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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Yorick Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Mordekaiser

based on 6,872 Mordekaiser vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Yorick as Mordekaiser came out of an analysis of 6872 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Mordekaiser is forced to battle against Yorick in only 2.6% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a good job of countering Yorick. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Mordekaiser versus Yorick rounds, Mordekaiser’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Yorick.

Best Mordekaiser vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeUnending DespairDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser'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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Guide to Countering Yorick as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Yorick

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Yorick Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Yorick Image
7
< Kills >
4
5.1
< Deaths >
5.8
4.4
< Assists >
4.4
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.9
164
< Minions Killed >
186
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.76
2,548
< Physical Damage >
13,670
19,636
< Magic Damage >
7,128
549
< True Damage >
423
22,734
< Damage Dealt >
21,222
31,351
< Damage Taken >
27,385
11,937
< Gold Earned >
12,170
1.97
< Towers >
3.37
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,995
< Total Healing >
6,973
15,698
< Experience >
15,438
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
296
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Yorick with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Mordekaiser against Yorick counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yorick. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Mordekaiser often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Yorick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Yorick

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Yorick?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when facing off against Yorick, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Mordekaiser makes a good counter to Yorick.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate compared to Yorick, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Yorick.

Moreover, Mordekaiser also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Yorick matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a good counter for Yorick. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Yorick.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 6,872 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 Mordekaiser 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser to counter Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Yorick. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Yorick build include Spirit Visage, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Yorick than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Yorick as Mordekaiser, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Mordekaiser vs Yorick counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

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