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

Yorick vs Zoe

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

based on 1,140 Yorick vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
1.61
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Yorick came out of an examination of 1140 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Yorick has to counter Zoe in only 1.3% of his games.

Yorick vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Yorick does a great job of countering Zoe. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.3% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Yorick versus Zoe matches, Yorick’s side is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Yorick vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraBlack CleaverHullbreaker

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 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
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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 Zoe as Yorick

Tips for Playing as Yorick against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Yorick vs Zoe Counter Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Zoe Image
4.2
< Kills >
6.5
5.1
< Deaths >
5.4
4
< Assists >
6.7
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
188
< Minions Killed >
131
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.85
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,316
< Physical Damage >
1,656
7,103
< Magic Damage >
16,944
407
< True Damage >
3,249
20,827
< Damage Dealt >
21,851
26,905
< Damage Taken >
18,228
12,242
< Gold Earned >
10,745
3.7
< Towers >
1.6
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,943
< Total Healing >
2,232
15,326
< Experience >
13,207
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
12
203
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Zoe with Yorick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some valuable Yorick vs. Zoe matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..

Yorick usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yorick and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yorick
Zoe

Who is Better, Yorick or Zoe?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when playing against Zoe, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a great counter to Zoe.

While Yorick does have a much higher win rate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Zoe.

Additionally, Yorick has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Zoe matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yorick is a great counter to Zoe. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Zoe.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Yorick, we analyzed 1,140 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 Zoe 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 truly master Yorick in order to counter Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yorick often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zoe. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Yorick versus Zoe build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Zoe than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 54.3% when playing against Zoe with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Zoe as Yorick, you 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 Zoe face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Yorick are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.