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

Yorick vs Sylas

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

based on 2,681 Yorick vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.63
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Yorick faced off against Sylas 2681 times. Using so many games with Yorick vs Sylas gives us confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to wreck your opposition. This pairing is relatively rare. Yorick has to counter Sylas in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Yorick vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a good job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a terrific 52.3% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Yorick vs Sylas rounds, Yorick’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Yorick vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageOpportunityRavenous HydraSerylda's Grudge

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 Sylas as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Yorick vs Sylas Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Sylas Image
4.5
< Kills >
8
5.4
< Deaths >
6.7
4.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
188
< Minions Killed >
126
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.8
< Inhibitors >
0.42
14,265
< Physical Damage >
771
7,371
< Magic Damage >
21,000
481
< True Damage >
688
22,117
< Damage Dealt >
22,460
26,961
< Damage Taken >
29,408
12,342
< Gold Earned >
11,434
3.6
< Towers >
1.67
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,893
< Total Healing >
7,575
15,362
< Experience >
13,688
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
197
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Sylas with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Yorick vs. Sylas counter stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Yorick usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Sylas

Who is Better, Yorick or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter to Sylas.

While Yorick does have a higher winrate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Yorick also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Sylas.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Sylas matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yorick is an above average counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Sylas.

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

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Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Yorick, we analyzed 2,681 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 Sylas 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 Sylas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Sylas build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Sylas than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when countering Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Sylas as Yorick, you 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Yorick vs Sylas matchups, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

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