How to win lane as Yorick against Ziggs · 49.7% win rate (998 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He kites you out — survive, then cage him with the swarm up and let the ghouls eat.
Track: Ziggs's W — Satchel Charge (20–12s cooldown). His knockback + self-peel escape. Engage when it's down.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Ziggs.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Level 1 favours Ziggs — his Q out-ranges you and mines zone your walk-up. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | Level 2 stays his as W plus Q chunk you off every last-hit attempt. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even — with ghouls and E you can farm through the poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 favour Ziggs; Satchel denies your all-in while he shoves and pokes. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even — Maiden helps hold the wave and soak his R and poke. |
| First item | Ziggs | First item is Ziggs' as Liandry's/Luden's ramps poke and waveclear you can't match. |
| Two+ items | Ziggs | Two-plus items stay his in the poke war, leaving you only the split to punish his immobility. |
Levels 1-2 are Ziggs' — his 850-range Q out-ranges you and his E mines zone your approach and your ghouls. Don't trade into the poke; last-hit carefully with ghoul help and accept that you'll take chip.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick vs Ziggs 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.7% win rate over 998 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Yorick vs Ziggs is a genuine skill matchup: 49.7% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Yorick vs Ziggs win rate is 49.7%, an even lane decided by execution.
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 Ziggs.
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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