Yorick vs Swain

Yorick
vs
55.8%

over 52 games

Swain

Favorable matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh sustainSustained DPSHigh burst

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Swain

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Yorick: Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, Mercury's Treads, Executioner's Calling, Black Cleaver, Voltaic Cyclosword, Hullbreaker.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Spear of Shojin
2
Serylda's Grudge
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Executioner's Calling
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport57%
FlashDot22%

Other options

Executioner's Calling
Black Cleaver
Voltaic Cyclosword
Hullbreaker
Sterak's Gage
Eclipse
Spirit Visage
Bramble Vest
Thornmail
Chempunk Chainsword
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Bastionbreaker
Death's Dance
Maw of Malmortius
Dead Man's Plate
Guardian Angel
42.9% WR7 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Swain's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Ravenous Flock (P)

Swain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s20s12s–
65s20s12s2m
93s19s12s2m
113s18s12s2m
163s16s11s2m
183s16s10s2m

Playing as Yorick

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Swain

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge Nevermove on its return

    Get out of the Nevermove (E) path as it comes back: it only roots on its return to Swain, then he can pull each rooted champion to him.

  2. Leave the area of his eye

    Leave the area as soon as Vision of Empire (W) appears: it strikes and slows 1.5 seconds later, and each champion hit gives him a Soul Fragment.

  3. Keep your distance during his ult

    During Demonic Ascension (R), back off and hit from range if you can: he only drains nearby enemies, and his form ends when he stops draining.

  4. Cut his healing during his ult

    If you have Grievous Wounds, apply it during Demonic Ascension (R): the drain heals him every second, and that healing keeps him alive.

Patch 16.21.1