Yorick vs Alistar
How to Beat Alistar as Yorick
based on 1,335 Yorick vs Alistar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Alistar Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Alistar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Alistar
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
Advice to Win Against Alistar
Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.
When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.
Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.
Yorick vs Alistar Counter Stats
How to Counter Alistar with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Yorick vs. Alistar counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar..
Yorick typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Alistar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Alistar
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Who is Better, Yorick or Alistar?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when facing off against Alistar, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes an ok counter to Alistar.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Alistar, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Alistar.
Moreover, Yorick has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Alistar matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Alistar. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Alistar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick usually accumulates much more CS compared to Alistar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Yorick versus Alistar build include The Collector, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Alistar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Alistar with this build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Alistar as Yorick, Yorick players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Yorick vs Alistar LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.
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