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

Yorick vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Yorick

based on 1,759 Yorick vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Yorick did battle with Kindred 1759 times. With so many matchups for Yorick vs Kindred provides us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to crush Kindred. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Yorick is forced to battle against Kindred in only 2.0% of his matches.

Yorick vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Yorick does a good job of beating Kindred. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Yorick vs Kindred games, Yorick’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Yorick vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Black CleaverThe CollectorTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
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
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Yorick vs Kindred Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Kindred Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6.4
4.1
< Assists >
6.7
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
184
< Minions Killed >
43
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.82
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,446
< Physical Damage >
13,758
6,973
< Magic Damage >
3,464
424
< True Damage >
1,101
20,844
< Damage Dealt >
18,324
26,625
< Damage Taken >
29,838
12,197
< Gold Earned >
11,720
3.59
< Towers >
1.49
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,910
< Total Healing >
16,873
15,195
< Experience >
13,186
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
196
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Counter Kindred with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some vital Yorick vs. Kindred counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kindred..

Yorick often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kindred. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Kindred

Who is Better, Yorick or Kindred?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when playing against Kindred, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes a great counter for Kindred.

While Yorick does have a higher winrate compared to Kindred, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Yorick into Kindred.

Moreover, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Kindred matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Yorick is a great counter to Kindred. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yorick against Kindred.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Yorick, we analyzed 1,759 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 Kindred 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick on average picks up much more CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Yorick versus Kindred build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Serylda's Grudge. When Yorick incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kindred than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 53.5% battling Kindred with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kindred as Yorick, Yorick players should take 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 sets players chose for Yorick vs Kindred fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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