Sett vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Sett against Yorick · 51.36% win rate (2,103 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Sett is slightly favoured — 51.36% win rate over 2,103 games.

At a glance

Ghouls out-DPS your trade — dodge his cage, all-in when Maiden is down.

Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for the ghouls. Don’t get caged.

Do

  • Dodge his W cage
  • All-in when Maiden is down
  • Clear ghouls in fights

Don't

  • Fight into Maiden + ghouls
  • Get caged
  • Extend in his swarm

Runes & build vs Yorick

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — his healing out-paces your grit trades
First item
Stridebreaker (stick to them through the W panel window)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Conqueror (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Sett's game plan

Read from Sett's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.

This is Sett's own plan; across 2,103 pooled games the lane is leaning Sett.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YorickYorick edges lvl 1 with his E slow and early Mist Walker poke before Sett's E is online.
Level 2SettLevel 2 Sett's base damage and Grit trades pull ahead once he can brawl back.
Level 3SettLevel 3 E Facebreaker pulls Yorick off his ghouls for a punishing W.
Levels 4-5SettLevels 4-5 Sett's Grit-shielded trades beat Yorick in the isolated duel.
Level 6SettLevel 6 R The Show Stopper isolates Yorick from Maiden and ghouls for the kill.
First itemSettFirst item Sett's bruiser durability wins the clean 1v1 brawl.
Two+ itemsYorickAt 2+ items Yorick's Maiden and full ghoul pack out-DPS Sett and take over.

How to beat Yorick as Sett: the early game

Yorick edges the very first levels: his E slow and early Mist Walkers let him poke and chip you before your E comes up, so play safe until level 2-3 and don't take ghoul-backed trades.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Sett in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Sett's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Sett 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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Common questions

Who wins Sett vs Yorick in top lane?

Sett, slightly — a 51.36% win rate edge over 2,103 games; execution can flip it.

Is Sett vs Yorick a skill matchup?

Mostly — Sett has a small statistical edge (51.36% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Sett counter Yorick?

Not a hard counter — Sett has a slight edge (51.36% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Sett take vs Yorick?

Sett takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Yorick.

What should Sett build vs Yorick?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — his healing out-paces your grit trades. Build Stridebreaker (stick to them through the W panel window) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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