How to win lane as Yorick against Jayce · 54.97% win rate (3,140 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He pokes you out — build graves under cover, swarm when his form is down.
Track: Jayce's Q — To the Skies! / Shock Blast (16–6s cooldown). His main poke. Dodge it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Jayce.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 3,140 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Jayce | Jayce's level-1 Ranged Shock Blast out-ranges you and pokes freely. |
| Level 2 | Jayce | Level-2 Acceleration Gate boosts his Q poke, keeping you off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Jayce | On his Q cooldown windows your ghouls and Maiden even the wave state. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Jayce's form-swap poke chunks you every time you approach at level 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | With no ult swing at 6, the fight stays skill-based around his cooldowns. |
| First item | Even / skill | First-item Jayce out-pokes your single item and controls the lane. |
| Two+ items | Jayce | By two items Maiden and ghouls siege towers Jayce cannot defend on his own. |
Jayce dominates levels 1-2: his Ranged Shock Blast (Q) through Acceleration Gate (E) pokes you every time you step up for a last-hit, and you have no way to answer at that range.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Jayce 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 54.97% win rate edge over 3,140 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (54.97% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (54.97% 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 Jayce.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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