How to win lane as Yorick against Darius · 56.03% win rate over 2,554 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — Yorick and Darius both just farm and respect each other's range. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even as Darius seeks outer-Q while you soak safely. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even until your W is reliably online to cage him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | Levels 4-5 favour Yorick because W-cage plus E-slow denies his healing outer-Q. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even — his Guillotine execute trades against your ghoul-and-Maiden survival. |
| First item | Yorick | First item favours Yorick as Sunderer-backed ghoul all-ins out-DPS his bleed. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Two-plus items favour Yorick, whose Maiden split and duel power beat a bleed-reliant Darius. |
Levels 1-2 are a respectful farm lane — Darius wants to walk up and land the outer edge of his Q for the heal and big damage, so you sit just behind the minions and last-hit with Q. Don't give him a free Apprehend pull by hugging the wall; his level-1-2 damage is real if he lands full Q. Soak XP, keep your E for the moment your W comes online.
The full Yorick vs Darius 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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