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

Yorick vs Taliyah

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

based on 848 Yorick vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
1.56
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Yorick battled Taliyah 848 times. With so many matchups for Yorick vs Taliyah provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative stats and a supported build to shatter your opponent. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Yorick encounters Taliyah in only 0.9% of his matches.

Yorick vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Yorick does a great job of countering Taliyah. Normally, he wins a whopping 54.7% of matches the champions face one another in. In Yorick against Taliyah rounds, Yorick’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Yorick vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceHullbreaker

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeOpportunitySundered SkyTitanic Hydra

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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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Yorick vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Taliyah Image
4.4
< Kills >
5.7
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
4
< Assists >
7.8
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
191
< Minions Killed >
124
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.78
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,435
< Physical Damage >
724
7,177
< Magic Damage >
19,299
472
< True Damage >
1,065
21,085
< Damage Dealt >
21,089
27,349
< Damage Taken >
21,131
12,400
< Gold Earned >
11,904
3.62
< Towers >
1.64
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
7,006
< Total Healing >
4,579
15,542
< Experience >
14,201
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
9
202
< Time Dealing CC >
594

How to Counter Taliyah with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Yorick against Taliyah matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taliyah..

Yorick normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Taliyah

Who is Better, Yorick or Taliyah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Taliyah, with a 54.7% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a great counter to Taliyah.

While Yorick does have a much higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Taliyah.

Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Taliyah matchups, Yorick is the better champ 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 a great counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Yorick, we analyzed 848 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick on average gets more CS compared to Taliyah. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Taliyah build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Taliyah than with most other common builds. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 54.7% when playing against Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Taliyah as Yorick, you 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 rune sets players chose for Yorick vs Taliyah clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Yorick vs Taliyah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round run with these champs.