Yorick vs Vayne Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Top lane: Yorick the fighter/tank hybrid, Vayne the marksman/assassin hybrid. Over 389 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Yorick closes out 58.4% of them. A 8.4-point edge is what puts this matchup in Yorick’s column.
A missed Eulogy of the Isles from Yorick hands Vayne the window to land Silver Bolts. Whoever spends Eulogy of the Isles or Final Hour first hands the other a window.
Shared damage type here — mixed for Yorick as well as Vayne. Starting health splits 650 to 550 in Yorick’s favour, with armour at 36 against 23. That 13-point armour gap favours Yorick in the first all-in. Yorick scales to 2588 health by 18 while Vayne reaches 2301. There is a movement gap too: 340 for Yorick, 330 for Vayne.
The 550-versus-175 attack range gap means Vayne can contest the wave from outside Yorick’s reach. Yorick wins only by collapsing the distance, which usually means a cooldown or a gank.
That 58.4% rests on 389 recorded games from 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Yorick holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Yorick wins 58.4% of the recorded games.
58.4% from Yorick's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
389 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.