Yorick Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.6%
- Pick rate
- 2.2%
- Ban rate
- 2.4%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Inspiration 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Summoner spells
49.8%
257 games
Max order
Q
E
W
49.4%
81 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Yorick
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Yorick wins 47.6% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (414 games).
- Most common core: Black Cleaver → Sterak's Gage → Spirit Visage — 40% win rate over 5 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 52% of games with a 46% win rate.
- Best matchup: Darius (75% over 12 games). Hardest: Camille (9% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 52.4% | 20% (82) | |
| 51.2% | 58% (242) | |
| 50.0% | 35% (144) | |
| 48.0% | 6% (25) | |
| 47.9% | 39% (163) | |
| 46.5% | 10% (43) | |
| 44.8% | 7% (29) | |
| 44.8% | 7% (29) | |
| 42.9% | 5% (21) | |
| 39.1% | 11% (46) | |
| 38.9% | 4% (18) | |
| 37.5% | 6% (24) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Revitalize
Second Wind
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Resolve +
Precision
Keystones
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
45.8%52% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
55.0%24% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
42.1%14% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
48.3%7% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
49.8%62% pick
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Flash + Ignite
43.8%27% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
43.6%9% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
49.4%81 games
Q
W
E
27.3%11 games
E
Q
W
50.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (49%), Q → E → Q (44%), E → Q → W (43%).
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PShepherd of SoulsThe Cursed Horde: Yorick can summon Mist Walkers to swarm and attack nearby enemies.
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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.
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WDark Procession
Yorick summons a destructible wall at target location that will block enemy movement.
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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.
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REulogy of the IslesYorick 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.