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Ezreal vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Ezreal

based on 4,930 Ezreal vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Ezreal came out of an examination of 4930 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Ezreal fights Yorick in only 2.2% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a awful job of countering Yorick. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Ezreal against Yorick rounds, Ezreal’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Ezreal vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaBloodthirsterTrinity Force

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSpear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
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Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Yorick

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Ezreal vs Yorick Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Yorick Image
6.4
< Kills >
4.3
5.2
< Deaths >
5.2
6.5
< Assists >
4.2
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
172
< Minions Killed >
192
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.89
14,704
< Physical Damage >
14,061
6,944
< Magic Damage >
7,421
552
< True Damage >
481
22,200
< Damage Dealt >
21,963
19,766
< Damage Taken >
27,763
11,672
< Gold Earned >
12,553
2.2
< Towers >
3.77
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,671
< Total Healing >
7,370
12,742
< Experience >
15,638
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
98
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Yorick with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Ezreal against Yorick matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yorick..

Ezreal often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Yorick. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Yorick

Who is Better, Ezreal or Yorick?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Yorick, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Yorick.

While Ezreal does have a much lower win rate than Yorick, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Yorickas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ezreal is a terribly counter to Yorick. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Yorick.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Ezreal, we analyzed 4,930 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Yorick as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ezreal to counter Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Yorick. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Yorick build include Muramana, Bloodthirster, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Yorick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when countering Yorick with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Yorick as Ezreal, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Ezreal vs Yorick counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

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