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Yorick Guide

Shepherd of Souls

Fighter

Tank

Tier A Top

Yorick, Shepherd of Souls, is a fighter and tank champion of medium difficulty. Across our 349 analysed ranked games, Yorick is mostly played in Top (100% of its games), with a 48.7% win rate in that role: tier A among Top champions (#6 of 48, ranked by win rate). Yorick's damage is mostly physical (66%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (47.8% to 50.0%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.

Updated Oct 10 2026 · Patch 26.22

Average KDA

4.2 / 5.0 / 4.7

ratio 1.8

Damage / min

828

CS / min

7.7

Gold / min

426

Kill participation

31%

Vision / min

0.80

Averages measured over 349 Top games played with Yorick, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

How to play and combo preview

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

Yorick is a fighter who summons: his passive lets him make Ghouls appear that attack nearby enemies, and his Last Rites create a grave on a champion, a large monster or a target that dies. Dark Procession creates a destructible wall, Mourning Mist marks and slows, and Eulogy of the Isles summons the Maiden of the Mist.

The trade

Q AA AA

When: An enemy is within range.

Last Rites deals bonus damage and heals you, creating a grave if it hits a champion; Mourning Mist reduces armor, damages, slows and marks.

Isolation

When: A carry is close to their allies.

Dark Procession summons a destructible wall that blocks enemy movement and separates the target.

See all 3 Yorick combos: key order, when to cast them, cooldowns →

Laning phase

Last Rites deals bonus damage and heals you: take last hits with it. Use the wall to isolate your target.

Common mistakes

Not using the graves created by Last Rites.
Placing the wall with no plan.
Casting the ultimate on the wrong target: the Maiden follows her target.

Riot's official tips for playing Yorick

You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin (24 games, 41.7% win rate).

24 games · 41.7%

18 games · 55.6%

Hullbreaker

15 games · 66.7%

Skill order

Max order : Q > E > W47.6% · 42 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 52 games).

Starting items

Doran's Shield

Health Potion50.0% · 24 games

Doran's Helm

Health Potion35.3% · 17 games

Laning phase (averages)

At 10 min: 3504 gold, 69 CS, 4788 XP. At 15 min: 5744 gold, 112 CS, 8421 XP.

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport48.1% · 216 games

Flash + Ignite52.0% · 100 games

Most-played runes

Grasp of the Undying + Precision

44.0% · 100 games

Primary tree · Resolve

Demolish100%

Bone Plating85%

Overgrowth91%

Secondary tree · Precision

Presence of Mind87%

Legend: Bloodline80%

Shards

Attack speed93%

Adaptive force96%

Health scaling84%

Grasp of the Undying + Inspiration

41.8% · 79 games

Primary tree · Resolve

Demolish100%

Second Wind61%

Overgrowth63%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Biscuit Delivery80%

Approach Velocity53%

Shards

Attack speed70%

Adaptive force87%

Health67%

Conqueror + Resolve

51.4% · 70 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph80%

Legend: Bloodline76%

Last Stand86%

Secondary tree · Resolve

Demolish84%

Bone Plating61%

Shards

Attack speed91%

Adaptive force96%

Health scaling83%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Yorick's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team48.5% · 103 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Trinity Force 37.7% ▼

Spear of Shojin 55.9% ▲

Black Cleaver 57.7% ▲

Serylda's Grudge 41.2%

Spirit Visage 50.0%

Voltaic Cyclosword 68.8%

The item that stands out most is Black Cleaver: 57.7% win rate, +10 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team51.1% · 88 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Trinity Force 54.9% ▲

Black Cleaver 41.7%

Spear of Shojin 43.5%

Sterak's Gage 53.3%

Serylda's Grudge 64.3%

Thornmail 50.0%

The item that stands out most is Trinity Force: 54.9% win rate, +7 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team47.5% · 158 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Trinity Force 50.5%

Spear of Shojin 54.0%

Black Cleaver 45.2%

Serylda's Grudge 60.0% ▲

Sterak's Gage 36.0% ▼

Hullbreaker 57.1%

The item that stands out most is Serylda's Grudge: 60.0% win rate, +5 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Yorick in Top

Jayce Yorick: 57.9%19 games

Jayce has the edge in 42% of the 19 Top duels against Yorick. See the Jayce guide.

Who Yorick is strong against

Jayce57.9% · 19 games

How to play against Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Riot's official tips.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Yorick's matchups.

Yorick Top: what our games say

Laning phase against the Top average

Measure	Yorick	Top average	Gap
Gold at 10 min	3504	3580	−75
CS at 10 min	69	71	−2
XP at 10 min	4788	4754	+34
Gold at 15 min	5744	5655	+89
CS at 15 min	112	111	+1
XP at 15 min	8421	8297	+124

Measured over 52 Yorick games with a timeline; the average covers 82 champions played Top in our ranked games.

Win rate by game length

short under 25 min50.0 %124 games

medium-length 25 to 35 min48.0 %179 games

long over 35 min47.8 %46 games

Best result: short (under 25 min). Only groups of at least 30 games are shown. A gap of several points shows the phase where the champion is the most reliable.

Abilities

PassiveShepherd of Souls

The Cursed Horde: Yorick can summon Mist Walkers to swarm and attack nearby enemies.

QLast Rites

Yorick deals bonus damage on his next attack and heals himself. If the target is a champion or large monster or if the target dies, a grave will be dug.

WDark Procession

Yorick summons a destructible wall at target location that will block enemy movement.

EMourning Mist

Yorick throws a globule of Black Mist that reduces armor, damages, slows and marks enemies. Summoned units gain move speed when moving towards marked targets.

REulogy of the Isles

Yorick summons the Maiden of the Mist that causes Yorick's attacks against the Maiden's target to deal bonus damage. The Maiden will also automatically raise Walkers from dead enemies.