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How to Win Yorick vs Anivia Counter MatchupYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Yorick

based on 1,298 Yorick vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.51
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Yorick resulted from an examination of 1298 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Yorick encounters Anivia in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Yorick vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick has done a poor job of countering Anivia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Yorick versus Anivia games, Yorick’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Anivia.

Best Yorick vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

HullbreakerBlack CleaverSterak's GageTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yorick's passive ability p
Yorick's q ability q
Yorick's w ability w
Yorick's e ability e
Yorick's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Anivia

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 Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Yorick vs Anivia Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Anivia Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.5
5.5
< Deaths >
4.5
4.1
< Assists >
7.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
193
< Minions Killed >
164
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.8
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,517
< Physical Damage >
1,217
7,479
< Magic Damage >
17,422
468
< True Damage >
1,088
22,465
< Damage Dealt >
19,727
28,201
< Damage Taken >
26,109
12,480
< Gold Earned >
11,358
3.47
< Towers >
2.13
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,159
< Total Healing >
4,140
15,696
< Experience >
15,358
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
202
< Time Dealing CC >
1,113

How to Counter Anivia with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Yorick against Anivia matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Anivia..

Yorick normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Anivia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Anivia

Who is Better, Yorick or Anivia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when playing against Anivia, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a poor counter to Anivia.

While Yorick does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Yorick into Anivia.

Moreover, Yorick has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Yorick is a garbage counter for Anivia. Make sure you focus your strategy 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 Yorick against Anivia.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Yorick, we analyzed 1,298 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 Anivia as Yorick 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 Yorick in order to counter Anivia during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Yorick versus Anivia build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Anivia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Anivia with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Anivia as Yorick, Yorick players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Yorick vs Anivia fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Anivia as Yorick are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.