How to win lane as Yorick against Maokai · 49.78% win rate over 683 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | You win Level 1 as your Q reset trade and heal out-sustain his sapling poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is skill: his W root gives him one even trade window. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even before your ghoul swarm is fully online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | At 4-5 your ghouls and sustain overwhelm his low-mana poke in extended trades. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | Your Level 6 Maiden out-fights him since his R is a teamfight wave, not a duel. |
| First item | Yorick | First item favours you as Tiamat plus ghouls shove and dive his weak damage. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late full-tank Maokai's R and CC utility out-value your split, evening the 5v5. |
You win the early levels: your Q reset healing out-sustains his sapling poke and his mana empties fast, so trade freely and deny him.
The full Yorick vs Maokai 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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