How to win lane as Zac against Yorick · 49.89% win rate (870 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
E-knock him off Maiden — sustain through ghouls.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). Traps you for ghouls. E out of it.
Read from Zac's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yorick | Yorick wins level 1 because Last Rites (Q) heals through your poke and out-sustains your blob. |
| Level 2 | Yorick | At 2 his E-mark is what sends the Mist Walkers — dodge it and they crawl. |
| Level 3 | Yorick | At 3 his full Q-E-ghoul package out-damages and out-heals you in every exchange. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | Levels 4-5 his Cage walls you in, though it is destructible if you break it. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | At 6 Eulogy of the Isles (R) Maiden makes the side lane a 2v1 he wins outright. |
| First item | Yorick | At first item his ghoul DPS and split-push pressure keep him ahead 1v1. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With 2+ items it's Skill — your teamfight engage and CC offset his 1v1 dominance if you group. |
Yorick owns the early game: Last Rites (Q) heals him through your poke on a 6s reset and every Q he lands on you digs a grave, which is literally where his next Mist Walker comes from. Mourning Mist (E) is what sends them at you — dodge it and the swarm crawls for 12s.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Zac's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Zac 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.89% win rate over 870 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Zac vs Yorick is a genuine skill matchup: 49.89% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Zac vs Yorick win rate is 49.89%, an even lane decided by execution.
Zac takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Yorick.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Heartsteel (HP feeds everything) first, then Spirit Visage / Thornmail, with Plated Steelcaps.
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