How to win lane as Yorick against Akali · 51.62% win rate (2,383 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Her shroud + mobility dodge your swarm — build MR, cage her.
Track: Akali's W — Twilight Shroud (20–16s cooldown). Untargetable inside it. Swarm when down.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Akali.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 2,383 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | You win level 1 — Akali has only Q for damage and no sustain, so you punish freely. |
| Level 2 | Akali | Akali takes level 2 once Twilight Shroud lets her farm safe and dodge your trades. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even as you get your full combo but she gets her Shroud spacing. |
| Levels 4-5 | Akali | Akali favours levels 4-5, snowballing Q spam and shroud zoning into CS leads. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is a skill window but her Perfect Execution burst is dangerous. |
| First item | Akali | Akali favours the first-item spike — her first assassin item one-combos through your sustain. |
| Two+ items | Akali | Akali stays ahead at 2+ items with roam pressure and pick potential. |
You own level 1 — Akali only has Q Five Point Strike, burns mana fast, and can't sustain, so land an E-mist Q trade and deny her early. Once her W Twilight Shroud is up she farms safely and her passive-empowered autos start winning the exchanges back.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Akali 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 — a 51.62% win rate edge over 2,383 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (51.62% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (51.62% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Akali.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs her poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Mercury's Treads.
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