How to win lane as Ziggs against Yorick · 50.3% win rate (998 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He has to walk through three minefields to touch you — bomb every step-up and never stand still once Dark Procession (Cage) is up.
Track: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). The cage traps you with the ghoul swarm — sidestep or break it instantly.
Read from Ziggs's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | At level 1 your Short Fuse and Q out-range Yorick and clear his ghouls for free. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | Level 2 stays yours — no gap-close, so you poke him as he farms. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | Level 3 Mourning Mist (700 range) cuts armour and speeds his ghouls. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 remain yours as mines punish his walk-up and poke chips him down. |
| Level 6 | Ziggs | Level 6 stays with you — his Maiden is a splitpush tool, not a duel threat to a ranged mage. |
| First item | Ziggs | First item swings harder your way: your waveclear obliterates his ghoul army. |
| Two+ items | Ziggs | Into 2+ items you keep the edge — out-space him and neutralize his splitpush. |
Levels 1-2 you out-range him for free — Short Fuse autos and a bounced Q poke Yorick and clear his early ghouls before they build up. He has no way to close the gap, so shove and harass while he farms.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Ziggs's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Ziggs 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 50.3% win rate over 998 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Ziggs vs Yorick is a genuine skill matchup: 50.3% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Ziggs vs Yorick win rate is 50.3%, an even lane decided by execution.
Ziggs takes Arcane Comet on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Yorick.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blackfire Torch first, then Shadowflame, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Plated Steelcaps.
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