How to win lane as Yorick against Ryze · 56.11% win rate over 1,235 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | Ryze is immobile and mana-starved early, so your ghouls and E-mark out-trade him. |
| Level 2 | Yorick | Yorick's cage all-in punishes Ryze's short root range before he stacks items. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | With no combat ult, Ryze stays even-to-behind versus your swarm through level 6. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Ryze's first mana item lets his root-chain contest your ghouls, leveling the lane. |
| Level 6 | Ryze | Ryze's stacked mana and range let him poke you down and out-scale this window, favoring him. |
| First item | Yorick | Yorick out-trades a mana-limited Ryze one-on-one during the mid-game swarm phase. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Late, Ryze's burst clears ghouls and his R roam out-paces your split, favoring him. |
Ryze is immobile and mana-starved early, so your ghouls, Q, and E marks out-trade his weak root poke. Step up, cage, and swarm to snowball before he stacks items. This is a clear early advantage for you.
The full Yorick vs Ryze 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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