How to win lane as Yorick against Lucian · 53.04% win rate (3,186 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He kites you out — survive, then cage him with the swarm up and let the ghouls eat.
Track: Lucian's E — Relentless Pursuit (16–14s cooldown). His dash + reset. Engage when it's down.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Lucian.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 3,186 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Lucian wins Level 1 with his Q-through-minion and passive double-tap poke before ghouls exist. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | Level 2 stays his as the W-passive combo chunks you and his E dodges your commit. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | Level 3 is skill: a landed E mark lets you stick briefly and even a trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | Levels 4-5 favour Lucian as his poke and E dash keep out-trading your ghoul swarm. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even because your Maiden soaks Culling and gives your best fight window. |
| First item | Yorick | First item is yours: Maiden plus the swarm out-damages his poke in a brawl. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Late your split wins — Maiden takes side towers a lone marksman cannot hold. |
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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Yorick, slightly — a 53.04% win rate edge over 3,186 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (53.04% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (53.04% 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 Lucian.
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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