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PSA: Yorick is not a Troll pick

Stephenizgod··80 votes·4,897 views

Yorick is a valid counter-pick to several strong Top lane champions, such as Garen. He is not weak, he is not a troll, he isn't overpowered nor is he underpowered. He is Yorick. Please treat him like you would any other Top laner! He needs Ganks like everyone else, he has a hard time killing his opponent and he tends to push. A counter-gank is extremely helpful and i guarantee you will walk away victorious if you cooperate. He is really good at bullying his opponent so most of the time they will be starved for CS and low on HP, its an easy kill if you can land your abilities.

Yorick is great at Split-pushing, but he is also great at Teamfighting. He is very versatile in this so please utilize this properly. In teamfights he can ult the ADC creating a little ghost of them turning the fight into a 5v5.75, thems is good odds right? Then should the ADC die, they get to come back and continue to deal damage!

So please help him in lane, don't watch the Enemy Jungler dive him over and over again, don't say "You picked Yorick Top" when he asks for help, don't let your laner roam to his lane without backing him up. Yorick is a strong champion when used correctly, but he still needs his teams help so he can help his team.

Thanks.

-I play Yorick Sometimes.

84 Comments

Slamurai Jack12 votes

Yorick is naturally a strong complement to high DPS squishies with short range such as Yasuo, Yi, Cass, Vayne, Draven, etc. because his ult allows them to be much more aggressive in teamfights without fear of imminent death. That alone is extremely valuable. Pair that with an extremely oppressive lane bully and you've most certainly got a viable champion.

Stephenizgod1 votes

Right?!!? I don't understand why people hate him on their team.

My Waifu Vanilla2 votes

Because Yorick isn't overly good at....anything. Yeah, he can do a whole lot, but he doesn't have ONE thing he is excellent at. His damage is average as well as his overall bulk. You can go a bulkier build to try to survive fights and be annoying, but do lackluster damage. You can go more damage oriented, but get blown up rather easily (or simply get kited). No matter which path you take you will ALWAYS be an ult bot in teamfights since you do not contribute anything else after laning phase.

He is in the same line as Urgot that tries to do damage and be bulky, but just kind of sucks at both of them since there are specialists that will simply out perform you. Combined with his huge crutch on mana items, makes him just not very strong. He isn't weak....but he is far from a strong pick.

Spaceman5pff1 votes

IDK about mana items being a huge crutch. You can just go for iceborn if you want to skip the tear phase and it works perfectly fine.

He does scale optimally with muramana, though

Shonjl7 votes

People call Yorick a troll not because of his laning. Anyone that has a real opinion of him knows he counters basically every single top laner in the game. That isn't being questioned. When you lane with Yorick, you either force the enemy out of their farm and farm all game, or you repeatedly murder them and farm anyways. Laning against Yorick is basically can you survive. Since even under tower you will be harrassed, so you have to make every CS you can get count since its going to be a rough time all game.

The issue people say he is a troll is because he barely brings anything to the table once teamfights start to happen. He has a meh slow at best since his damage isn't anything to write home about. He becomes an Ult bot and meatshield during teamfights since thats literally all he can do. And even while being a massive lane bully, he can't split push worth a shit, he has a hard time bring down towers.

If someone wants a tank on their team, they want more than that, a lot of other champs do his job way better. Some protect the ADC better so they don't even have to die for Yorick's Ult to even be worth a damn, and they have strong and hard CC as well, not just a laughable slow. Why play Yorick when you can play Malphite which has hard CC, can peel for carries easily which his slow which is vastly better than Yoricks, is tanky as hell, and actually has respectable damage even when he is pure tank. And most Malphites I see always build RoA, so that is AP for him to hit harder with. And all this with his laning phase is pretty damn good. I only ever see him die Pre 6 since once he is 6 he usually has some armor or an item made already and you aren't killing him then.

LordGeovanni16 votes

1 yorick isnt a tank hes a fighter 2 nearly everything you said there is wrong yorick is great at taking down towers he takes can take alot of damage front line and his ult does significant damage when put on a damage carry and gives a dieing ally a good chance to come back into a team fight making the enemy either have to back off or kill the person twice besides negateing the kill its exactly the same as zilleans ult but with an added clone that can be considered anther champion

UrPalAl2 votes

His tower taking is not that great. A champion with amazing seiging potential is someone like Jayce. Yorick's splitpushing is mediocre.

Spaceman5pff3 votes

Yorick with item 3042 item 3078 item 3512 is not a bad splitpusher WTF

EDIT: the dream build would be item 3042 item 3078 item 3512 item 3053 then boots and 6th item of choice

THESuperStuntMan5 votes

"besides the fact that they still die it's exactly the same as Zilean ult"... that's quite a big difference, honestly.

LatetotheRace6 votes

As much as I want yorick to be really good, he's just so mediocre and out of place currently. He's annoying in the laning phase, but I don't agree with him countering some strong picks. However his jungle sustain is legendary, as he can stay in there almost indefinitely.

Dar Raksada2 votes

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As much as I want yorick to be really good, he's just so mediocre and out of place currently. He's annoying in the laning phase, but I don't agree with him countering some strong picks. However his jungle sustain is legendary, as he can stay in there almost indefinitely.

More champs have that though.

Beldair3 votes

Applause Yes, a person that knows the power of the Ghouls.

I play Yorick occassionally and he is a strong champ, he just needs a little backup from time to time.

CEXY3 votes

Yorick is a WIN CONDITION!

nintentwins3 votes

THANK YOU!! As someone attempting to become one of the 0.000000001% of players who are Yorick mains, it really is wonderful to see him getting some respect. I've been hated on saying I was "assisting enemy team" and saying how I chose to lose lane simply because I chose Yorick. And yeah, I admit, I have alot of bad games with him. But rarely I get a REALLY GOOD game with him. But whether I am feeding or I am the fed, I pick Yorick because I think he is the most fun champ in the game to play. ^^ I'm even level 5 champ mastery and have the pentakill Yorick skin. X3

Stephenizgod3 votes

Haha nice nice, i tried to main him awhile back but i was losing all my games :P

FioraWillCarry3 votes

I can't tell you the last time I've seen a Yorick do bad in a game. I don't see him that much but every game I've seen him in so far, he was wrecking. He is a very powerful champion.

da glorious4 votes

Because people have no idea how to play against him, and the people who play him tend to know what they're doing.

Myrkrvaldyr1 votes

Galio When the enemy picks an ap mid, his ult in teamfights is just gamebreaking when used well. If the enemy goes ap, your team won with a Galio. Galio and Yorick are in the same league.

DeathBot6663 votes

You are wrong. Yorick isn't a troll pick because he can counter people, he is a viable pick because his ghouls have SUCH A SMALL HITBOX THAT YOU CAN'T KILL THEM!

KyroRayne3 votes

The only Troll pick is Trundle [zombie-brand-facepalm]

LordGeovanni2 votes

idk why riots ghost doesnt make it so that yorick's revenant has the skills of the champion he casted it on my teemo ghost should be poisioning the enemy and applying grevious wounds just like the teemo that i used my revenant on my vanyne revenant should be applying silver bolts just like the vayne i ulted. they could half ass champions they dont like aye

GrReaper962 votes

Cause that would be way too op

LordGeovanni1 votes

or it would be accurate to createing a clone of a champion whats a clone with none of the effects of the champion it might as well be a slime that remolds a champion when they die

LatetotheRace3 votes

I'm fairly sure they do..... Mordekaiser's ghosts interact with certain abilities. Fizz auto dot, Volibear passive, Warwick passive. I think it also works with 3-hit champions too.... I can't imagine these things aren't programmed the same, as riot likes saving time on programming.

Spaceman5pff2 votes

Oh god yes mordekaiser ghost applies 3 hit (vayne ghost fkin OP it applies twitch poison. It applies whatever special auto jinx was using when she died

Mordekaiser is LOVE

LordGeovanni1 votes

yorick doesnt cause thats fair kappa

Shepherd o Souls1 votes

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idk why riots ghost doesnt make it so that yorick's revenant has the skills of the champion he casted it on my teemo ghost should be poisioning the enemy and applying grevious wounds just like the teemo that i used my revenant on my vanyne revenant should be applying silver bolts just like the vayne i ulted. they could half ass champions they dont like aye

Are you sure passives dont apply? I'm sure it works just like morde's ult does.

LordGeovanni1 votes

im sure passive skills dont apply passives as in passives im not sure

FatTaco2 votes

I can't help getting an unsettling feeling when I have a Yorick, doesn't have the UMF needed to win games for me, never had 1 on my team with a victory Normal or Ranked.

The Ecdysiast2 votes

I'd disagree with you, but in the current meta games can end before Yorick hits that brick wall that says, "well you're Yorick. It's been 30 minutes so you don't get to play any more."

elon wątroba1 votes

Pantheon suffers from that problem too and he's still is getting played.

DorkunedAuras2 votes

He's got map pressure with his ult, and a point and click stun/dash is always useful.

CubedJustice2 votes

Pantheon can extend his brick wall. Yorick just can't do anything about it, as he can't really pick up kills.

LilxPaprika1 votes

I like Yorick a lot. I think slow resist is a great utility on him as his q offers him a lot of movement speed. You can build him a lot of ways too. I build liandries on him and was quite useful. Suppprt jungle yorick: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2109078182/38492205

Me vs their Lee I did quite well. Also his early sustain in jungle means you can go full scaling runes and still survive w/o a problem. Just hope you don't get invaded because your squishy early.

Stephenizgod1 votes

Wth that build though lmfao!

Im going to try Jungle Yorick again, I tried it a long time ago and it was hit or miss, but now i think it can be a lot better.

LilxPaprika2 votes

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Wth that build though lmfao!

Im going to try Jungle Yorick again, I tried it a long time ago and it was hit or miss, but now i think it can be a lot better.

well i had max cdr so the ap was handy. magic pen works well with him too since he can heal more with e from it. his w also slow so it applies liandries to its full effectiveness. I chunked their chogath in no time. their lee: 16.4k me: 30.2k

it was a team oriented build hence the mikeals. My ult on hyper carries plus mikeals meant even if I didn't do much dmg, my allies would. I just act as front line + remain nuisance (my ghouls blocking skills shots etc).

Shepherd o Souls1 votes

Yorick is my top champ, and it makes me mad when I get flamed for locking him. It makes up though after manamune finishes stacking. Yorick item 3042

Spaceman5pff1 votes

You tried the item 3512 yorick yet

Bodkins Odds1 votes

No, but as someone who's been in love with item 3512 since it was released, I'm intrigued. What does the Zz'Rot Yorick look like?

Blitzedlegend1 votes

like this http://img9.mmo.mmo4arab.com/lol/summoners_rift/sr03.jpg

Spaceman5pff1 votes

It looks like a MILLION units running at the towers ALL the time and it is great

Apollogy1 votes

I actually picked up Yorick Jungle recently. He's incredibly strong, clears quickly, and can solo drag with ease.

A Vi tried to invade. RIP Vi.

His ult can also be used to dive towers if the clone gets in range first and tanks the tower's aggro. My team picked up a triple kill this way.

Lord Galvatron1 votes

You had me at "several strong Top lane champions, such as Garen"

………….wat?

There is a reason why he's unavailable in the free champion rotation.

WeFlyNoLie1 votes

I play Yorick sometimes too, and I think he is totally viable in a team that complements him.

I would not blindly pick him every game and expect to do well and not get flamed, but when you pick him in a team that makes sense, he is totally viable. Just make it a point to explain to your team what your ultimate does, as I've experienced first hand, most people don't have a clue. It is not a Zilean ultimate, do not run when you get revived. [zombie-brand-facepalm]

Here's the things I look for in a team before I play Yorick.

  1. Do we have somebody who can lock down our targets with reliable CC? For example, maybe a Leona support, a Nautilus jungle, a Twisted Fate mid. At least a jungler and a mid laner or support with reliable CC. Yorick has one mediocre slow. If you don't have good, reliable (key word here is reliable) CC, don't play Yorick.
  2. Do we have a good tank? You can build Yorick tanky, in fact I recommend you build Yorick tanky, but you need to have a good tank who is there to engage or disengage.
  3. Do we have good damage potential? Despite what you may think, Yorick can do some serious damage. Mostly due to his passive, which increases his auto attack damage by a percentage for each active Ghoul. This makes split pushing that much more effective. That said, he's no substitute for a carry. If you don't have enough damage in your team already, don't take Yorick.
  4. Do you have at least one good ally who is a good candidate for Omen of Death. This can either be your adc or a high burst midlaner. If you don't have this, don't play Yorick. My personal favorite ADC to have when I play Yorick is Vayne since Vayne's Silver Bolts work with you ultimate's clone. Makes mid to late teamfights a breeze with two ADCs.
  5. (This one is optional) Do you have a lane opponent top lane that you need to absolutely crush? That you don't want getting ahead? Yorick can do that!

So, much like any other champion, Yorick requires a team that compliments his kit to be viable, but when he has that team, he is very, very valuable. For splitpushing and for teamfights.

Papa Slothy1 votes

if he starts snowballing xD

siilentdeath1 votes

yorick is a troll pick if someone says "support" then locks in yorick.

ZeeWolfZ1 votes

No. Don't pick Yorick. He offers nothing to this Meta.

The Lexer1 votes

PSA: Troll picks don't exist; troll players do

Negaishin1 votes

Yorick, imo, works best with glass cannon teams (kogmaw, tryn, jhin, yi, etc). While his team fight isn't the best, he offers the harassment and diving ability. The biggest issue I see with the meta now is that games are won and lost by amounts of hard cc, which he has none. If enemy has a lack of it well, I feel sorry for your toplaner (except nasus, nasus can be put down all day, everyday.)

RavensCapsOs1 votes

You know what in my opinion makes Yorick so difficult to beat in lane? His ghouls are incredibly hard to click on!! Is that a design choice?

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