How to win lane as Yorick against Volibear · 47.48% win rate (954 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Cage his all-in — swarm him and anti-heal his W.
Track: Volibear's Q — Thundering Smash (12–10s cooldown). His engage. Bait it before committing.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Volibear.
| 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 leaps 550 range and disables your tower for a dive. |
| 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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Volibear, slightly — Yorick wins 47.48% of 954 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Volibear has a small statistical edge (52.52% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Volibear has the slight edge (Yorick wins 47.48%), though it stays close.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Volibear.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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