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

Yorick vs Naafiri

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

based on 1,199 Yorick vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.5
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Yorick faced off against Naafiri in 1199 rounds. Using so many matchups for Yorick vs Naafiri gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to defeat your opponent. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Yorick has to counter Naafiri in only 1.3% of his matches.

Yorick vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a average job of countering Naafiri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Yorick vs Naafiri games, Yorick’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Yorick vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraHullbreakerEclipse

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Naafiri

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.

Yorick vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Naafiri Image
4.3
< Kills >
8.4
5.6
< Deaths >
6
4.1
< Assists >
5.5
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
186
< Minions Killed >
150
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.75
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,899
< Physical Damage >
22,160
6,926
< Magic Damage >
98
419
< True Damage >
1,247
21,245
< Damage Dealt >
23,506
27,602
< Damage Taken >
24,889
12,249
< Gold Earned >
12,479
3.51
< Towers >
1.54
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,910
< Total Healing >
6,439
15,273
< Experience >
14,126
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
220
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Naafiri with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Yorick vs. Naafiri matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..

Yorick often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Naafiri

Who is Better, Yorick or Naafiri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Yorick also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Naafiri.

Moreover, Yorick has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Naafiri. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yorick

Yorick Loses Against

TrundleTrundle44.9% winrateIreliaIrelia45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.2% winrateZyraZyra46.2% winrate

Yorick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateIllaoiIllaoi55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Yorick, we analyzed 1,199 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 Naafiri 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yorick to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Naafiri. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Yorick versus Naafiri build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Naafiri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 49.6% battling Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Naafiri as Yorick, Yorick players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Yorick vs Naafiri face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

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