Matchup

Gwen
Gwen
58%
42%

vs

55.6%

over 725 games

Yorick
Yorick
60%
40%
Split pushHeavy AD damageSustained DPS

Favorable matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Yorick

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
1Mage tank
Riftmaker
2Mage tank
Shadowflame
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Nashor's Tooth
5DPS

Summoner spells

41461%
41213%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP

Anti Tank

Void Staff
5vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Nashor's Tooth
DPS
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Lich Bane
Mage
Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank

Other options

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Bramble Vest
78.4% WR37 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
GwenGwen
YorickYorick
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

Yorick's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Shepherd of Souls (P)

The Cursed Horde: Yorick can summon Mist Walkers to swarm and attack nearby enemies.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s20s12s
65s20s12s2m40
94s18s12s2m40
114s16s12s2m10
164s12s10s1m40
184s12s8s1m40

Playing against Yorick

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kill the Maiden as a priority: without her, Yorick loses enormous DPS and push power.

2

The wall (W) can be destroyed by auto-attacking it (2-3 autos) — don't stay trapped inside.

3

Don't let him split push freely: Yorick with Maiden takes towers very fast.

4

In 1v1, kite the ghouls: they're slow and die in 1-2 autos.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026