Yorick FAQ

He is a mid-tier juggernaut who wins by out-sustaining burst and taking towers faster than anyone. Mayhem's faster gold and constant fighting let him hit his item spikes earlier than on Summoner's Rift. The tradeoff is that he struggles against heavy kiting comps that can kill his Maiden before she reaches them.

Your goal is to summon the Maiden and a full ghoul army, then force the enemy team to fight under their tower. The Maiden applies her mark to champions and structures, letting your ghouls swarm and shred objectives. If the enemy ignores your army to focus you, they take massive damage from your Q and Mist Walkers.

Last-hit dying minions with your basic attacks to spawn graves, then use W to cage a target and raise ghouls with E. In Mayhem's constant brawls, you will usually have graves available near the frontline. Do not wait for a perfect moment—summon what you have and reinforce with new ghouls as enemies die.

It summons the Maiden of the Mist, who follows you, attacks nearby enemies, and marks targets for your ghouls to prioritize. She deals consistent damage on her own and can push a lane even if you die, creating pressure that enemies cannot ignore. Keep her alive by positioning behind your frontline and healing yourself with Q to sustain through the fight.

Throw the wall directly on top of squishy backliners to trap them inside with your ghouls and Maiden. Against mobile champions, place it slightly behind them so they dash into the wall instead of escaping. Do not use it for poke—save it for when you or an ally can follow up on the trapped target.

Fire it after you cage someone with W, since they have limited room to dodge the mist cloud. The mark it applies slows enemies and directs your ghouls and Maiden to attack that specific target. If you miss, your army will wander aimlessly, so prioritize accuracy over speed.

Start with a component that gives attack damage and health, like Phage or Sheen, to strengthen your Q trades. Your first full item should be a bruiser core like Divine Sunderer or Trinity Force, depending on whether you need sustain or burst. Follow up with tank items like Sterak's Gage or Spirit Visage to survive long enough for your army to work.

Prioritize attack damage and health early, since your ghouls scale off your AD and you need to survive to summon them. Ability haste becomes valuable mid-game to lower your W and E cooldowns for more frequent engages. A balance of both works best—do not stack one stat at the expense of your durability.

Use Snowball to gap-close onto their backline and drop your W on top of them immediately. Your ghouls and Maiden can bodyblock skillshots for you, so summon them before you engage. If you cannot reach their carries, focus on pushing the wave and taking towers while they waste cooldowns on your army.

Champions with large AoE like Ziggs, Syndra, or Miss Fortune can wipe out your ghouls before they reach anyone. Mobile assassins like Zed or Katarina can dash out of your wall and ignore your army to burst you down. Against these comps, play for tower damage and peel for your own carries instead of diving alone.

Look for augments that increase your damage, survivability, or minion stats to make your army more threatening. Anything that gives you healing or shields synergizes with your Q and lets you stay in fights longer. Avoid augments that rely on landing skillshots or stacking ability haste, since your kit already has low cooldowns and point-and-click abilities.

Snowball in, drop your W on their backline, and use E to mark a priority target for your team to focus. You do not have a traditional dash or stun, so your engage is slower than a tank's. Communicate with your team so they follow up when you trap someone, otherwise you will die for nothing.

Yes, the Maiden and ghouls attack structures, and your Q deals bonus damage to towers on top of that. When the enemy team resets or dies, push immediately and summon your army to shred the objective. This forces the enemy to respond to you instead of your teammates, creating space even when you are not fighting champions.

The Maiden continues fighting and pushing the lane, applying her mark to enemies and structures until her duration ends or she is killed. This creates pressure that can finish a low-health tower or force enemies to deal with her instead of your team. It is not ideal, but it gives your death value beyond the fight where you fell.

Last-hit low-health minions to spawn graves, then use Q on champions when you have three or four graves ready to summon. The empowered Q after raising ghouls deals more damage and heals you, making it your best trade tool. Do not waste it on full-health minions—save it for when you can both execute a target and trigger your army.