Wukong vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Wukong against Yorick · 51.63% win rate over 399 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Yorick owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Wukong's 1, yet the win rate favours Wukong: survive their windows and the game is yours. Wukong wins 51.63% of games vs Yorick in top lane (399 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YorickLevel 1 Yorick's Q and ghoul harass out-trade Wukong.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 evens as you gain Q to answer his poke.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is a skill trade around ghoul timing.
Levels 4-5WukongLevel 4-5 your E-Q all-in past the ghouls burst him down.
Level 6YorickAt 6 the Maiden and ghoul cage out-DPS your all-in.
First itemYorickFirst item lets Yorick snowball ghouls and split-push ahead.
Two+ itemsYorickLate Yorick's Maiden and army dominate the sidelane duel.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 Yorick's Q and ghoul harass out-trade you, so respect his early poke; levels 2-3 even out as you get Q and E to answer his ghoul pressure.

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The full Wukong 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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