Smoldervs Yorick
Smolder vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Yorick wins with a 72.2% win rate (+44.4%) over Smolder based on 18 games. Yorick 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.
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 18 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 72.2% win rate compared to Smolder's 27.8%, giving Yorick a 44.4 percentage point advantage. Yorick dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Smolder players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Yorick leads by 678 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick has a strong advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Yorick overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. 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 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Yorick
Gluttonous Greaves 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 Black Cleaver. This combination gives Smolder an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 20.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Smolder the best chance to compete 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
Smolder37.5%
Yorick62.5%Smolder20.0%Yorick80.0%Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Yorick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Yorick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Yorick holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Smolder players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Smolder Runes Against Yorick
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Smolder the best tools to compete against Yorick in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.88% | 2,257 | 6.9 | 950 | 13,508 | 48.9% | 53.8% | |
| 52.66% | 1,863 | 6.8 | 938 | 13,331 | 49.3% | 55.1% | |
| 53.71% | 1,712 | 6.7 | 955 | 13,562 | 52.5% | 54.5% | |
| 52.86% | 1,663 | 7.0 | 963 | 13,225 | 50.7% | 54.6% | |
| 52.28% | 1,626 | 6.9 | 959 | 13,545 | 51.8% | 52.6% | |
| 58.88% | 1,121 | 7.0 | 1,007 | 13,550 | 52.6% | 63.3% | |
| 55.02% | 856 | 6.8 | 1,009 | 13,639 | 54.5% | 55.4% | |
| 53.03% | 826 | 7.0 | 1,027 | 13,775 | 44.0% | 59.1% | |
| 49.88% | 808 | 6.7 | 908 | 13,446 | 49.5% | 50.1% | |
| 54.34% | 692 | 6.7 | 991 | 13,197 | 49.7% | 57.9% | |
| 56.82% | 660 | 6.8 | 950 | 13,535 | 54.9% | 58.1% | |
| 55.13% | 633 | 6.9 | 990 | 13,565 | 51.0% | 57.7% | |
| 55.62% | 543 | 6.8 | 938 | 13,467 | 51.7% | 58.6% | |
| 54.51% | 488 | 7.0 | 1,020 | 13,722 | 53.5% | 55.1% | |
| 53.97% | 441 | 7.1 | 980 | 13,444 | 56.7% | 51.7% | |
| 50.00% | 414 | 7.0 | 961 | 13,217 | 52.8% | 47.8% | |
| 51.76% | 369 | 7.2 | 1,003 | 13,810 | 51.0% | 52.3% | |
| 46.69% | 362 | 6.8 | 925 | 13,213 | 38.6% | 51.8% | |
| 54.29% | 350 | 6.7 | 970 | 13,635 | 50.0% | 56.9% | |
| 52.13% | 305 | 7.1 | 922 | 12,959 | 51.5% | 52.6% | |
| 49.63% | 272 | 6.8 | 934 | 13,182 | 44.4% | 53.0% | |
| 53.57% | 252 | 6.9 | 1,010 | 13,406 | 49.1% | 57.0% | |
| 53.67% | 218 | 6.9 | 1,009 | 13,704 | 55.2% | 52.7% | |
| 48.50% | 200 | 6.7 | 829 | 12,528 | 37.6% | 56.5% | |
| 52.72% | 184 | 7.1 | 894 | 13,690 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 47.75% | 178 | 7.1 | 924 | 13,027 | 44.8% | 49.5% | |
| 60.61% | 165 | 7.0 | 975 | 13,884 | 53.6% | 65.6% | |
| 50.00% | 158 | 6.7 | 1,126 | 13,208 | 48.5% | 51.1% | |
| 53.80% | 158 | 7.4 | 1,073 | 14,121 | 63.0% | 49.0% | |
| 54.79% | 146 | 6.8 | 820 | 13,443 | 38.8% | 62.9% | |
| 58.46% | 130 | 6.8 | 835 | 13,004 | 61.7% | 56.6% | |
| 56.92% | 130 | 6.9 | 1,081 | 13,950 | 54.0% | 58.8% | |
| 48.67% | 113 | 6.9 | 864 | 12,401 | 50.0% | 47.7% | |
| 55.56% | 108 | 6.8 | 989 | 12,770 | 58.5% | 52.7% | |
| 45.28% | 106 | 7.0 | 1,003 | 12,829 | 50.0% | 41.9% | |
| 47.52% | 101 | 6.9 | 901 | 13,210 | 44.4% | 49.2% | |
| 52.08% | 96 | 7.2 | 957 | 14,044 | 50.0% | 53.2% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 7.0 | 1,035 | 11,870 | 52.3% | 55.6% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 6.2 | 1,233 | 12,818 | 67.9% | 50.0% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 7.0 | 990 | 14,724 | 35.0% | 52.0% | |
| 59.42% | 69 | 7.1 | 998 | 12,816 | 48.1% | 66.7% | |
| 47.83% | 69 | 6.8 | 1,020 | 14,807 | 52.4% | 45.8% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 7.0 | 978 | 12,510 | 41.9% | 50.0% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 7.1 | 1,080 | 13,594 | 63.2% | 48.6% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 7.1 | 899 | 13,177 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 7.7 | 982 | 13,042 | 56.3% | 46.1% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 6.9 | 994 | 14,059 | 46.1% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.5 | 928 | 12,406 | 43.8% | 54.2% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 7.2 | 876 | 13,122 | 53.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 7.3 | 1,264 | 14,292 | 45.5% | 59.3% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 6.9 | 1,117 | 12,605 | 52.9% | 70.0% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 6.8 | 913 | 13,428 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.7 | 862 | 10,927 | 42.1% | 62.5% | |
| 31.43% | 35 | 6.8 | 812 | 12,114 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 6.9 | 905 | 12,046 | 40.0% | 46.7% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 6.7 | 963 | 12,703 | 30.8% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.6 | 874 | 12,059 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.8 | 1,040 | 12,222 | 35.7% | 64.7% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.2 | 889 | 14,688 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.6 | 1,013 | 12,877 | 53.9% | 58.8% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 7.0 | 968 | 13,798 | 22.2% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 6.6 | 999 | 12,328 | 36.4% | 47.1% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 6.6 | 771 | 10,663 | 46.1% | 21.4% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.1 | 1,017 | 13,554 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 1,014 | 11,912 | 25.0% | 38.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 1,014 | 13,119 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 7.0 | 1,074 | 12,555 | 55.6% | 26.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.2 | 972 | 14,008 | 40.0% | 52.6% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 6.9 | 1,087 | 13,418 | 42.9% | 80.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.4 | 1,043 | 13,582 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.6 | 1,190 | 13,776 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.4 | 994 | 13,645 | 58.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,060 | 15,571 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,098 | 14,893 | 75.0% | 61.5% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.1 | 1,167 | 11,629 | 30.0% | 63.6% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,057 | 13,664 | 62.5% | 23.1% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 1,190 | 14,429 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 791 | 11,960 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.6 | 842 | 11,317 | 44.4% | 36.4% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 1,217 | 13,267 | 16.7% | 42.9% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 7.5 | 873 | 10,173 | 37.5% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.8 | 935 | 13,747 | 71.4% | 36.4% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.7 | 1,005 | 12,531 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.6 | 972 | 12,601 | 71.4% | 45.5% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.0 | 1,041 | 13,559 | 60.0% | 76.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.3 | 943 | 11,772 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.8 | 948 | 14,690 | 100.0% | 53.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.3 | 1,481 | 13,242 | 33.3% | 36.4% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 7.3 | 1,021 | 13,207 | 40.0% | 90.9% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.8 | 901 | 13,828 | 25.0% | 41.7% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 656 | 7,820 | 58.3% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,089 | 14,471 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.1 | 993 | 13,105 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,008 | 14,325 | 100.0% | 11.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.9 | 883 | 11,109 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.1 | 949 | 13,423 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.7 | 839 | 11,824 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.0 | 812 | 13,942 | 100.0% | 63.6% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.8 | 787 | 11,623 | 16.7% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.9 | 1,163 | 15,496 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.4 | 1,201 | 12,973 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.8 | 980 | 13,186 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.4 | 831 | 12,259 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.9 | 865 | 11,248 | 44.4% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 844 | 10,664 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 889 | 12,035 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 934 | 13,658 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 822 | 9,614 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.1 | 1,045 | 12,720 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 1,146 | 16,653 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,012 | 14,602 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 1,010 | 12,185 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.5 | 993 | 14,715 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.9 | 1,238 | 11,936 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 1,089 | 12,966 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 722 | 9,299 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,130 | 15,906 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 598 | 11,426 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 914 | 13,998 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 966 | 11,788 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 905 | 10,978 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 971 | 14,499 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,064 | 14,170 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 982 | 14,551 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 958 | 9,531 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,119 | 13,386 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,020 | 16,115 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 1,138 | 15,512 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
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Smolder vs Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Yorick in League of Legends?
Yorick wins the Smolder vs Yorick matchup with a 72.2% win rate compared to Smolder's 27.8%, a 44.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Smolder do against Yorick in the early game?
In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Smolder with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. Yorick 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, Yorick takes over the Smolder vs Yorick matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Yorick matchup?
Yorick wins the matchup against Smolder with a 72.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 44.4 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Yorick?
The best Smolder build against Yorick includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 20.0% 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 Sorcery primary tree with Precision 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?
No, Smolder struggles against Yorick with only a 27.8% win rate. Yorick has the advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yorick's lead.
How do I play Smolder against Yorick?
When playing Smolder against Yorick, play cautiously and avoid Yorick's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Yorick has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.