How to win lane as Mel against Yorick · 40.98% win rate (1,120 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He can't reach you and you reflect what he throws — stack Overwhelm on every step-up and execute at 6.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). The cage traps you with the ghoul swarm — sidestep or break it instantly.
Read from Mel's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
This is Mel's own plan; across 1,120 pooled games the lane is Yorick-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You both have a soft level 1 — Yorick has only Q and a couple ghouls, you have one ability and a 550 auto, so it is a poke-trade with no commit either way. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Your Q + Solar Snare combo comes online and roots him as he steps to last-hit behind ghouls — a free Radiant Volley he cannot answer. |
| Level 3 | Mel | With Q, E and Rebuttal you root, poke and blank Mourning Mist, so the mark that speeds his Walkers never lands and you control the wave. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Your Q ranks up and Overwhelm stacks from repeated trades, but his ghoul count climbs too, so the lead is real yet not a stomp — call it your edge. |
| Level 6 | Mel | Golden Eclipse executes from any range, but Eulogy of the Isles answers with a Maiden that raises Walkers off every corpse — six nets out even. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first AP/mana item chains pokes, but Maiden plus a Last Rites heal every 6s out-lasts them — his item timing takes this stage, not yours. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | He out-scales you hard — 2+ items, Maiden and Dark Procession's wall pin you in the side lane where Mourning Mist's armour shred and the Walker swarm delete your squishy frame, so let your team answer the split. |
Mourning Mist (E) is the only thing that turns this lane for him early — a 700-range globule on 12s at rank 1 that shreds your armour, slows you and marks you so his Mist Walkers sprint at the mark. Sidestep it or blank it with Rebuttal. He is pure melee with Walkers until 6, so when he steps up to last-hit behind his ghoul line, throw Solar Snare to root him and dump Radiant Volley while he cannot reach you. Dark Procession's wall is destructible — if he boxes you in, break it.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Mel's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Mel 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 — Mel wins only 40.98% of 1,120 games, so Mel plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Yorick holds a real statistical advantage (59.02% win rate), so Mel is the one working uphill.
No — Yorick counters Mel (Mel wins only 40.98% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Mel takes Arcane Comet on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Yorick.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blackfire Torch first, then Shadowflame, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Plated Steelcaps.
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