How to win lane as Yasuo against Yorick · 48.67% win rate (2,751 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His ghouls swarm you — clear ghouls, don’t get caged.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for ghouls. Dodge it.
Read from Yasuo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | Yorick's ghoul autos and E poke out-trade your crit-less level 1. |
| Level 2 | Yorick | Level 2 stays his as the ghoul swarm and E slow keep you off CS. |
| Level 3 | Yorick | At 3 Mourning Mist's mark-and-swarm combo chunks you on every step-up. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | Levels 4-5 remain his — the E slow zone and W cage let him lock and punish you. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | Level 6 Maiden of the Mist floods ghouls and shoves you off the wave. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item brings crit, so your Q clears ghouls and you turn on him. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | With 2+ items Wind Wall negates his E and you out-duel and out-fight him. |
Yorick controls levels 1-2 — his ghoul autos and E poke chunk you whenever you last-hit, and you have no crit to fight back. Farm patiently and eat CS you can safely reach; don't step into his E slow zone for a caster minion. Save Wind Wall for his committed E-into-ghoul all-in.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yasuo's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yasuo 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 — Yasuo wins 48.67% of 2,751 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (51.33% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Yorick has the slight edge (Yasuo wins 48.67%), though it stays close.
Yasuo 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 (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Plated Steelcaps.
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