How to win lane as Yorick against Mel · 59.02% win rate (1,120 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Weather the poke — cage her with the swarm up and let the ghouls eat.
Track: Mel's E — Solar Snare (11–9s cooldown). Her root / slow zone — sets up her combo. Dodge it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Mel.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 1,120 pooled games the lane is Yorick-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even: Radiant Volley chips, but Last Rites heals every 6s to answer it. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is Mel's: Solar Snare roots on 11s and her Q follows it in. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even while you stack ghouls out of her range. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay Mel's: her poke scales faster than your grave stacking. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens: Eulogy of the Isles raises Walkers against her Golden Eclipse. |
| First item | Yorick | First item favours you — Dark Procession on 16s cages her frame for the swarm. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late favours you: Rebuttal blanks one spell, never the whole Walker swarm. |
Mel out-ranges you early: her Q barrage and stacked autos poke you off the wave, so play safe behind ghouls and farm for your spikes.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Mel 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 — a 59.02% win rate vs Mel in top lane over 1,120 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Yorick holds a real statistical advantage (59.02% win rate), so Mel is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Yorick counters Mel in top lane, winning 59.02% of 1,120 Emerald+ games.
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 Mel.
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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