Dr. Mundo vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Dr. Mundo against Yorick · 46.03% win rate (1,258 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Yorick is slightly favoured — Dr. Mundo wins 46.03% of 1,258 games, and Yorick pressures 4 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

His Maiden and ghouls out-trade your regen and anti-heal shuts your R. Farm safe and out-split late.

Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for the ghouls. Don’t get caged.

Do

  • Dodge his W cage
  • Clear ghouls with Q
  • Fight when Maiden is down

Don't

  • Fight into Maiden + ghouls
  • Get caged
  • Extend in his swarm

Runes & build vs Yorick

Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion
First back
Giant's Belt (≈900g) — start the HP stack
First item
Heartsteel (the raid-boss engine)
Then
Warmog's Armor
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Grasp of the Undying (Resolve): Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth · Precision: Triumph, Legend: Haste · Shards: Health Scaling, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Dr. Mundo's game plan

Read from Dr. Mundo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillYorick's ghouls and E slow zone you off the wave at Level 1.
Level 2YorickAt Level 2 his ghoul summons and Q chip keep the lane his.
Level 3YorickLevel 3 stays Yorick's as Mist Walkers and graves control the wave.
Levels 4-5YorickLevels 4-5 favour Yorick because his W cage traps you for a full ghoul dump.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 leans Yorick as Maiden turns his shove into a tower dive.
First itemYorickAt first item Yorick's Maiden and ghoul on-hit out-DPS your regen.
Two+ itemsEven / skillAt 2+ items it evens out to a skill fight as your HP survives his waves.

How to beat Yorick as Dr. Mundo: the early game

Yorick dominates Levels 1-3: his ghoul summons and E slow let him zone you off the wave while graves block your last hits and his Q chunks safely. Don't walk up to CS through his ghouls; give the plates you must and farm what you can from range.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Dr. Mundo in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Dr. Mundo's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

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Read the rest of this matchup

The full Dr. Mundo 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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Common questions

Who wins Dr. Mundo vs Yorick in top lane?

Yorick, slightly — Dr. Mundo wins 46.03% of 1,258 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Dr. Mundo vs Yorick a skill matchup?

Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (53.97% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Dr. Mundo counter Yorick?

No — if anything Yorick has the slight edge (Dr. Mundo wins 46.03%), though it stays close.

What runes does Dr. Mundo take vs Yorick?

Dr. Mundo takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Yorick.

What should Dr. Mundo build vs Yorick?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Giant's Belt (≈900g) — start the HP stack. Build Heartsteel (the raid-boss engine) first, then Warmog's Armor, with Plated Steelcaps.

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