Yorick vs Lillia — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Lillia · 50.16% win rate (953 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — 50.16% win rate over 953 games, decided window to window rather than at champion select.

At a glance

Weather the poke — cage her with the swarm up and let the ghouls eat.

Track: Lillia's Q — Blooming Blows (6–4s cooldown). Her kite + move speed stacks.

Do

  • Raise 3-4 graves before trading
  • W-cage when Blooming Blows is down
  • E-mark to send ghouls + Maiden

Don't

  • Trade without ghouls up
  • Waste the cage on chip
  • Let her clear graves for free

Runes & build vs Lillia

Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs her poke)
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item
Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike)
Then
Hullbreaker
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Second Wind, Bone Plating · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Yorick's game plan

Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Lillia.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YorickLillia wins Level 1 with Blooming Blows move-speed poke that kites you and your lone ghoul.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays hers as the extra Q ramp lets her dance out of every trade you start.
Level 3LilliaLevel 3 is skill: a landed E mark lets you stick and even the trade briefly.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 are even as you both hit spike timings and neither commits cleanly.
Level 6Even / skillHer Level 6 Lullaby drowsy-sleep guarantees a full burst combo on you.
First itemEven / skillFirst item favours Lillia as AP plus move-speed lets her out-poke and run from your slow.
Two+ itemsYorickLate she out-DoTs your ghouls and disengages your cage, keeping the fight hers.

How to beat Lillia as Yorick: the early game

Lillia edges the early levels: her Q passive move-speed lets her poke you while dancing around your ghouls, so play safe and last-hit rather than chasing.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yorick in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yorick vs Lillia 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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Common questions

Who wins Yorick vs Lillia in top lane?

Nobody on paper — a 50.16% win rate over 953 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Yorick vs Lillia a skill matchup?

Yes — Yorick vs Lillia is a genuine skill matchup: 50.16% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Yorick counter Lillia?

No hard counter either way — the Yorick vs Lillia win rate is 50.16%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Yorick take vs Lillia?

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 Lillia.

What should Yorick build vs Lillia?

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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