Yone vs Yorick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Yorick · 56.7% win rate (4,007 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Yone is favoured — 56.7% win rate over 4,007 games, and Yone's game plan below claims 6 of the 7 stage windows.

At a glance

Dash past the Maiden, windwall the cage, and out-mobility his slow split — he can't catch your resets.

Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for ghouls. Dodge it.

Do

  • Clear his ghouls with W
  • Dodge his W cage
  • Fight him off Maiden

Don't

  • Get caged
  • Fight into Maiden + ghouls
  • Trade in the swarm

Runes & build vs Yorick

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Blade of the Ruined King (mixed-damage spike)
Then
Infinity Edge
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Lethal Tempo (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Yone's game plan

Read from Yone's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YoneLevel 1 favors you: your ranged Q out-pokes his slow, telegraphed kit.
Level 2YoneLevel 2 stays yours as you dodge his abilities and deny ghouls with Cleave.
Level 3YoneLevel 3 your mobility and AoE clear beat his immobile summoner setup.
Levels 4-5YoneLevels 4-5 you keep winning short trades while E ignores his W cage.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even - Maiden gives him a real duel and push spike to respect.
First itemYoneAt first item your crits shred Mist Walkers and you reclaim control.
Two+ itemsYoneWith 2+ items you outscale his pet-reliant kit and win any Maiden-less 1v1.

How to beat Yorick as Yone: the early game

You control the early lane. Yorick is a slow, immobile summoner whose Q and E are easy to see coming, so your ranged Q and dashes let you poke and disengage freely. Use Spirit Cleave to delete his Mist Walkers before they add up, and don't stand in his E slow puddle.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yone in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yone's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Yone 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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Common questions

Who wins Yone vs Yorick in top lane?

Yone — a 56.7% win rate vs Yorick in top lane over 4,007 games is a real advantage.

Is Yone vs Yorick a skill matchup?

Not really — Yone holds a real statistical advantage (56.7% win rate), so Yorick is the one working uphill.

Does Yone counter Yorick?

Statistically yes — Yone counters Yorick in top lane, winning 56.7% of 4,007 Emerald+ games.

What runes does Yone take vs Yorick?

Yone takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Yorick.

What should Yone build vs Yorick?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blade of the Ruined King (mixed-damage spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Plated Steelcaps.

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