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How to Win Taliyah vs Yorick Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Taliyah

based on 848 Taliyah vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Taliyah resulted from an examination of 848 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Taliyah is forced to battle against Yorick in only 2.0% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a terrible job of countering Yorick. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Taliyah against Yorick games, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Yorick.

Best Taliyah vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah'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 Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Yorick

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Yorick Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Yorick Image
5.7
< Kills >
4.4
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
7.8
< Assists >
4
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
124
< Minions Killed >
191
0.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.78
724
< Physical Damage >
13,435
19,299
< Magic Damage >
7,177
1,065
< True Damage >
472
21,089
< Damage Dealt >
21,085
21,131
< Damage Taken >
27,349
11,904
< Gold Earned >
12,400
1.64
< Towers >
3.62
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,579
< Total Healing >
7,006
14,201
< Experience >
15,542
22
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
594
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Counter Yorick with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Taliyah vs. Yorick matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the two. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Yorick..

Taliyah normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Yorick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Yorick

Who is Better, Taliyah or Yorick?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when facing off against Yorick, with a 45.3% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a poor counter to Yorick.

While Taliyah does have a much lower winrate compared to Yorick, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Taliyah into Yorick.

Furthermore, Taliyah also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Taliyah is a terribly counter to Yorick. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Yorick.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Taliyah, we analyzed 848 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 Taliyah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually accumulates less CS compared to Yorick. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Taliyah versus Yorick build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Yorick than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average win rate of 45.3% when countering Yorick with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Yorick as Taliyah, Taliyah players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Taliyah vs Yorick face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Taliyah are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.