Yorick vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Yorick
based on 3,608 Yorick vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Yorick vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Yorick in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Yorick vs. Xerath matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Yorick normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Xerath
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Who is Better, Yorick or Xerath?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when facing off against Xerath, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Yorick makes an ok counter for Xerath.
While Yorick does have a higher win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yorick into Xerath.
Additionally, Yorick has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Xerath matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Yorick is a decent counter to Xerath. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick most often picks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Xerath build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Xerath than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Xerath with this counter build.
To have the best probability of defeating Xerath as Yorick, you should use 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 players chose for Yorick vs Xerath clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
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