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

Yorick with Kalista

How to Win With Yorick and Kalista Paired TogetherYorick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Yorick and Kalista

based on 652 Yorick with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.58
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Yorick has fought alongside Kalista in 652 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the hosts of League, we are totally sure that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Yorick play with Kalista. It is very rare for Yorick to play with Kalista as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 0.7% of games with Yorick.

Yorick Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Yorick has done a poor job of playing alongside Kalista. On average, he wins a poor 48.0% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Yorick when playing with Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Yorick vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Yorick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseTitanic HydraSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

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
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Yorick and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Yorick with Kalista

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 Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Yorick Kalista Synergy Stats

Yorick Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Kalista Image
4.1
< Kills >
4.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
4.3
< Assists >
4.2
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1
182
< Minions Killed >
190
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.83
< Inhibitors >
0.82
13,436
< Physical Damage >
14,015
7,056
< Magic Damage >
7,323
487
< True Damage >
483
20,980
< Damage Dealt >
21,822
26,619
< Damage Taken >
27,632
12,131
< Gold Earned >
12,455
3.57
< Towers >
3.61
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,077
< Total Healing >
7,097
15,151
< Experience >
15,567
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
217
< Time Dealing CC >
204

How to Play with Kalista as Yorick in LoL

The Yorick Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 Kalista. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kalista helps Yorick perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Yorick tries to synergize with Kalista, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Kalista doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Yorick is played alongside Kalista on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kalista.

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

Synergies between Yorick and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Yorick
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Yorick
Kalista

Is Yorick better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no one best synergy for Yorick that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Kalista is a below average companion for Yorick. By playing on the same side as Yorick, she drops their win rate by -2.3% to 48.0%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Yorick and Kalista that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Yorick. That means you must be very careful when enlisting Kalista allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to do well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Yorick players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Yorick and Kalista together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much crowd control. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Kalista ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Yorick Players

How We Calculated Our Yorick Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Yorick and Kalista, we analyzed 652 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 Kalista 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 learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to synergize with Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to use in your Yorick and Kalista synergy build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Kalista than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 48.0% when playing alongside Kalista with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing 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 champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Yorick with Kalista cooperations tips and stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all matches played with these champions.