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How to Synergize Yorick with Aphelios on the Same TeamYorick is in the b tier of champions

Yorick with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Yorick and Aphelios

based on 1,929 Yorick with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Yorick has gone into battle with Aphelios in 1929 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Yorick synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Yorick to play alongside Aphelios as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.2% of rounds with Yorick.

Yorick Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick has done a poor job of teaming up with Aphelios. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Yorick when playing alongside Aphelios by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Yorick vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSpear of ShojinSerylda's Grudge

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 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
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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 Synergizing Yorick and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Yorick with Aphelios

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 Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Yorick Aphelios Synergy Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Aphelios Image
4.2
< Kills >
4.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
4.1
< Assists >
4.2
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1
191
< Minions Killed >
190
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.72
< Inhibitors >
0.82
13,679
< Physical Damage >
14,015
7,086
< Magic Damage >
7,323
506
< True Damage >
483
21,271
< Damage Dealt >
21,822
27,277
< Damage Taken >
27,632
12,399
< Gold Earned >
12,455
3.47
< Towers >
3.61
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,901
< Total Healing >
7,097
15,519
< Experience >
15,567
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
204
< Time Dealing CC >
204

How to Play with Aphelios as Yorick in LoL

The Yorick Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Yorick sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Aphelios helps Yorick perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Yorick is paired with Aphelios, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Aphelios doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Yorick is played together with Aphelios on the same team, 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 Aphelios.

Moreover, when Yorick plays with Aphelios on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Aphelios does a decent job of covering Yorick in teamfights.

Synergies between Yorick and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yorick
Aphelios

Is Yorick better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no top synergy for Yorick that will always be his top ally. Yet, Aphelios is a relatively poor ally for Yorick. By locking into the same side as Yorick, he drops their win rate by -1.2% to 49.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative synergy between Yorick and Aphelios that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Yorick. That means you need to be very careful when arranging Aphelios allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much higher level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, Yorick players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Yorick and Aphelios together, you may not be giving your team very much AP. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Yorick and Aphelios, we analyzed 1,929 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Yorick with Aphelios comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to pair well with Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Yorick and Aphelios synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Aphelios than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 49.1% helping carry Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.

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