Yorick vs Lucian — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Lucian · 53.04% win rate over 3,186 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Lucian owns 5 of the 7 game windows, yet the win rate favours Yorick: survive their windows and the game is yours. Yorick wins 53.04% of games vs Lucian in top lane (3,186 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LucianLucian wins Level 1 with his Q-through-minion and passive double-tap poke before ghouls exist.
Level 2LucianLevel 2 stays his as the W-passive combo chunks you and his E dodges your commit.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is skill: a landed E mark lets you stick briefly and even a trade.
Levels 4-5LucianLevels 4-5 favour Lucian as his poke and E dash keep out-trading your ghoul swarm.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even because your Maiden soaks Culling and gives your best fight window.
First itemLucianFirst item favours Lucian as his lane poke and repositioning stay one-sided.
Two+ itemsLucianLate his range and mobility out-class your Maiden, keeping the extended fight his.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Lucian bullies the early levels: his Q and passive double-tap out-poke you and his E dash sidesteps your E mark, so soak XP and don't chase.

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The full Yorick vs Lucian 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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