Yorick - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.8%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Yorickvs Anivia

SFighterTank
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yorick vs Anivia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Anivia wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Yorick based on 17 games. Yorick wins the early laning phase while Anivia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yorick vs Anivia matchup.

Yorick Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yorick 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.

Compare against an opponent
Anivia - 47.1% win rateAnivia(47.1%)
Yorick - 47.1% win rate in this matchup
Yorick
47.1% WR
VS
Anivia vs Yorick matchup - 52.9% win rate
Anivia
52.9% WR

Who Wins the Yorick vs Anivia Matchup?

Anivia wins the Yorick vs Anivia matchup
Winner
Anivia
Matches: 17
47.1%
Win Rate
52.9%
7.4
CS / min
7.3
867
DMG / min
695
13,029
Gold / game
11,972
382
Heal / min
231
1,027
DMG Mitigated / min
580
0.3
CC / min
1.7
57.1%
Early Game WR
42.9%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Yorick vs Anivia Matchup Summary

The Yorick vs Anivia matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Anivia wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Yorick's 47.1%, giving Anivia a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yorick controls the early laning stage, but Anivia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yorick needs to press advantages before Anivia reaches their power spikes, while Anivia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Anivia leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Anivia is slightly favored, Yorick can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Anivia's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yorick vs Anivia Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Anivia in League of Legends

Yorick is favored during the laning phase against Anivia, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yorick holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.4Yorick
7.3Anivia
Yorick and Anivia farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
867Yorick
695Anivia
Yorick heavily out-damages Anivia by 172 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Anivia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Yorick's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,029Yorick
11,972Anivia
Yorick generates a commanding 1,057 more gold per game than Anivia. This substantial economic advantage means Yorick consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Anivia should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Yorick
1.7Anivia
Anivia brings significantly more crowd control than Yorick, with 1.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Anivia far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Yorick should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,410Yorick
812Anivia
Yorick vastly out-sustains Anivia, healing and mitigating 598 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yorick can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Anivia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Anivia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yorick Build Against Anivia

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Anivia are Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin and Trinity Force. This combination gives Yorick an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Anivia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Yorick early game win rateYorick57.1%
Anivia early game win rateAnivia42.9%
Late Game
Anivia
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Yorick late game win rateYorick40.0%
Anivia late game win rateAnivia60.0%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Anivia. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Anivia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Anivia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Yorick must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Anivia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Anivia survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Yorick Runes Against Anivia

Sorcery rune tree - Yorick primary runes vs AniviaSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Yorick rune vs AniviaManaflow Band - best Yorick rune vs AniviaTranscendence - best Yorick rune vs AniviaGathering Storm - best Yorick rune vs Anivia
Inspiration rune tree - Yorick secondary runes vs AniviaInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Yorick rune vs AniviaMagical Footwear - best Yorick rune vs Anivia
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Yorick the best tools to compete against Anivia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Yorick'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 Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yorick matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
53.68%1367.590313,01759.3%50.0%
52.63%1337.278913,02565.4%44.4%
53.17%1267.290012,03159.3%47.8%
47.75%1117.080411,23860.4%36.2%
51.52%996.989511,93360.4%43.1%
52.58%977.291212,37662.5%45.6%
35.23%887.288312,00240.0%32.1%
51.76%857.585912,80757.6%48.1%
49.33%757.391712,37554.5%45.2%
36.49%747.582512,82756.0%26.5%
52.17%697.289113,16550.0%53.3%
43.28%677.41,12512,13937.9%47.4%
53.13%647.21,13910,76866.7%41.2%
53.13%646.994113,01962.5%47.5%
48.39%627.589912,35456.0%43.2%
54.39%577.41,03811,05263.6%41.7%
42.59%547.31,19211,11144.8%40.0%
50.00%546.986111,19240.0%62.5%
40.74%547.392812,19836.4%43.8%
48.08%526.886010,93343.8%55.0%
52.94%517.378812,04750.0%55.2%
48.98%497.479311,83556.7%36.8%
63.27%498.189413,07370.0%58.6%
52.08%487.493212,11360.0%46.4%
52.17%467.783012,04054.2%50.0%
55.56%456.885412,57052.9%57.1%
34.09%447.875612,85838.9%30.8%
50.00%447.396011,76054.5%45.5%
53.49%437.082211,93356.3%51.9%
47.50%406.982111,09645.5%50.0%
58.97%397.51,14111,48468.2%47.1%
45.95%377.389011,83652.9%40.0%
48.48%335.895311,49142.9%52.6%
45.16%316.882512,33653.9%38.9%
62.07%297.01,02012,91172.7%55.6%
58.62%296.688412,22160.0%57.1%
62.96%277.290112,52966.7%58.3%
48.15%277.585011,32150.0%46.1%
46.15%267.681313,84222.2%58.8%
52.00%257.61,02712,57580.0%33.3%
64.00%257.073511,67263.6%64.3%
52.17%237.31,18513,19472.7%33.3%
54.55%227.577813,37987.5%35.7%
50.00%226.889011,17254.5%45.5%
52.38%217.582512,66754.5%50.0%
42.86%217.51,04212,40630.0%54.5%
47.62%215.385213,75450.0%46.1%
63.16%197.51,00913,729100.0%46.1%
50.00%186.875612,753100.0%40.0%
44.44%186.275412,15042.9%45.5%
44.44%187.11,02912,99257.1%36.4%
47.06%177.486713,02957.1%40.0%
46.67%157.567612,26662.5%28.6%
50.00%146.879213,73766.7%45.5%
28.57%147.169213,33825.0%30.0%
50.00%147.31,01512,07557.1%42.9%
61.54%136.775911,52671.4%50.0%
76.92%135.56678,48172.7%100.0%
53.85%137.371911,87957.1%50.0%
58.33%127.589514,9750.0%70.0%
54.55%117.168412,17680.0%33.3%
40.00%105.187313,23150.0%33.3%
60.00%107.192813,9840.0%75.0%
66.67%94.388513,54460.0%75.0%
44.44%95.61,01111,68225.0%60.0%
33.33%96.41,23213,95633.3%33.3%
37.50%86.382416,42833.3%40.0%
62.50%86.672311,72250.0%75.0%
50.00%87.994414,72066.7%40.0%
25.00%86.96548,65816.7%50.0%
85.71%77.793012,92375.0%100.0%
28.57%77.41,01414,8210.0%33.3%
71.43%76.386911,74966.7%75.0%
28.57%76.897015,50550.0%20.0%
85.71%71.769513,69850.0%100.0%
57.14%77.91,00814,63750.0%60.0%
71.43%77.685612,351100.0%50.0%
57.14%77.679914,55850.0%60.0%
50.00%68.41,00114,63750.0%50.0%
100.00%67.662910,833100.0%100.0%
66.67%63.782111,594100.0%50.0%
66.67%67.772312,091100.0%50.0%
66.67%64.880412,19775.0%50.0%
66.67%67.975615,181100.0%60.0%
33.33%67.577512,03750.0%25.0%
66.67%66.595413,32450.0%75.0%
83.33%65.78059,869100.0%66.7%
40.00%57.788912,5990.0%50.0%
80.00%57.11,19015,052100.0%75.0%
40.00%57.561110,64633.3%50.0%
100.00%56.283513,505100.0%100.0%
80.00%52.390014,936100.0%75.0%
20.00%58.688613,7520.0%33.3%
40.00%53.970213,19533.3%50.0%
60.00%56.01,07112,975100.0%0.0%

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Yorick vs Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yorick do against Anivia in League of Legends?

Anivia wins the Yorick vs Anivia matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Yorick's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Yorick do against Anivia in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Anivia with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yorick do against Anivia in the late game?

In the late game, Anivia takes over the Yorick vs Anivia matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Anivia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yorick vs Anivia matchup?

Anivia wins the matchup against Yorick with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Anivia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.

What is the best Yorick build against Anivia?

The best Yorick build against Anivia includes Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yorick runes against Anivia?

The best Yorick runes against Anivia use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yorick vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yorick counter Anivia?

No, Yorick struggles against Anivia with only a 47.1% win rate. Anivia has the advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Anivia's lead.

How do I play Yorick against Anivia?

When playing Yorick against Anivia, play cautiously and avoid Anivia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Anivia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.