How to win lane as Poppy against Yorick · 48.88% win rate (849 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
E him off Maiden — W-tank ghouls, out-trade.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for ghouls. Don’t get caged.
Read from Poppy's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak at level 1 — he wants to last-hit toward Maiden, you have one ability, so just deny his CS and set up your level 2. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | With Q+E you can E him into the wall for a stun and Q-chunk his max HP before Maiden ever comes online. |
| Level 3 | Poppy | Level 3 is your strongest early window — all basic tools up to punish a misposition against the wall while his ghoul pressure is still thin. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Your flat damage stops scaling here while his Maiden starts swarming, so trades flatten to a coin-flip. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | R is peel and displacement, not burst — it keeps you safe and answers his all-in but won't kill an even Yorick. |
| First item | Even / skill | Cheap tank components let you tank ghouls and trade, but Dark Procession's cooldown drops too — the window stays even. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | He out-scales hard: full Maiden, ghouls and Dark Procession's cage zone you off the wave and win every side-lane duel — group and peel. |
Your real window is levels 2-3. Once you have Q and E, look to E him into the lane wall for the stun and follow with Hammer Shock (Q) — your max-HP damage chunks him hard before Maiden exists. Respect Dark Procession (W): the cage is a destructible wall on 20 seconds, so walk out of it or break it instead of trading inside. Do not let ghouls stack on you while you trade — clear them with Q so they stop adding free damage.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Poppy's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Poppy 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 — Poppy wins 48.88% of 849 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (51.12% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Yorick has the slight edge (Poppy wins 48.88%), though it stays close.
Poppy takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Yorick.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Iceborn Gauntlet (the slow engine) first, then Thornmail / Frozen Heart, with Plated Steelcaps.
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