Yorick vs Darius
Skill matchup
Build vs Darius
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Yorick: Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, Plated Steelcaps, Black Cleaver, Hullbreaker, Thornmail, Sterak's Gage.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Darius's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 5s | 26s | – |
| 6 | 6.5s | 5s | 26s | 2m |
| 9 | 4s | 5s | 26s | 2m |
| 11 | 4s | 5s | 26s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 4s | 5s | 21s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 4s | 5s | 16s | 1m20 |
Playing as Yorick
Tips to maximize your impact
- Prepare your graves
Hit a champion or last-hit a minion with Last Rites (Q) to dig a grave: with three graves nearby, recast the spell to raise Mist Walkers from them.
- Mark your target with your Mist
Hit your target with Mourning Mist (E): your nearby graves keep raising Mist Walkers, the target loses armor, and your units rush toward them.
- Wall in your target
Trap your target in Dark Procession (W): the wall blocks enemies but not your allies, and your Mist Walkers hit them in the meantime.
- Split push with your Maiden
After 10 seconds, recast Eulogy of the Isles (R) to send the Maiden of the Mist to push the nearest lane, but you lose a big part of your power.
Playing against Darius
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Short trades
Take a short trade, then back off: each of his hits applies a Hemorrhage (passive) stack, and at five stacks he gains a massive AD bonus.
- Leave his blade or hug him
Step out of range or stick to him when he casts Decimate (Q): only the blade, at the edge, heals him and applies Hemorrhage (passive).
- Boots early
Buy your boots early: before he hits level 6, Apprehend (E) is his only spell to get back on you, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.
- Respect his level 6
Once he hits level 6, don't let him put five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks on you: Noxian Guillotine (R) gains true damage with each stack.
Other Yorick matchups
Patch 16.21.1