Urgot vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Urgot against Yorick · 49.89% win rate over 1,363 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (2 apiece of the 7 stages). Urgot wins 49.89% of games vs Yorick in top lane (1,363 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even skill — no ghoul swarm yet, so it's a fair walk-up dance.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays a skill matchup as both of you jockey for the first trade.
Level 3Even / skillAt 3 it's still even — you clear ghouls but he hasn't spiked either.
Levels 4-5UrgotLevel 4 you edge ahead: Q wave-clear and W punish before the Maiden matters.
Level 6UrgotLevel 5 you keep the pre-Maiden lead with cleaner trades.
First itemYorickLevel 6 R summons the Maiden and his sustained ghoul grind flips the duel to him.
Two+ itemsYorickTwo-plus items Yorick's Maiden, cage and split-push out-duel you, so he stays favoured.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 are a skill dance — no Maiden yet, so trade on your terms: Q his ghouls, W him and the pack together, and dodge E Mourning Mist so his swarm can't stick to your E charge. Even ground if you play it clean.

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The full Urgot 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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