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How to Synergize Yorick with Akshan on the Same TeamYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick with Akshan

How to Win With Yorick and Akshan Paired TogetherYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Yorick and Akshan

based on 1,210 Yorick with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Yorick has been on the same team as Akshan in 1210 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Yorick play with Akshan. It is very rare for Yorick to play alongside Akshan as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 1.3% of matches with Yorick.

Yorick Akshan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick has done a terrible job of synergizing with Akshan. On average, he wins a poor 46.9% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Yorick when playing with Akshan by learning how to better synergize your play style with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Yorick vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceHullbreaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinTitanic HydraThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yorick to level upq
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Second ability for Yorick to level upe
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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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Yorick and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Yorick with Akshan

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 Understand How Akshan Will Play

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Yorick Akshan Synergy Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Akshan Image
4.2
< Kills >
4.3
5.6
< Deaths >
5.4
4.4
< Assists >
4.2
1
< Killing Sprees >
1
187
< Minions Killed >
190
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.8
< Inhibitors >
0.82
13,771
< Physical Damage >
14,015
7,444
< Magic Damage >
7,323
471
< True Damage >
483
21,687
< Damage Dealt >
21,822
28,333
< Damage Taken >
27,632
12,419
< Gold Earned >
12,455
3.5
< Towers >
3.61
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,288
< Total Healing >
7,097
15,527
< Experience >
15,567
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
200
< Time Dealing CC >
204

How to Play with Akshan as Yorick in LoL

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

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

When Yorick plays on the same team as Akshan, he sees a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This may indicate that Akshan does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that their presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Yorick is played with Akshan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Akshan. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Akshan.

Moreover, when Yorick plays with Akshan on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Akshan does a poor job of covering Yorick in teamfights.

Synergies between Yorick and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yorick
Akshan

Is Yorick better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no perfect synergy for Yorick that will always be his #1 synergy. However, Akshan is a very bad companion for Yorick. By playing on the same team as Yorick, they drops their win rate by -3.4% to 46.9%. This signals that there is a very bad synergy between Yorick and Akshan that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Yorick. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Akshan comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Yorick and Akshan together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much magical damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Akshan ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Yorick and Akshan, we analyzed 1,210 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 Yorick with Akshan 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to work well with Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Yorick and Akshan synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Akshan than with most other common builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when playing alongside Akshan with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.9% winrate overall.

If you need to see Yorick with Akshan cooperations tips and stats for a a particular division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches with data with these champs.