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How to Synergize Akali with Yorick on the Same TeamAkali is in the a tier of champions

Akali with Yorick

How to Win With Akali and Yorick Paired TogetherAkali is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Akali and Yorick

based on 4,635 Akali with Yorick pairs
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Akali has gone into battle with Yorick in 4635 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the hosts of League, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Akali play with Yorick. It is relatively rare for Akali to play with Yorick as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.0% of matches with Akali.

Akali Yorick Synergy Summary

Akali has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Yorick. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Akali when playing alongside Yorick by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Akali vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassShadowflameVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
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Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Akali and Yorick

Tips for Playing as Akali with Yorick

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Understand How Yorick Will Play

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.

Akali Yorick Synergy Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Yorick Image
8.9
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
6
4.6
< Assists >
5.1
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
148
< Minions Killed >
155
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,263
< Physical Damage >
1,335
20,943
< Magic Damage >
21,516
738
< True Damage >
759
22,944
< Damage Dealt >
23,611
26,472
< Damage Taken >
26,832
11,539
< Gold Earned >
11,741
1.29
< Towers >
1.46
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,197
< Total Healing >
3,315
14,061
< Experience >
14,415
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
69
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Yorick as Akali in LoL

The Akali Yorick synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Yorick, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Akali sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Yorick. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Yorick helps Akali perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Akali is an ally to Yorick, she sees a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Yorick does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Akali is played together with Yorick on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Yorick.

Moreover, when Akali plays with Yorick on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Yorick does a decent job of protecting Akali in team fights.

Synergies between Akali and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Akali
Yorick

Is Akali better when played alongside Yorick?

There is no one best companion for Akali that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Yorick is a good ally for Akali. By being on the same team as Akali, he increases their win rate by 1.6% to 50.7%. This signals that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Akali and Yorick that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Yorick has a lower difficulty than Akali. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Yorick allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Akali players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Akali and Yorick together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Yorick teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali Yorick Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Akali and Yorick, we analyzed 4,635 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Akali with Yorick comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Akali to pair well with Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to use in your Akali and Yorick synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Akali included at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Yorick than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average winrate of 50.7% helping carry Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Akali players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you want to view Akali and Yorick collaboration tips and stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every match run with these champions.