Fighter

Yorick

Shepherd of Souls

The last survivor of a long-forgotten religious order, Yorick is both blessed and cursed with power over the dead. Trapped on the Shadow Isles, his only companions are the rotting corpses and shrieking wraiths that he gathers to him.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Shepherd of Souls
Q
Last Rites
W
Dark Procession
E
Mourning Mist
R
Eulogy of the Isles

Yorick

Overview

On patch 16.21, Yorick is rated B tier in the top lane, winning 50.1% of 2,531 ranked games with a 2.6% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Arcane Comet with Flash and Ignite and builds Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver, and Plated Steelcaps.

Yorick struggles most against Shen (35.9%), Tryndamere (36.6%), and Sion (39.5%) and does best against Trundle (75%), Camille (68.2%), and Kennen (67.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 2,531 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

50.1%

Win rate

2.6%

Pick rate

2.5K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Yorick

You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.

Playing against Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Trundle75.0%20
Camille68.2%22
Kennen67.6%34
Cho'Gath63.6%44
Tahm Kench63.2%57

Weak against

Shen35.9%39
Tryndamere36.6%71
Sion39.5%38
Renekton39.7%68
Ornn40.5%37

Abilities

P
Shepherd of Souls
The Cursed Horde: Yorick can summon Mist Walkers to swarm and attack nearby enemies.
Q
Last Rites
Yorick deals bonus damage on his next attack and heals himself. If the target is a champion or large monster or if the target dies, a grave will be dug.
Cooldown: 6/5.5/5/4.5/4Cost: 20Range: 0
W
Dark Procession
Yorick summons a destructible wall at target location that will block enemy movement.
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12Cost: 70Range: 600
E
Mourning Mist
Yorick throws a globule of Black Mist that reduces armor, damages, slows and marks enemies. Summoned units gain move speed when moving towards marked targets.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 700
R
Eulogy of the Isles
Yorick summons the Maiden of the Mist that causes Yorick's attacks against the Maiden's target to deal bonus damage. The Maiden will also automatically raise Walkers from dead enemies.
Cooldown: 160/130/100Cost: 100Range: 600