Yorick vs Jax Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls, meets Jax, Grandmaster at Arms, in the Top lane. Over 1,296 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Yorick closes out 45.6% of them. That is 4.4 points under even, which is why Jax is listed among the champions Yorick struggles into.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Yorick’s Last Rites (Q) against Jax’s Counter Strike (E). The pressure spikes when Eulogy of the Isles and Grandmaster-at-Arms come online together.
With both sitting in melee range (175 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Both sides lean mixed, meaning Jax and Yorick shop from the same defensive shelf. The stat sheet reads 650 HP and 36 armour for Yorick against 650 and 36 for Jax. Late-game bases read 2588 health / 112 armour for Yorick and 2401 / 107 for Jax. On autos alone the numbers read 62 AD for Yorick and 68 for Jax. Base movement favours Jax — 340 versus 350.
Pair 45.6% with its 1,296 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled. No hand-editing here — the Yorick figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Jax has the statistical edge. Yorick wins 45.6% of the recorded games.
45.6% from Yorick's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,296 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Yorick build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Yorick build page.