How to win lane as Yorick against Irelia · 48.57% win rate (2,205 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Her Q hops your ghouls like stepping stones and the cage is a dash playground. One of your worst lanes — cage to ESCAPE, not to engage.
Track: Irelia's E — Flawless Duet (16–10s cooldown). Her engage CC. Dodge or cage it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Irelia.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Irelia | Irelia out-trades you at level 1 using Bladesurge resets off ghouls and minions. |
| Level 2 | Irelia | At level 2 her Q mobility and stacking passive keep her ahead in every trade. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a brief skill window as your first ghouls and wall let you contest. |
| Levels 4-5 | Irelia | At levels 4-5 her online Q and passive reclaim control of the lane. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is roughly even — your Maiden threatens but her R sets up a full combo. |
| First item | Irelia | With first item her stacks and Q resets shred ghouls and win extended trades. |
| Two+ items | Irelia | In the 2+ item stage Irelia out-duels and out-kites you, owning the side lane. |
Irelia beats you early — her Bladesurge (Q) resets off your ghouls and minions let her dash around freely and out-trade you before you can wall, so farm carefully and don't feed her Q targets by clumping ghouls.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Irelia 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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Irelia, slightly — Yorick wins 48.57% of 2,205 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Irelia has a small statistical edge (51.43% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Irelia has the slight edge (Yorick wins 48.57%), though it stays close.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Irelia.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts her healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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