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

Yorick vs Nami

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

based on 2,275 Yorick vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.53
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nami as Yorick came out of an examination of 2275 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Yorick has to counter Nami in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Yorick vs Nami Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a ok job of countering Nami. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs face each other in. In Yorick vs Nami games, Yorick’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Nami.

Best Yorick vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

StridebreakerThe CollectorSpear of ShojinSterak's Gage

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
>
Last skill for Yorick to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Yorick vs Nami Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Nami Image
4.1
< Kills >
1.7
5.3
< Deaths >
4.7
4
< Assists >
14.9
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
193
< Minions Killed >
24
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.85
< Inhibitors >
0.59
13,670
< Physical Damage >
829
7,142
< Magic Damage >
8,101
464
< True Damage >
535
21,277
< Damage Dealt >
9,465
27,062
< Damage Taken >
15,614
12,444
< Gold Earned >
8,387
3.67
< Towers >
2.27
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,875
< Total Healing >
10,198
15,516
< Experience >
10,847
16
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
203
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Nami with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Yorick against Nami counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nami..

Yorick normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Nami

Who is Better, Yorick or Nami?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when taking on Nami, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Yorick does have a higher winrate than Nami, when facing one another, Yorick also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Nami.

Additionally, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Nami matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Yorick is a decent counter for Nami. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Nami.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Yorick, we analyzed 2,275 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Nami during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed 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 relative to Nami. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yorick versus Nami build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Nami than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Nami with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Nami 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Yorick vs Nami matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

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