Xerath with Yorick
How to Synergize Xerath and Yorick
based on 3,615 Xerath with Yorick pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Yorick Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Yorick
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Yorick
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Yorick Will Play
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.
Xerath Yorick Synergy Stats
How to Play with Yorick as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Yorick synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Yorick, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Yorick. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Yorick helps Xerath perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath is an ally to Yorick, he sees a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Yorick does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Yorick on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Yorick.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Yorick on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Yorick does a decent job of protecting Xerath during team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Yorick
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Yorick?
There is no top champion pairing for Xerath that will always be his #1 teammate. However, Yorick is a decent ally for Xerath. By playing on the same side as Xerath, he increases their win rate by 1.1% to 51.7%. This signals that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Xerath and Yorick that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Yorick has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be careful when enlisting Yorick comrades to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working together, Xerath players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by grouping Xerath and Yorick together, you will not be granting your side a lot of support. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Yorick ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xerath to synergize with Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to focus on in your Xerath and Yorick synergy build consist of Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Yorick than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 51.7% helping carry Yorick with this build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.
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