How to win lane as Yorick against Heimerdinger · 55.29% win rate over 539 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Heimerdinger | Heimerdinger's turrets and beam out-range you at level 1 and zone you off the wave. |
| Level 2 | Heimerdinger | At level 2 his turret poke keeps chunking you before your ghouls come online. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a brief skill window as your ghouls let you contest the wave. |
| Levels 4-5 | Heimerdinger | At levels 4-5 a full turret nest reclaims lane control for Heimer. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | Level 6 is your spike — Maiden plus ghouls dive and shred his turrets with no escape for him. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | With first item his CDR gives permanent turrets and his Grenade stun re-walls you off. |
| Two+ items | Heimerdinger | In the 2+ item stage a fed Heimer fortresses the side lane, favouring him. |
Heimerdinger owns the early lane — his turrets (Q) and beam poke zone you off farm and out-range everything you have before ghouls stack, so give ground, soak shots with ghouls, and just survive to 6.
The full Yorick vs Heimerdinger 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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