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Shepherd of Souls

Yorick Top build & stats

FighterTank D 206 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
40.3%
Pick rate
2.7%
Ban rate
5.9%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
3,000 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
8,783 gold
55.6% WR 9 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
44.0% 109 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
12 games · 6% 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

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
44.4% 63 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 40.3% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (206 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Trinity Force → Spear of Shojin — 33% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 50% of games with a 38% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Shen (62% over 8 games). Hardest: Yone (11% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Yorick is an early-game champion: 52% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 36% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
33.3% WR
9 games · 4% pick
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Thornmail
Thornmail
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
55.6% WR
9 games · 4% pick
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
44.4% WR
9 games · 4% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
44.0% WR
109 games · 53% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
40.0% WR
50 games · 24% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
34.5% WR
29 games · 14% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
52.2% 11% (23)
50.0% 11% (22)
47.2% 17% (36)
43.2% 72% (148)
42.4% 32% (66)
42.2% 40% (83)
41.2% 17% (34)
37.5% 4% (8)
35.7% 7% (14)
30.4% 22% (46)
25.0% 10% (20)
25.0% 6% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
29.8% WR
57 games · 28% 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
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
40.8% WR
49 games · 24% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Bloodline Last Stand Bone Plating Demolish
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
12 games · 6% pick
Grasp of the Undying Demolish Bone Plating Overgrowth Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline

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. 38.2%50% 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. 42.5%35% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 42.1%9% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 36.4%5% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 39.2%61% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 44.4%31% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 37.5%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Last Rites Q Mourning Mist E Dark Procession W 0.0%2 games
  • 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.