How to win lane as Olaf against Yorick · 56.15% win rate (894 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
R the cage — true-damage him off Maiden.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you. R cleanses it.
Read from Olaf's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Yorick is a slow immobile melee with no level-1 escape — your Q-slow-into-auto and passive win first contact before any ghoul or Maiden exists. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Undertow into Reckless Swing lands true damage his cage can't stop, and Dark Procession is 20s at rank 1. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Axe-reset slows keep him stuck in E range for a second true-damage nuke he can't sustain through without Maiden. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | You out-trade a pre-Maiden Yorick — W's shield eats the ghoul chip and your slows deny his retreat. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Ragnarok removes his E mist-cage and W wall and grants immunity to all his CC, so he can't zone or kite you out of the all-in. |
| First item | Olaf | Your Bramble/Black Cleaver dive spike beats his first-item Yorick before the ghoul army and Maiden snowball — force it now. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | He out-scales hard: full Maiden plus the ghoul swarm out-DPS your flat true damage and his cage-and-split wins the side lane — play for an early lead and end before this. |
Yorick is slow and immobile at Levels 1-3 with no escape, which is exactly your meal. Land Undertow to slow him, walk up, and Reckless Swing for guaranteed true damage — hit him before graves turn into ghouls or Maiden exists. The ability to respect is Mourning Mist (E): it shreds your armour, slows you, and marks you so every ghoul sprints straight at you. Dark Procession is the cage, 20s at rank 1 and destructible — swing it down rather than walking the long way round.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Olaf's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Olaf 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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Olaf — a 56.15% win rate vs Yorick in top lane over 894 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Olaf holds a real statistical advantage (56.15% win rate), so Yorick is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Olaf counters Yorick in top lane, winning 56.15% of 894 Emerald+ games.
Olaf 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) — cuts his healing. Build Sundered Sky (sustain spike) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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