Yorick vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Yorick
based on 1,224 Yorick vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Yorick vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Yorick in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several valuable Yorick versus Viktor matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor..
Yorick often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Viktor. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Viktor
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Who is Better, Yorick or Viktor?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Viktor, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes an ok counter to Viktor.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Viktor, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Viktor.
Furthermore, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Viktor matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter for Viktor. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Viktor.
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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 Viktor during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Viktor. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Yorick versus Viktor build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Viktor than with many other typical builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 50.2% when playing against Viktor with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Viktor as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Yorick vs Viktor clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.
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