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Shepherd of Souls

Yorick Top build & stats

FighterTank C 2,730 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.5%
Pick rate
2.9%
Ban rate
5.8%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
47.1% 17 games

Build in this order

Trinity Force 1
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
Black Cleaver 2
Black Cleaver
3,000 gold
Spear of Shojin 3
Spear of Shojin
3,100 gold
9,433 gold
70.6% WR 17 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
62.7% 59 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
66.7% WR
9 games · 0% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
53.5% 43 games

Max order

Last Rites Q Mourning Mist E Dark Procession W
44.2% 43 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 49.5% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (2,730 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Sterak's Gage → Spirit Visage — 50% win rate over 6 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 39% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Dr. Mundo (75% over 28 games). Hardest: Olaf (23% over 22 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
50.0% WR
18 games · 1% pick
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
70.6% WR
17 games · 1% pick
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker
50.0% WR
10 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
37.0% WR
27 games · 1% pick
Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
47.1% WR
17 games · 1% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
35.7% WR
14 games · 1% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.5% WR
283 games · 10% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
45.8% WR
118 games · 4% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
62.7% WR
59 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
53.7% 2% (54)
52.1% 10% (286)
51.6% 7% (188)
50.0% 2% (50)
49.4% 3% (81)
48.3% 1% (29)
48.0% 6% (175)
47.4% 2% (57)
47.4% 1% (19)
45.8% 1% (24)
43.5% 3% (69)
33.3% 1% (24)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
53.8% WR
26 games · 1% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
36.4% WR
22 games · 1% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Absolute Focus Scorch Revitalize Second Wind
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
58.8% WR
17 games · 1% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Bloodline Last Stand Bone Plating Demolish

Keystones

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 47.1%8% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 54.0%4% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 37.1%2% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 51.8%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 45.4%10% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 48.9%5% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 53.5%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Last Rites Q Mourning Mist E Dark Procession W 44.2%43 games
Last Rites Q Dark Procession W Mourning Mist E 16.7%6 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (34%), Q → E → Q (37%), E → Q → W (60%).

  • PShepherd 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.