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

Yorick vs Skarner

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

based on 307 Yorick vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Skarner as Yorick resulted from an analysis of 307 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Yorick fights Skarner in only 0.3% of his matches.

Yorick vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Yorick does a decent job of countering Skarner. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Yorick against Skarner games, Yorick’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Skarner.

Best Yorick vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerSundered Sky

Optional Items

Serylda's Grudge

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 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
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Skarner

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 Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Yorick vs Skarner Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Skarner Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.1
5.1
< Deaths >
5.2
4.1
< Assists >
7.9
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
186
< Minions Killed >
37
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.85
< Inhibitors >
0.36
13,948
< Physical Damage >
7,607
7,085
< Magic Damage >
2,869
369
< True Damage >
618
21,403
< Damage Dealt >
11,094
26,921
< Damage Taken >
28,235
12,270
< Gold Earned >
10,546
3.6
< Towers >
1.2
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
7,229
< Total Healing >
10,433
15,174
< Experience >
13,115
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
184
< Time Dealing CC >
828

How to Counter Skarner with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some important Yorick vs. Skarner matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Skarner’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Skarner..

Yorick normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Skarner. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Skarner

Who is Better, Yorick or Skarner?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter for Skarner.

While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Skarner.

Furthermore, Yorick also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Yorick is a decent counter to Skarner. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Skarner.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Yorick, we analyzed 307 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 Skarner 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 Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick on average gets much more CS compared to Skarner. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Yorick versus Skarner build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Skarner than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 51.5% battling Skarner with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Skarner as Yorick, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Yorick vs Skarner counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Skarner as Yorick are displayed for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.