..

Yorick normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Yorick or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when facing off against Mordekaiser, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a poor counter for Mordekaiser.

While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Yorick into Mordekaiser.

Furthermore, Yorick has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Yorick is a bad counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing 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 Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Yorick, we analyzed 6,872 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 Mordekaiser 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 in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Yorick versus Mordekaiser build include Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Serylda's Grudge. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Mordekaiser than with many other typical builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Mordekaiser as Yorick, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Approach Velocity, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Yorick vs Mordekaiser battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

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