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

Yorick vs Volibear

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

based on 2,006 Yorick vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Yorick faced off against Volibear in 2006 matches. With so many matchups for Yorick vs Volibear gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to obliterate Volibear. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Yorick has to counter Volibear in only 2.2% of his matches.

Yorick vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Yorick has done a average job of countering Volibear. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Yorick versus Volibear games, Yorick’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Yorick vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageHullbreakerSpear of Shojin

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

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
1
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 Volibear as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Volibear

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.

Yorick vs Volibear Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Volibear Image
4.5
< Kills >
5.4
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
4.4
< Assists >
5.3
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
181
< Minions Killed >
132
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.74
< Inhibitors >
0.51
13,532
< Physical Damage >
9,930
7,048
< Magic Damage >
8,103
433
< True Damage >
619
21,014
< Damage Dealt >
18,653
26,747
< Damage Taken >
31,085
12,113
< Gold Earned >
11,487
3.5
< Towers >
2.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
6,922
< Total Healing >
8,254
15,078
< Experience >
14,178
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
189
< Time Dealing CC >
568

How to Counter Volibear with Yorick in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Yorick versus Volibear matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Volibear..

Yorick typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Volibear. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Volibear

Who is Better, Yorick or Volibear?

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

While Yorick does have a higher win rate than Volibear, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Volibear.

Furthermore, Yorick has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Volibear matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Yorick is a decent counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Volibear.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Yorick, we analyzed 2,006 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 Volibear 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Volibear. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Yorick versus Volibear build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Volibear than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 50.3% battling Volibear with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Volibear as Yorick, Yorick players 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 sets players chose for Yorick vs Volibear face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Volibear as Yorick are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.