Yorick vs Pantheon — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Pantheon · 54.52% win rate over 1,304 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (3 apiece of the 7 stages). Yorick wins 54.52% of games vs Pantheon in top lane (1,304 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1PantheonLevel 1 favors Pantheon with Q poke and W stun all-in potential.
Level 2PantheonLevel 2 stays his as his combo out-damages your early trades.
Level 3PantheonLevel 3 is still Pantheon's with passive auto-block and stun pressure.
Levels 4-5YorickLevel 4 flips to you as Maiden and ghouls soak his all-in combo.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is skill-based; his R is a roam tool, not a duel-ender here.
First itemYorickWith first item and Maiden you out-sustain and shove him in.
Two+ itemsYorickWith 2+ items you out-scale and out-splitpush the falling-off bully.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 are all Pantheon: Q Comet Spear poke, W Shield Vault stun and his passive auto-block let him bully and all-in you before your kit comes online, so play defensive and give CS if needed.

Read the rest of this matchup

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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