Yorick vs Neeko — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Neeko · 55.02% win rate over 658 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Neeko owns 3 of the 7 game windows to Yorick's 1, yet the win rate favours Yorick: survive their windows and the game is yours. Yorick wins 55.02% of games vs Neeko in top lane (658 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NeekoLevel 1 favors Neeko as Q poke and E roots out-range your trades.
Level 2NeekoLevel 2 stays hers with double-Q burst and disguise mind-games.
Level 3NeekoLevel 3 is still Neeko's off E-into-Q poke that zones you from CS.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 even out as your Maiden and E let you trade back.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is skill-based; her Pop Blossom all-in is survivable with your kit.
First itemEven / skillFirst item stays even as trades balance and you start shoving her in.
Two+ itemsYorickWith 2+ items you out-splitpush the burst mage who can't answer Maiden.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 are Neeko's: Q Blooming Burst chunks you through the wave and E Tangle-Barbs roots you for free poke while her passive disguise baits your cooldowns, so play safe and farm.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yorick vs Neeko 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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