How to win lane as Akali against Yorick · 48.38% win rate (2,383 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Shroud his cage — Q-poke him off Maiden.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for ghouls. Shroud out.
Read from Akali's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
This is Akali's own plan; across 2,383 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | You have only Q and no Shroud, so his E mark and slow let ghouls, autos, and Maiden free-hit you with no way to drop their targeting and reset. |
| Level 2 | Yorick | His ghouls and the Dark Procession wall punish every step-up while you still lack Shroud to reset after the E mark lands. |
| Level 3 | Yorick | He zones with E (Mourning Mist) and chips you with the swarm; with no W of your own yet you can't reset the trade or all-in safely. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Shroud comes online and drops his ghouls' and Maiden's targeting, so trades reset toward even before the swarm can converge on you. |
| Level 6 | Akali | Perfect Execution plus your E-dash lets you jump in and execute him on missing health — your one clean kill window before Maiden is raised. |
| First item | Yorick | His E mark, a 20s destructible wall and stacking ghouls punish your all-in if the burst misses, and Last Rites heals him past that window. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Maiden and 2+ items make his ghoul swarm and splitpush too durable for your single-target burst — he out-DPSes and out-splits you late. |
Levels 1-3 are Yorick's. With only Q and no Shroud you can't reset trades or drop his targeting, so his E (Mourning Mist) marks, slows and armour-shreds you while ghouls and autos pile on for free. Don't walk up to throw Q into a marked window — he'll E you and the swarm chases, and his W is a destructible wall he can drop against the lane edge if you overstay. Last-hit at max Q range, sidestep the mist, and respect that his ghouls win the stat-check while you're this naked.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Akali's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Akali vs Yorick report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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Yorick, slightly — Akali wins 48.38% of 2,383 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (51.62% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Yorick has the slight edge (Akali wins 48.38%), though it stays close.
Akali takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Yorick.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Lich Bane / Hextech Rocketbelt first, then Shadowflame / Zhonya's, with Plated Steelcaps.
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