Yorick and Hitboxes

Dangerous Man·Jan 18, 2018·2 votes·408 views

The hardest part about fighting Yorick is a mechanic that is absolutely frustrating to play against. First time in a long time I got tilted because of how a champion was made.

So his problem is that when he hits 6 all he has to do is place his maiden in front of him and with his now 4+ minions huddled around him you can't click on him. It's such a basic mechanic to learn that makes Yorick unkillable against every top laner I can think of. When you have to melt through an extra 1000 hp while being melted down by 5 different AIs you can't kill that. It's such a stupid way of making the game impossible against Yorick. Especially since the bottom half of maiden is not there, but you click on that spot and it attacks her.

7 Comments

L RayquazaJan 18, 20181 votes

3 minions, Maiden spawns with 2/3/4 mist walkers depending on rank

Dangerous ManJan 19, 20181 votes

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3 minions, Maiden spawns with 2/3/4 mist walkers depending on rank

Alright ty for some clarity, I wasn't playing League during his rework so I just sort of guessed his abilities.

L RayquazaJan 19, 20181 votes

Also, go in a bush and you will instantly drop aggro from his minions, even if marked

BlasphemousPrimeJan 19, 20181 votes

Yorick Main here. (Along with 4000+ ARAM's Played)

Suggestions:

BUSH - Drops Ghoul Aggro (potentially Maiden as well), Maiden prioritizes Minions after aggro drop, same with Ghouls.

KITE - Kite Yorick , have him chase you down. He's a bit slower then most champs.

E ABILITY - It slows, and the hit box is wider at the end of the splash, and narrower near the impact point (not by a lot), dodge this, seriously.

IDENTIFY MAIDEN - Lane Maiden. Non-Lane Maiden. Surprise Maiden.

Lane Maiden: Will push the wave from the head of the Minion wave, acting fairly simply. Easily killed with range if alone.
Non-Lane Maiden: Usually following Yorick around, I do this to clear the Jungle. If Yorick steps into lane and bumps into minions his Maiden will become LANE MAIDEN.
Surprise Maiden: This is the Dream. Tag you with E, Encircle you with W, immediately Summon Maiden inside Circle + Summoned Ghouls immediately jump on you, then Q's your health in half. Answer to this is to just Flash out and run. Or don't be in range of his W when his Ult is up.

DO NOT IGNORE MAIDEN - She's a 6th Champion, Seriously. I've had her take mages who weren't paying attention down to like 1% of their life in a team fights.

Yorick is NOT a tank early game. He's a Bruiser prioritizes Health > Armor/MR early due to buys. item 3078 is the first item completed usually. It's likely he wont have Armor/MR early game and that can be capitalized on. Careful if he rushes item 3512 .

Yorick can be out tanked. If you can dodge E's easily you can simply get more Armor and farm harder than him in lane. Example: Sion is a champ who does this ( item 3068 + item 3047 )

Squishy Champs (See ADC / Mages / Assassins) will pay a hefty price if they get near Yorick and he trades. I've hit Midlane Ekko for literally 90% of his health mid game.

Dangerous ManJan 20, 20181 votes

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Main here. (Along with 4000+ ARAM's Played)

Suggestions:

BUSH - Drops Ghoul Aggro (potentially Maiden as well), Maiden prioritizes Minions after aggro drop, same with Ghouls.

KITE - Kite , have him chase you down. He's a bit slower then most champs.

E ABILITY - It slows, and the hit box is wider at the end of the splash, and narrower near the impact point (not by a lot), dodge this, seriously.

IDENTIFY MAIDEN - Lane Maiden. Non-Lane Maiden. Surprise Maiden.

Lane Maiden: Will push the wave from the head of the Minion wave, acting fairly simply. Easily killed with range if alone.

Non-Lane Maiden: Usually following Yorick around, I do this to clear the Jungle. If Yorick steps into lane and bumps into minions his Maiden will become LANE MAIDEN.

Surprise Maiden: This is the Dream. Tag you with E, Encircle you with W, immediately Summon Maiden inside Circle + Summoned Ghouls immediately jump on you, then Q's your health in half. Answer to this is to just Flash out and run. Or don't be in range of his W when his Ult is up.

DO NOT IGNORE MAIDEN - She's a 6th Champion, Seriously. I've had her take mages who weren't paying attention down to like 1% of their life in a team fights.

is NOT a tank early game. He's a Bruiser prioritizes Health > Armor/MR early due to buys. is the first item completed usually. It's likely he wont have Armor/MR early game and that can be capitalized on. Careful if he rushes .

Yorick can be out tanked. If you can dodge E's easily you can simply get more Armor and farm harder than him in lane. Example: is a champ who does this ( + )

Squishy Champs (See ADC / Mages / Assassins) will pay a hefty price if they get near Yorick and he trades. I've hit Midlane Ekko for literally 90% of his health mid game.

I'm confused with all these tips, really, I complain about hitboxes and you give me an essay on Yorick...why exactly? I'm not necessarily terrible against Yorick, I'm just saying there's a mechanic that can be abused so easily that makes him impossible.

BlasphemousPrimeJan 25, 20181 votes

RE: How do I deal with Yoricks Multiple Hit Box Minions and himself? Answer/helpful tips: Above.

Dangerous ManJan 25, 20181 votes