How to win lane as Volibear against Yorick · 52.52% win rate (954 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His Maiden and ghouls out-trade your bite and the cage walls your Q-flip. Farm safe and scale to teamfights.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for the ghouls. Don’t get caged.
Read from Volibear's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| 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 the Q stun win a clean melee trade. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 5 stays yours: you can all-in when his W 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 marks you and his ghouls sprint at the mark, but if you clear them first your raw stats and the Q stun win the melee exchange. Do not walk in while his W cage is up.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Volibear's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Volibear, slightly — a 52.52% win rate edge over 954 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Volibear has a small statistical edge (52.52% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Volibear has a slight edge (52.52% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Volibear 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 Sundered Sky (the all-in sustain spike) first, then Spirit Visage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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