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

Yorick vs Orianna

How to Beat Orianna as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Orianna as Yorick

based on 1,229 Yorick vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Orianna as Yorick resulted from an analysis of 1229 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Yorick has to counter Orianna in only 1.4% of his matches.

Yorick vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a good job of countering Orianna. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Yorick vs Orianna matches, Yorick’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Yorick vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyHullbreakerTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yorick to level upq
>
Second ability for Yorick to level upe
>
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Yorick vs Orianna Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Orianna Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.1
5.2
< Deaths >
5
3.8
< Assists >
8.3
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
192
< Minions Killed >
168
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.85
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,472
< Physical Damage >
938
7,086
< Magic Damage >
18,297
438
< True Damage >
281
20,997
< Damage Dealt >
19,517
27,128
< Damage Taken >
17,924
12,462
< Gold Earned >
11,013
3.73
< Towers >
2.03
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,088
< Total Healing >
1,901
15,569
< Experience >
14,287
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
203
< Time Dealing CC >
386

How to Counter Orianna with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Yorick versus Orianna matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Orianna..

Yorick normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Orianna. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Orianna

Who is Better, Yorick or Orianna?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when trying to fight Orianna, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a great counter for Orianna.

While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Orianna, when facing one another, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Yorick into Orianna.

Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter 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 Orianna matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Yorick is a great counter to Orianna. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Yorick, we analyzed 1,229 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 Orianna 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

Yorick Build Orianna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yorick in order to counter Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Orianna. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Yorick versus Orianna build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Orianna than with many other common builds. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Orianna with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Orianna as Yorick, Yorick players 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 runes players chose for Yorick vs Orianna clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

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