How to win lane as Vayne against Yorick · 45.81% win rate (2,054 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Kite his ghouls — dodge his cage, W-shred him.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for the ghouls. Don’t get caged.
Read from Vayne's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
This is Vayne's own plan; across 2,054 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | You own level 1: Yorick has no burst and his ghouls are too slow to punish your spacing. |
| Level 2 | Vayne | At 2 your Q autos and Silver Bolts stacks out-trade his sluggish poke. |
| Level 3 | Vayne | Through 3 you kite past the Mist Walkers and win any trade when W is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 are the even patch — Dark Procession is 20s, but Mourning Mist is only 12s. |
| Level 6 | Vayne | At 6 Final Hour's Tumble resets reposition you out of the cage before Maiden lands. |
| First item | Vayne | On your first item BORK lets you out-DPS him and clear ghouls with Silver Bolts. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | By 2+ items true damage and Condemn make the 1v1 unlosable for Vayne. |
Vayne is favoured from level 1 — Yorick has no burst and his ghouls are slow, so as long as you space the wave and keep Silver Bolts stacks ticking on him you win every short trade. His only real early tool is the W cage, but it's not up until 3 and telegraphs hard. Farm freely, punish his last-hits with Q autos, and don't stand in the ghoul pile.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vayne's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vayne 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 — Vayne wins 45.81% of 2,054 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (54.19% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Yorick has the slight edge (Vayne wins 45.81%), though it stays close.
Vayne takes Lethal Tempo 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 Blade of the Ruined King (%HP duel spike) first, then Phantom Dancer, with Plated Steelcaps.
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