Locke vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Locke against Yorick · 49.93% win rate over 745 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Locke is favoured — Locke owns 1 of the 7 game windows. Locke wins 49.93% of games vs Yorick in top lane (745 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillEven on skill at 1: your P on-hit trades against his ghoul zoning.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays a skill trade around his E slow and ghoul stacks.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is even as his cage and ghouls meet your Q poke and burst.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 remain skill-dependent around Maiden timing and your dodges.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 favours you: your R totem executes the immobile Yorick before Maiden peels.
First itemLockeFirst item swings back to skill as his Maiden and ghoul wall come online.
Two+ itemsEven / skillLate stays even-to-skill as his split pressure balances your execute picks.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Skill matchup early: Yorick's ghouls and E slow zone you, but your P Silver Stake on-hit and Q poke punish him if you avoid the cage and don't feed ghoul stacks. Trade in short windows and back off the Maiden.

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The full Locke 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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