How to win lane as Yorick against Poppy · 51.12% win rate over 849 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | Level 1 is yours as E and an auto beat Poppy before her combo exists. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is even while she builds toward her level-4 spike. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays skill-based just before her W-E stun combo comes online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Poppy | Level 4 favors Poppy: E Heroic Charge wall-stun into Q bursts you. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | At 6 your R and Maiden overpower her in an extended fight. |
| First item | Yorick | With first item and Maiden you shove her in and win trades. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | With 2+ items you out-splitpush the peel tank who can't answer Maiden. |
Level 1 is yours: E Mourning Mist plus an auto out-trades Poppy before her W and E combo exists, so poke and take the early edge.
The full Yorick vs Poppy 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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