How to win lane as Volibear against Yorick · 52.52% win rate over 954 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a skill trade: ghoul walls and E versus your raw stat block. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even as both of you build toward your kill combos. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains skill-dependent on whether you clear ghouls before he cages you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | At 4 you tip ahead as your stats and Q slow win a clean melee trade. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 5 stays yours: you can all-in when his E cage is down. |
| First item | Yorick | First item swings to Yorick as Maiden and a full ghoul cage out-DPS you. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Late game Yorick out-scales with Maiden split-push and ghoul walls you can only answer with R and priority. |
Levels 1-3 play out as a skill matchup: Yorick's E slow, ghouls and Maiden can cage and poke you, but if you clear his ghouls first your raw stats and Q slow win the melee exchange. Do not walk into a full ghoul wall while his E is up.
The full Volibear 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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