Garenvs Yorick
Garen vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Garen wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Yorick based on 77 games. Garen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Yorick matchup.
Garen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Garen vs Yorick?
Garen wins 49.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.7% and 57.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.2% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −0.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 149 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +4.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Garen vs Yorick is an even matchup: Garen wins 49.7% of 149 games, and the 95% range (41.7–57.6%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.2% for Garen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 211, within the margin of error (143 games).
- Garen players pick Force of Nature much less often against Yorick: 12.3% of their other Top games, 4.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Garen and Yorick played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Garen's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Garen vs Yorick Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Garen vs Yorick Win Rate by Game Length
Garen's win rate against Yorick by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Garen's results against Yorick in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Garen vs Yorick Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenGaren gold at 15: +211
- First itemGarenGaren: 13.3 min · Yorick: 14.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenGaren wins 50.0% of 58 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenGaren wins 50.0% of 78 games
What Garen Changes Against Yorick
Choices Garen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Force of NatureItemUsually12.3%vs Yorick4.7%−7.6 pts
Sterak's GageItemUsually7.0%vs Yorick14.1%+7.1 pts47.6% WR here
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually5.7%vs Yorick10.1%+4.4 pts
Trinity ForceItemUsually2.4%vs Yorick6.0%+3.6 pts
Best Garen Build vs Yorick
Usual Garen build (Top)
61.0% win rate · 684 games
Against Yorick
54.5% win rate · 22 games
Limited sample: 22 of 96 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.3 min (median of 127 games).
- Yorick usually completes Trinity Force first, at 14.5 min (median of 87 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Garen Runes vs Yorick
Usual Garen runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
53.7% win rate · 1,299 games
Against Yorick
Conqueror
59.1% win rate · 22 games
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Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Garen's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Garen Matchups
Hardest for Garen
Easiest for Garen
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Garen vs Yorick FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Garen vs Yorick?
Garen vs Yorick is an even matchup: Garen wins 49.7% of 149 games, and the 95% range (41.7–57.6%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Garen's win rate against Yorick?
Garen wins 49.7% of 149 Top games against Yorick on patch 26.19 (95% range 41.7–57.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.2% would be expected.
Does Garen counter Yorick?
Not clearly. Garen wins 49.7% of 149 games against Yorick, and the 95% range (41.7–57.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Garen or Yorick?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 211, within the margin of error (143 games).
Does Garen outscale Yorick?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Yorick strongest against Garen?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Yorick is ahead of Garen beyond the margin of error.
What should Garen build against Yorick?
The most successful Garen core against Yorick is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder (54.5% over 22 games). The biggest change against Yorick: Force of Nature (12.3% usually, 4.7% here).
What runes should Garen use against Yorick?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 59.1% over 22 games against Yorick. The biggest change against Yorick: Attack Speed (offense) (5.7% usually, 10.1% here).