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Yorick vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Yorick

based on 2,972 Yorick vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
1.59
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Yorick resulted from an analysis of 2972 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Yorick encounters Katarina in only 3.3% of his matches.

Yorick vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a good job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Yorick versus Katarina games, Yorick’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Yorick vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
The CollectorSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunitySpear of ShojinSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Yorick vs Katarina Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Katarina Image
4.6
< Kills >
10
5.6
< Deaths >
6.4
4.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
2.19
191
< Minions Killed >
159
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.86
< Inhibitors >
0.36
14,397
< Physical Damage >
2,139
7,465
< Magic Damage >
21,785
493
< True Damage >
966
22,355
< Damage Dealt >
24,891
27,541
< Damage Taken >
24,848
12,620
< Gold Earned >
12,406
3.74
< Towers >
1.45
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,938
< Total Healing >
3,636
15,671
< Experience >
14,533
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
195
< Time Dealing CC >
38

How to Counter Katarina with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Yorick versus Katarina counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Katarina..

Yorick normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Katarina

Who is Better, Yorick or Katarina?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Katarina.

Additionally, Yorick also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Katarina matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Yorick is a decent counter to Katarina. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yorick against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yorick

Yorick Loses Against

TrundleTrundle44.9% winrateIreliaIrelia45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.2% winrateZyraZyra46.2% winrate

Yorick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.1% winrateIllaoiIllaoi55.9% winrateZeriZeri55.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Yorick, we analyzed 2,972 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 Katarina 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.

Other Useful Resources

Yorick Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Katarina 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 stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Katarina build consist of The Collector, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Katarina than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 52.0% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Katarina as Yorick, Yorick players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Yorick vs Katarina face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

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