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

Yorick vs Thresh

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

based on 3,280 Yorick vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.61
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Yorick faced off against Thresh in 3280 matches. Using so many games with Yorick versus Thresh gives us confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to shatter Thresh. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Yorick is forced to battle against Thresh in only 3.7% of his matches.

Yorick vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Yorick does a decent job of beating Thresh. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Yorick versus Thresh rounds, Yorick’s team is 0.3% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Yorick vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

OpportunityThe CollectorSerylda's GrudgeStridebreaker

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 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
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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 Thresh as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Yorick vs Thresh Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Thresh Image
4.3
< Kills >
2.2
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
4.4
< Assists >
13.7
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
191
< Minions Killed >
36
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.82
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,851
< Physical Damage >
1,249
7,373
< Magic Damage >
7,078
500
< True Damage >
733
21,725
< Damage Dealt >
9,061
27,432
< Damage Taken >
21,248
12,465
< Gold Earned >
8,613
3.66
< Towers >
1.84
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,986
< Total Healing >
2,428
15,512
< Experience >
10,698
17
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
203
< Time Dealing CC >
297

How to Counter Thresh with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Yorick versus Thresh counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Thresh..

Yorick often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Thresh. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Thresh

Who is Better, Yorick or Thresh?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when trying to fight Thresh, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter to Thresh.

While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Thresh.

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

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

Yorick is a decent counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Thresh.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Yorick, we analyzed 3,280 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 Thresh 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 Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick most often gets much more CS as Thresh. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Yorick versus Thresh build consist of Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Thresh than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 51.7% battling Thresh with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Thresh as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Yorick vs Thresh fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

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