How to win lane as Wukong against Yorick · 50.9% win rate (2,177 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Decoy his cage — fight him off Maiden.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for the ghouls. Decoy it.
Read from Wukong's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
This is Wukong's own plan; across 2,177 pooled games the lane is leaning Wukong.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | Level 1 Yorick's Q and ghoul harass out-trade Wukong. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 evens as you gain Q to answer his poke. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a skill trade around ghoul timing. |
| Levels 4-5 | Wukong | Level 4-5 your E-Q all-in past the ghouls burst him down. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | At 6 the Maiden and ghoul cage out-DPS your all-in. |
| First item | Yorick | First item lets Yorick snowball ghouls and split-push ahead. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Late Yorick's Maiden and army dominate the sidelane duel. |
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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Wukong's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Wukong, slightly — a 50.9% win rate edge over 2,177 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Wukong has a small statistical edge (50.9% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Wukong has a slight edge (50.9% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Wukong takes Conqueror 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 Black Cleaver (shred + HP tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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