How to win lane as Yorick against Mordekaiser · 51.1% win rate (2,272 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Cage him out of the realm setup, Maiden out-DPSs his W-shield, and your ghouls out-trade the isolate.
Track: Mordekaiser's R — Realm of Death (140–100s cooldown). Isolates you from your ghouls. Pressure him before it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Mordekaiser.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 2,272 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even: Last Rites resets your auto, but Darkness Rise arms after 3 hits. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | Morde takes Level 2 with the E-pull-into-Q combo and Indestructible shield. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is his: a free Obliterate every 6s outdamages your grave chip. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | At 4-5 his E-Q shield trade out-sustains your ghoul chip, favouring him. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is his: Realm of Death drags you off the swarm for a solo duel. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | First item evens once Executioner's Calling cuts the Indestructible heal. |
| Two+ items | Mordekaiser | Late is yours: Realm of Death is one 100s duel, your split runs all game. |
You own level 1, your Q reset all-in beats him before his shield and E pull exist, so front-load damage while you can.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Mordekaiser 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 51.1% win rate edge over 2,272 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (51.1% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (51.1% 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 (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Mordekaiser.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Mercury's Treads.
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