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Yorick vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Yorick in LoLYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Yorick

based on 387 Yorick vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.51
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Yorick engaged Rek'Sai 387 times. Having so many matchups for Yorick versus Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to wreck Rek'Sai. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Yorick has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.4% of his games.

Yorick vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Yorick does a average job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Yorick versus Rek'Sai matches, Yorick’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Yorick vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
HullbreakerSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeBlack CleaverTrinity ForceProfane Hydra

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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Yorick vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Rek'Sai Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
7.4
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
191
< Minions Killed >
39
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.86
< Inhibitors >
0.38
14,275
< Physical Damage >
14,110
7,218
< Magic Damage >
76
545
< True Damage >
3,479
22,039
< Damage Dealt >
17,666
27,880
< Damage Taken >
35,345
12,669
< Gold Earned >
11,824
3.71
< Towers >
1.33
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
7,122
< Total Healing >
16,929
15,622
< Experience >
13,610
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
229
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Yorick in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Yorick vs. Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Yorick typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yorick and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Yorick or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Yorick does have a lower winrate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Yorick also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Rek'Sai.

Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a similar 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 somewhat poor counter to Rek'Sai. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Yorick, we analyzed 387 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick on average gets much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Yorick versus Rek'Sai build include Hullbreaker, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Yorick included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Rek'Sai than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Rek'Sai as Yorick, you should use 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 Rek'Sai clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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