Yorick vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Yorick
based on 1,870 Yorick vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Vel'Koz
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 Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Yorick vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Yorick versus Vel'Koz counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..
Yorick typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Yorick or Vel'Koz?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a good counter to Vel'Koz.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Vel'Koz.
Moreover, Yorick has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Vel'Koz matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick usually gets more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Vel'Koz build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Vel'Koz than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 51.1% battling Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Vel'Koz 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 we have analyed for Yorick vs Vel'Koz LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.1% winrate overall.
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