Yorick vs Veigar
How to Beat Veigar as Yorick
based on 3,409 Yorick vs Veigar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Veigar Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Veigar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Veigar
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 Veigar
Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.
Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.
Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.
Yorick vs Veigar Counter Stats
How to Counter Veigar with Yorick in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some significant Yorick versus Veigar matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..
Yorick usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Veigar
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Who is Better, Yorick or Veigar?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when facing off against Veigar, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes an ok counter for Veigar.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Veigar.
Moreover, Yorick has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Veigar matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Veigar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yorick in order to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Veigar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Yorick versus Veigar build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Veigar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Veigar with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Veigar 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 combinations players picked for Yorick vs Veigar battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% winrate overall.
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