Yorick - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.5%
Pick Rate
2.8%

Yorickvs Heimerdinger

SFighterTank
Patch26.4
Matches846,550
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yorick vs Heimerdinger is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Yorick wins with a 51.2% win rate (+2.3%) over Heimerdinger based on 43 games. Yorick holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yorick vs Heimerdinger 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.

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Heimerdinger - 51.2% win rateHeimerdinger(51.2%)
Yorick - 51.2% win rate in this matchup
Yorick
51.2% WR
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Heimerdinger vs Yorick matchup - 48.8% win rate
Heimerdinger
48.8% WR

Who Wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger Matchup?

Yorick wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 43
51.2%
Win Rate
48.8%
7.1
CS / min
6.4
739
DMG / min
909
11,885
Gold / game
10,252
376
Heal / min
126
931
DMG Mitigated / min
384
0.3
CC / min
0.8
52.4%
Early Game WR
47.6%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Yorick vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

The Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 43 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 51.2% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 48.8%, giving Yorick a 2.3 percentage point advantage. Yorick holds a slight edge in both the early and late game, but the margins are thin enough that individual skill and jungle attention will often determine the outcome. Heimerdinger can still find windows through outplays and team coordination. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Heimerdinger leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Heimerdinger's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yorick vs Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Heimerdinger in League of Legends

Yorick is favored during the laning phase against Heimerdinger, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Yorick holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.1Yorick
6.4Heimerdinger
Yorick edges out Heimerdinger by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yorick.
Damage
739Yorick
909Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger heavily out-damages Yorick by 170 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yorick should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Heimerdinger's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,885Yorick
10,252Heimerdinger
Yorick generates a commanding 1,633 more gold per game than Heimerdinger. This substantial economic advantage means Yorick consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Heimerdinger should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Yorick
0.8Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Yorick, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Heimerdinger coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,307Yorick
510Heimerdinger
Yorick vastly out-sustains Heimerdinger, healing and mitigating 797 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yorick can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Heimerdinger is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Heimerdinger, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yorick Build Against Heimerdinger

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Heimerdinger, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Heimerdinger 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Heimerdinger. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
52.4%
+4.8% advantage
Yorick early game win rateYorick52.4%
Heimerdinger early game win rateHeimerdinger47.6%
Late Game
Yorick
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Yorick late game win rateYorick50.0%
Heimerdinger late game win rateHeimerdinger50.0%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Yorick has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Heimerdinger by 4.8 percentage points. Yorick players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Yorick at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Heimerdinger. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Yorick holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Heimerdinger players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Yorick Runes Against Heimerdinger

Precision rune tree - Yorick primary runes vs HeimerdingerPrecision
Conqueror - best Yorick rune vs HeimerdingerTriumph - best Yorick rune vs HeimerdingerLegend: Bloodline - best Yorick rune vs HeimerdingerLast Stand - best Yorick rune vs Heimerdinger
Resolve rune tree - Yorick secondary runes vs HeimerdingerResolve
Bone Plating - best Yorick rune vs HeimerdingerDemolish - best Yorick rune vs Heimerdinger
71.4% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Yorick maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Heimerdinger.


Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.14%1767.690012,24851.2%39.3%
46.02%1766.989712,07151.2%41.5%
56.02%1676.891112,26164.5%48.9%
52.82%1427.278812,90960.6%46.0%
54.81%1357.11,09812,47460.9%49.3%
48.89%1356.980011,71948.6%49.2%
59.20%1257.31,36412,92468.5%52.1%
57.14%1217.290712,55362.2%54.0%
42.50%1206.978312,17642.3%42.6%
57.39%1156.986712,31663.6%51.7%
47.79%1136.995712,06952.8%43.3%
51.35%1127.397612,40953.6%49.1%
44.14%1117.084411,89154.7%34.5%
42.59%1087.495512,62854.4%33.9%
50.47%1077.41,10512,56952.9%48.2%
50.96%1047.01,09713,05257.5%46.9%
51.49%1017.094013,08763.4%43.3%
51.00%1007.582712,21056.3%46.1%
55.67%977.283912,74066.7%43.5%
43.48%947.286412,11047.6%40.0%
54.84%946.788711,95663.3%45.5%
56.52%927.279512,85557.1%56.0%
46.67%907.382512,53648.8%44.7%
48.28%877.695613,91954.8%44.6%
55.29%867.191512,96565.7%48.0%
56.16%747.582213,31572.7%42.5%
39.73%737.089612,26139.0%40.6%
47.83%697.485412,61746.7%48.7%
53.73%687.377012,30567.7%39.4%
62.50%567.493812,46464.5%60.0%
41.51%557.387713,53540.0%42.4%
45.10%516.389012,26850.0%40.0%
70.59%517.21,09013,26880.8%60.0%
48.89%467.386111,58848.0%50.0%
51.16%437.173911,88552.4%50.0%
58.14%436.582612,62071.4%45.5%
48.78%417.389113,03458.8%41.7%
56.41%407.183712,02957.9%55.0%
64.10%397.289513,26457.1%68.0%
68.42%387.297012,52652.6%84.2%
54.29%357.396213,51141.2%66.7%
50.00%347.589812,37250.0%50.0%
42.42%337.485012,74770.6%12.5%
56.25%327.674613,86958.3%55.0%
56.25%326.867712,24862.5%50.0%
68.97%297.182712,70980.0%44.4%
55.17%297.380211,51943.8%69.2%
65.38%276.584113,55276.9%53.9%
54.17%247.596712,37466.7%33.3%
47.83%235.296114,03466.7%41.2%
60.00%207.171511,08970.0%50.0%
65.00%206.989012,36670.0%60.0%
50.00%206.691412,06960.0%46.7%
40.00%207.198713,16737.5%41.7%
77.78%187.086014,19071.4%81.8%
50.00%187.088712,69525.0%57.1%
70.59%177.91,01413,90666.7%72.7%
56.25%166.292511,76945.5%80.0%
68.75%162.675313,25871.4%66.7%
66.67%157.383214,41060.0%70.0%
33.33%157.185113,38040.0%30.0%
60.00%155.679213,67850.0%66.7%
53.33%156.875011,69162.5%42.9%
33.33%153.577213,34442.9%25.0%
57.14%147.189215,05466.7%54.5%
53.85%136.774812,20850.0%57.1%
46.15%134.464211,21037.5%60.0%
38.46%135.91,04613,10857.1%16.7%
53.85%136.579910,92583.3%28.6%
41.67%127.190613,94350.0%37.5%
25.00%127.885413,07233.3%22.2%
50.00%107.975512,75280.0%20.0%
50.00%107.599612,39150.0%50.0%
60.00%106.794914,308100.0%50.0%
44.44%96.01,05812,63366.7%33.3%
44.44%92.267014,48166.7%33.3%
66.67%96.091412,37325.0%100.0%
62.50%93.365113,10766.7%60.0%
66.67%96.962311,10857.1%100.0%
33.33%97.074011,74025.0%40.0%
50.00%86.980412,450100.0%20.0%
62.50%86.05617,43457.1%100.0%
62.50%81.862311,54683.3%0.0%
75.00%87.096413,89050.0%100.0%
75.00%87.471112,473100.0%50.0%
37.50%86.096713,79040.0%33.3%
57.14%74.577013,514100.0%25.0%
100.00%76.17829,971100.0%0.0%
50.00%66.569310,57540.0%100.0%
83.33%67.21,00315,856100.0%80.0%
33.33%65.064913,1310.0%40.0%
66.67%62.892916,6530.0%66.7%
33.33%62.272414,8450.0%50.0%
33.33%65.978513,40433.3%33.3%
20.00%57.660212,6850.0%33.3%
40.00%56.498913,43866.7%0.0%
80.00%58.276211,524100.0%0.0%
20.00%57.71,22712,6350.0%25.0%
40.00%52.772614,86650.0%33.3%
80.00%56.41,01619,4440.0%80.0%
80.00%57.189010,68275.0%100.0%
60.00%57.491311,97766.7%50.0%
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Yorick vs Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yorick do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 51.2% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 48.8%, a 2.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 43 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Yorick do against Heimerdinger in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Heimerdinger with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. 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 Heimerdinger in the late game?

In the late game, Yorick takes over the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Heimerdinger with a 51.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 2.3 percentage point advantage means Yorick is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 43 games analyzed.

What is the best Yorick build against Heimerdinger?

The best Yorick build against Heimerdinger includes Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Heimerdinger?

The best Yorick runes against Heimerdinger use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 71.4% win rate in the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yorick counter Heimerdinger?

Yes, Yorick has a favorable matchup against Heimerdinger with a 51.2% win rate. Yorick has a solid advantage over Heimerdinger in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Yorick against Heimerdinger?

When playing Yorick against Heimerdinger, 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.