How to win lane as Yorick against Volibear · 52.75% win rate over 944 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even; neither Volibear nor Yorick commits. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At 2 it stays skill as you farm and space his Q approach. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even with careful kiting of his chase. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Levels 4-5 favour Voli once his Q stun and W sustain out-brawl you. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | At 6 Stormbringer (R) gives an untargetable dive that beats your ghouls. |
| First item | Yorick | First item plus Maiden lets your swarm out-DPS his bruiser sustain. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Late, Yorick's split and grievous wounds bury his single-target healing. |
Levels 1-3 are a skill window: neither champ commits hard, but Volibear's Q speed lets him pick trades and his W heals if he lands autos. Farm with Q Last Rites, soak on ghouls from Shepherd of Souls, and use Mourning Mist (E) to slow his Thundering Smash approach so he can't ramp into a stun.
The full Yorick vs Volibear 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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