Sion vs Yorick

Sion
vs
53.6%

over 429 games

Yorick

Skill matchup

Split pushHeavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Yorick

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sion: Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Titanic Hydra, Sunfire Aegis, Hollow Radiance, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Unending Despair
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Titanic Hydra
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport88%
HasteTeleport5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Titanic Hydra
Sunfire Aegis
Hollow Radiance
Bramble Vest
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Overlord's Bloodmail
Kaenic Rookern
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Randuin's Omen
Tiamat
Spirit Visage
The Collector
Voltaic Cyclosword
Lord Dominik's Regards
Bastionbreaker
Hullbreaker
Serrated Dirk
Axiom Arc
Frozen Heart
Warmog's Armor
Infinity Edge
Force of Nature
Sterak's Gage
Dead Man's Plate
Executioner's Calling
Mortal Reminder
Protoplasm Harness
53.3% WR15 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Cash BackCash Back
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Sion

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Last-hit everything for max health

    Last-hit minions and monsters for Soul Furnace (W): each kill permanently gives you max health, more on champions, large minions and large monsters.

  2. Slow before your Smash

    Slow your target with Roar of the Slayer (E) before charging Decimating Smash (Q): they're less likely to get out of the area.

  3. Charge your Smash for at least 1 second

    Charge Decimating Smash (Q) for at least 1 second: below that, the hit only slows, and beyond it, the knock-up and stun last longer the more you charge.

  4. Keep hitting after you die

    After you die, hit the nearest champion: during Glory in Death (passive), your autos are much faster, heal you and deal damage based on their max health.

  5. Engage or roam from far away

    Cast Unstoppable Onslaught (R) from far away to engage or roam: unstoppable for 8 seconds, you stun longer and hit harder after a long charge.

Playing against Yorick

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge his Mourning Mist

    Dodge Mourning Mist (E): once marked, you lose armor, his nearby graves keep raising Mist Walkers, and his units rush toward you.

  2. Kill his Mist Walkers first

    Kill his Mist Walkers, summoned by Shepherd of Souls (passive), before going for him: a single auto or single-target spell is enough for each.

  3. Break his wall

    If Dark Procession (W) traps you, hit the wall to break it instead of waiting for it to disappear.

  4. Kill the Maiden first

    If you can, take down the Maiden of the Mist before Yorick: summoned by Eulogy of the Isles (R), she carries a large part of his damage and push.

  5. Answer his split push

    Don't let him split push alone: with the Eulogy of the Isles (R) Maiden and his Mist Walkers, he quickly threatens a tower. Send someone to answer him.

Patch 16.21.1