Yorick vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Yorick
based on 2,310 Yorick vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Vladimir
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 Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Yorick vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Yorick against Vladimir matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vladimir..
Yorick often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Vladimir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Yorick or Vladimir?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when taking on Vladimir, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a good counter for Vladimir.
While Yorick does have a higher winrate compared to Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Yorick into Vladimir.
Moreover, Yorick also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Vladimir matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Yorick is an above average counter for Vladimir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Vladimir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Vladimir. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Yorick versus Vladimir build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Vladimir than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when countering Vladimir with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Vladimir as Yorick, Yorick players 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 chose for Yorick vs Vladimir matchups, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.
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