How to win lane as Zaahen against Yorick · 50.81% win rate (1,177 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His ghouls swarm you — fight him off Maiden.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for ghouls. Dodge it.
Read from Zaahen's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
This is Zaahen's own plan; across 1,177 pooled games the lane is leaning Zaahen.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — both farm with no ghoul pressure yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is even as Yorick still lacks his full ghoul-and-cage kit. |
| Level 3 | Yorick | Yorick takes level 3 as Mourning Mist shreds armour and the ghouls swarm. |
| Levels 4-5 | Zaahen | Levels 4-5 favour you once you cleave ghouls and out-sustain his single-target Q. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even — the Maiden is 160s, and your R heals off the swarm. |
| First item | Yorick | First item favours Yorick as Maiden plus ghouls win the duel. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | Two items in his split-push and ghoul-backed duel keep him ahead. |
Level 1-2 is even farming — Yorick has no ghoul pressure yet, so last-hit cleanly and deny him free stacks. Don't shove mindlessly into his wall setups; keep the wave central and hold your Q for when he tries to Q-heal off a trade.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Zaahen's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Zaahen vs Yorick 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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Zaahen, slightly — a 50.81% win rate edge over 1,177 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Zaahen has a small statistical edge (50.81% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Zaahen has a slight edge (50.81% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Zaahen takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Yorick.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Eclipse (the safe default spike) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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