Yorick with Kayn
How to Synergize Yorick and Kayn
based on 3,991 Yorick with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Yorick Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Yorick vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Yorick and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Yorick with Kayn
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 Kayn Will Play
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Yorick Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Yorick in LoL
The Yorick Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, 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 Kayn. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kayn helps Yorick perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Yorick is paired with Kayn, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This could demonstrate that Kayn helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Yorick is played with Kayn on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kayn.
Additionally, when Yorick plays with Kayn on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Kayn does a poor job of protecting Yorick in team fights.
Synergies between Yorick and Kayn
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Is Yorick better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no top companion for Yorick that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, Kayn is a very typical teammate for Yorick. By being on the same team as Yorick, he drops their win rate by -0.8% to 49.5%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Yorick and Kayn that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Kayn has a greater difficulty than Yorick. That means Yorick players must be cautious when finding Kayn allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by grouping Yorick and Kayn together, you may not be providing your side very much magic damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Kayn teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Additional Information for Yorick Players
How We Calculated Our Yorick Kayn Synergy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to work well with Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most important items to prioritize in your Yorick and Kayn synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Yorick included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Kayn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing alongside Kayn with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, 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 sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kayn with Yorick are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.