Smoldervs Yorick
Smolder vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Smolder wins with a 81.8% win rate (+63.6%) over Yorick based on 11 games. Smolder holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Yorick matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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.
Yorick(81.8%)Who Wins the Smolder vs Yorick Matchup?
Smolder vs Yorick Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 81.8% win rate compared to Yorick's 18.2%, giving Smolder a 63.6 percentage point advantage. Smolder dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Yorick players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Smolder leads by 415 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder players can confidently pick into Yorick and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Yorick away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Smolder vs Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Yorick, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Yorick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Yorick are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin and Endless Hunger. This combination gives Smolder an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yorick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Yorick matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder66.7%Yorick33.3%Smolder100.0%Yorick0.0%Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Yorick. This lopsided early game means Smolder can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Smolder is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Smolder, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Smolder holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Yorick players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Smolder Runes Against Yorick
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Smolder to press their advantage against Yorick, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.62% | 534 | 7.1 | 992 | 14,046 | 56.0% | 50.5% | |
| 47.30% | 482 | 7.1 | 976 | 13,628 | 51.9% | 43.8% | |
| 45.36% | 463 | 7.2 | 956 | 13,713 | 47.0% | 44.0% | |
| 52.44% | 450 | 6.9 | 993 | 14,215 | 56.3% | 50.3% | |
| 50.92% | 436 | 7.1 | 994 | 14,159 | 48.2% | 52.6% | |
| 51.72% | 319 | 7.3 | 1,036 | 14,133 | 42.0% | 59.1% | |
| 52.73% | 256 | 7.3 | 1,097 | 14,389 | 54.8% | 51.1% | |
| 54.63% | 227 | 7.0 | 1,013 | 14,121 | 53.1% | 55.8% | |
| 54.21% | 214 | 7.2 | 1,021 | 13,926 | 51.0% | 56.8% | |
| 47.18% | 195 | 6.9 | 960 | 14,143 | 48.7% | 46.2% | |
| 48.95% | 143 | 6.9 | 980 | 13,302 | 51.4% | 46.6% | |
| 51.47% | 136 | 7.3 | 1,029 | 14,300 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 54.48% | 134 | 7.1 | 950 | 13,663 | 50.9% | 57.1% | |
| 45.31% | 128 | 7.3 | 955 | 13,731 | 50.0% | 40.6% | |
| 51.59% | 126 | 6.9 | 1,010 | 14,095 | 41.8% | 59.1% | |
| 50.85% | 118 | 6.9 | 941 | 13,441 | 43.8% | 55.7% | |
| 50.43% | 115 | 7.2 | 1,046 | 13,867 | 48.1% | 52.5% | |
| 46.30% | 108 | 7.8 | 1,065 | 13,693 | 45.6% | 46.8% | |
| 54.46% | 101 | 7.3 | 1,112 | 15,010 | 62.5% | 49.2% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 7.2 | 981 | 14,565 | 51.4% | 58.8% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 7.4 | 993 | 13,586 | 50.0% | 54.0% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 7.4 | 976 | 13,746 | 50.0% | 46.3% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 7.0 | 897 | 13,084 | 39.3% | 57.5% | |
| 57.35% | 68 | 7.3 | 978 | 14,711 | 42.1% | 63.3% | |
| 43.10% | 58 | 7.4 | 1,047 | 13,679 | 56.0% | 33.3% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 7.0 | 968 | 14,398 | 65.0% | 52.6% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 7.1 | 999 | 14,080 | 45.8% | 65.5% | |
| 65.38% | 52 | 7.3 | 1,096 | 14,858 | 65.0% | 65.6% | |
| 60.42% | 48 | 7.1 | 1,063 | 13,560 | 54.5% | 65.4% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 7.2 | 1,301 | 14,841 | 66.7% | 38.1% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.7 | 780 | 12,280 | 41.2% | 56.0% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 7.3 | 1,033 | 14,214 | 46.7% | 69.6% | |
| 34.21% | 38 | 7.6 | 1,115 | 15,419 | 38.5% | 32.0% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 7.1 | 1,136 | 12,458 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.2 | 1,011 | 13,331 | 66.7% | 29.4% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.2 | 972 | 15,830 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.5 | 958 | 12,399 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.1 | 929 | 12,163 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.2 | 1,032 | 13,043 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.5 | 1,201 | 14,302 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 7.2 | 755 | 10,876 | 55.6% | 87.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.0 | 1,133 | 16,242 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.5 | 850 | 13,446 | 0.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 997 | 14,016 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,114 | 12,840 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.7 | 865 | 13,598 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.9 | 946 | 12,895 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.6 | 1,284 | 12,603 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.3 | 860 | 12,605 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.2 | 828 | 13,365 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 7.4 | 981 | 13,847 | 25.0% | 22.2% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.0 | 817 | 12,405 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.2 | 875 | 13,165 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,161 | 10,970 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.1 | 889 | 14,471 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.4 | 1,363 | 13,527 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 720 | 11,125 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.6 | 1,128 | 13,784 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 8.1 | 1,047 | 13,715 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.5 | 977 | 11,225 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.3 | 1,237 | 15,324 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 8.2 | 940 | 13,852 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,084 | 15,758 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,316 | 12,805 | 83.3% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,171 | 14,080 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 973 | 12,682 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 9 | 7.9 | 1,031 | 13,078 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 796 | 10,731 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,015 | 13,309 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 1,093 | 11,746 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 8.4 | 1,332 | 11,265 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 851 | 11,512 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 785 | 12,861 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 804 | 10,653 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 985 | 14,265 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,002 | 13,829 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 8.1 | 843 | 12,081 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,065 | 16,642 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,114 | 15,154 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 1,088 | 15,496 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 937 | 14,440 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,194 | 12,231 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 574 | 10,403 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,022 | 15,031 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,167 | 14,481 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,062 | 14,583 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 1,402 | 14,307 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 956 | 11,937 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,233 | 17,257 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,127 | 15,057 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Smolder vs Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Yorick in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Smolder vs Yorick matchup with a 81.8% win rate compared to Yorick's 18.2%, a 63.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Smolder do against Yorick in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Yorick with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Smolder players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Yorick in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Smolder vs Yorick matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Yorick matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Yorick with a 81.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 63.6 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Yorick?
The best Smolder build against Yorick includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Endless Hunger with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Smolder runes against Yorick?
The best Smolder runes against Yorick use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Yorick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Yorick?
Yes, Smolder has a favorable matchup against Yorick with a 81.8% win rate. Smolder strongly counters Yorick in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Smolder against Yorick?
When playing Smolder against Yorick, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.