How to win lane as Yorick against Ryze · 56.11% win rate (1,235 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Weather the poke — cage him with the swarm up and let the ghouls eat.
Track: Ryze's W — Rune Prison (11–9s cooldown). His point-blank root — sets up his combo. Bait it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Ryze.
| 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 | Dark Procession returns every 20s at rank 1 — cage him and the swarm wins, else even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Ryze's first mana item lets his root-chain contest your ghouls, leveling the lane. |
| Level 6 | Ryze | Eulogy of the Isles makes it 2v1, but Realm Warp lets him reposition away — even at six. |
| First item | Yorick | Ryze's first mana item lets Overload chains clear ghouls faster than you refill them. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Late, Maiden plus a full ghoul army makes your side lane unanswerable by Ryze alone. |
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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Yorick — a 56.11% win rate vs Ryze in top lane over 1,235 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Yorick holds a real statistical advantage (56.11% win rate), so Ryze is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Yorick counters Ryze in top lane, winning 56.11% of 1,235 Emerald+ games.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Ryze.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Mercury's Treads.
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