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

Yorick vs Zyra

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

based on 3,815 Yorick vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Yorick did battle with Zyra in 3815 games. Having so many games with Yorick versus Zyra provides us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to suppress your opposition. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Yorick is forced to battle against Zyra in only 4.3% of his matches.

Yorick vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick has done a terrible job of countering Zyra. On average, he wins a lowly 46.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Yorick against Zyra rounds, Yorick’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Zyra.

Best Yorick vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
EclipseSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightSpear of ShojinThe CollectorSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yorick to level upq
>
Second ability for Yorick to level upe
>
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
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Yorick vs Zyra Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Zyra Image
4.4
< Kills >
3.7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
4.2
< Assists >
10.3
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
194
< Minions Killed >
60
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.79
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,347
< Physical Damage >
995
7,421
< Magic Damage >
19,146
508
< True Damage >
1,006
22,277
< Damage Dealt >
21,147
29,058
< Damage Taken >
17,887
12,724
< Gold Earned >
9,744
3.55
< Towers >
1.82
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,483
< Total Healing >
2,148
15,992
< Experience >
11,688
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
205
< Time Dealing CC >
305

How to Counter Zyra with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Yorick vs. Zyra counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zyra..

Yorick often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Zyra

Who is Better, Yorick or Zyra?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when facing off against Zyra, with a 46.2% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes a bad counter for Zyra.

While Yorick does have a lower winrate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Yorick into Zyra.

Moreover, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Yorick is a bad counter for Zyra. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Zyra.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Yorick, we analyzed 3,815 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 Zyra 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick most often picks up much more CS relative to Zyra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Yorick versus Zyra build include Eclipse, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Zyra than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 46.2% when playing against Zyra with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Zyra as Yorick, Yorick players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Yorick vs Zyra battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.2% winrate overall.

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