Garen vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Garen against Yorick · 54.59% win rate over 2,645 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Yorick owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Garen's 3, yet the win rate favours Garen: survive their windows and the game is yours. Garen wins 54.59% of games vs Yorick in top lane (2,645 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1GarenGaren's early base stats and Q burst beat ghoul-less Yorick at level 1.
Level 2GarenAt 2 your silence-auto trade still out-damages his weak early kit.
Level 3GarenLevel 3 Q-E all-in lands before his ghoul package fully online.
Levels 4-5YorickBy 4 his E-mark, Mist Walkers, and W cage trap and out-damage you.
Level 6YorickMaiden at 6 doubles Yorick's ghoul pressure past your single spin.
First itemYorickHis first item scales ghouls and the cage locks you for empowered autos.
Two+ itemsYorickFull ghoul army, Maiden, and W siege overwhelm your immobile frame late.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

Read the rest of this matchup

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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