How to win lane as Yorick against Pantheon · 54.52% win rate (1,304 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Survive his early burst — then swarm him as he falls off.
Track: Pantheon's W — Shield Vault (13–9s cooldown). His all-in start. Bait it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Pantheon.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 1,304 pooled games the lane is leaning Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Level 1 favors Pantheon with Q poke and W stun all-in potential. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | Level 2 stays his as his combo out-damages your early trades. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Level 3 is still Pantheon's with passive auto-block and stun pressure. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | Level 4 flips to you as the first real ghoul swarm soaks his combo. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is his: Grand Starfall lands from 5500 range and slows you. |
| First item | Yorick | With first item and Maiden you out-sustain and shove him in. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | With 2+ items you out-scale and out-splitpush the falling-off bully. |
Levels 1-3 are all Pantheon: Comet Spear pokes on 11s and Shield Vault dashes in with a stun on 13s, and it resets his auto, so the wind-up is the tell. Play defensive and give CS if you must.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Pantheon 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 54.52% win rate edge over 1,304 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (54.52% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (54.52% 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 Pantheon.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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