How to win lane as Garen against Yorick · 49.17% win rate (2,766 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Ghouls out-DPS your trade — dodge his cage, clear summons, play for plates.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for the ghouls. Don’t get caged.
Read from Garen's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Garen | Garen's early base stats and Q burst beat ghoul-less Yorick at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Garen | At 2 your silence-auto trade still out-damages his weak early kit. |
| Level 3 | Garen | Level 3 Q-E all-in lands before his ghoul package fully online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | By 4 his E-mark, Mist Walkers, and W cage trap and out-damage you. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | Maiden at 6 doubles Yorick's ghoul pressure past your single spin. |
| First item | Yorick | His first item scales ghouls and the cage locks you for empowered autos. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Full ghoul army, Maiden, and W siege overwhelm your immobile frame late. |
You own levels 1-3: before Yorick has his ghoul package, Garen's Q-silence and Judgment out-trade him cleanly, so slam early all-ins while his Mist Walkers and W are still coming online.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Garen's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Garen 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 — Garen wins 49.17% of 2,766 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (50.83% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Yorick has the slight edge (Garen wins 49.17%), though it stays close.
Garen 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) — his healing breaks your trade math. Build Stridebreaker (run-downs stop flipping at the last second) first, then Phantom Dancer (spin DPS + the MS to stick), with Plated Steelcaps.
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