
Yorickvs Heimerdinger
Yorick vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Heimerdinger wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Yorick based on 28 games. Heimerdinger 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.
Who Wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger Matchup?

Yorick vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
The Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 28 recent matches analyzed, Heimerdinger wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Yorick's 42.9%, giving Heimerdinger a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Heimerdinger 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 crowd control, where Heimerdinger leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Heimerdinger has a strong advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Heimerdinger 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.
Yorick vs Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown
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.
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, Hullbreaker and Spear of Shojin. This combination gives Yorick an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. 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
Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.3% win rate — a 6.7 percentage point lead over Yorick. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Heimerdinger is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Heimerdinger, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Heimerdinger 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 Yorick Runes Against Heimerdinger
The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Yorick the best tools to compete against Heimerdinger in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.69% | 203 | 7.5 | 861 | 12,520 | 59.4% | 48.0% | |
| 50.00% | 146 | 7.0 | 913 | 12,523 | 59.1% | 41.3% | |
| 44.23% | 104 | 7.1 | 1,060 | 12,625 | 53.2% | 36.8% | |
| 53.85% | 104 | 7.0 | 928 | 12,634 | 65.3% | 43.6% | |
| 54.00% | 100 | 6.9 | 849 | 12,255 | 56.8% | 51.8% | |
| 68.35% | 79 | 7.3 | 765 | 12,637 | 73.7% | 63.4% | |
| 51.39% | 72 | 7.3 | 803 | 12,266 | 57.5% | 43.8% | |
| 45.59% | 68 | 7.1 | 1,316 | 12,532 | 60.0% | 34.2% | |
| 57.58% | 66 | 7.1 | 958 | 12,556 | 56.3% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 7.0 | 927 | 11,742 | 61.3% | 39.4% | |
| 53.13% | 64 | 7.0 | 1,067 | 12,635 | 66.7% | 45.0% | |
| 39.68% | 63 | 7.2 | 937 | 12,446 | 54.2% | 30.8% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 7.0 | 840 | 13,280 | 57.7% | 44.4% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 7.1 | 893 | 11,672 | 45.7% | 50.0% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 6.6 | 859 | 12,668 | 57.7% | 41.2% | |
| 45.00% | 60 | 7.4 | 906 | 12,375 | 48.3% | 41.9% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 6.9 | 1,056 | 11,617 | 54.2% | 44.8% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 7.2 | 844 | 12,234 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 65.38% | 52 | 7.1 | 827 | 12,426 | 77.4% | 47.6% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 6.6 | 847 | 11,684 | 54.2% | 44.0% | |
| 41.30% | 46 | 7.0 | 802 | 11,323 | 41.7% | 40.9% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 6.4 | 793 | 11,430 | 60.9% | 45.5% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 7.1 | 1,060 | 13,116 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 6.8 | 976 | 12,827 | 64.7% | 56.5% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 7.0 | 785 | 13,275 | 30.8% | 37.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 7.0 | 903 | 12,274 | 59.1% | 52.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 7.8 | 861 | 13,171 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 7.5 | 866 | 13,177 | 55.0% | 29.4% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 7.1 | 855 | 11,482 | 57.1% | 35.7% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 7.3 | 915 | 11,888 | 52.4% | 42.9% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 7.4 | 836 | 12,148 | 52.6% | 53.3% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 7.5 | 919 | 13,955 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 7.5 | 828 | 12,896 | 81.8% | 42.1% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.3 | 872 | 12,991 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 7.0 | 697 | 12,269 | 46.7% | 38.5% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 5.7 | 754 | 10,288 | 37.5% | 30.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 6.6 | 840 | 13,471 | 72.7% | 60.0% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 7.3 | 819 | 12,480 | 44.4% | 43.8% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 907 | 12,076 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 7.4 | 769 | 13,317 | 62.5% | 58.8% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 7.1 | 789 | 12,989 | 66.7% | 61.5% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 6.7 | 792 | 12,631 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 7.5 | 759 | 12,084 | 36.4% | 53.9% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 6.6 | 953 | 12,377 | 41.7% | 33.3% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.5 | 802 | 13,148 | 41.7% | 55.6% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.2 | 928 | 10,900 | 38.5% | 75.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.2 | 774 | 13,454 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 76.47% | 17 | 7.0 | 778 | 11,684 | 80.0% | 71.4% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 7.2 | 778 | 11,514 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.5 | 844 | 11,570 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.3 | 855 | 12,818 | 33.3% | 85.7% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 7.9 | 905 | 11,932 | 60.0% | 87.5% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 4.0 | 767 | 11,532 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 752 | 10,897 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.2 | 932 | 12,547 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 7.0 | 632 | 11,513 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 750 | 11,743 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 8.1 | 767 | 11,295 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 7.3 | 800 | 13,008 | 50.0% | 12.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.2 | 736 | 12,942 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 7.3 | 916 | 12,833 | 33.3% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 864 | 13,855 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.7 | 1,118 | 11,474 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.4 | 724 | 12,691 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.6 | 816 | 9,641 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 8.0 | 911 | 12,232 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 1,013 | 11,925 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.7 | 941 | 14,647 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.3 | 927 | 14,022 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.6 | 756 | 9,919 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.5 | 813 | 13,166 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.2 | 587 | 12,915 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 893 | 11,553 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.7 | 637 | 11,627 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 710 | 12,677 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.6 | 648 | 10,081 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 776 | 11,626 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 783 | 12,231 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 895 | 10,193 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.9 | 813 | 13,427 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 845 | 13,612 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 830 | 13,614 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 991 | 15,781 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 654 | 11,543 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 906 | 13,636 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 774 | 16,134 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 8.2 | 1,258 | 13,339 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 795 | 11,565 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 996 | 16,289 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 843 | 12,373 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Yorick vs Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yorick do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?
Heimerdinger wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Yorick's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 28 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Yorick do against Heimerdinger in the early game?
In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Yorick with a 53.3% win rate versus 46.7%. Heimerdinger 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, Heimerdinger takes over the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Heimerdinger scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup?
Heimerdinger wins the matchup against Yorick with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Heimerdinger is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 28 games analyzed.
What is the best Yorick build against Heimerdinger?
The best Yorick build against Heimerdinger includes Serylda's Grudge, Hullbreaker, Spear of Shojin with Mercury's Treads. 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 Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yorick vs Heimerdinger matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yorick counter Heimerdinger?
No, Yorick struggles against Heimerdinger with only a 42.9% win rate. Heimerdinger has the advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Heimerdinger's lead.
How do I play Yorick against Heimerdinger?
When playing Yorick against Heimerdinger, play cautiously and avoid Heimerdinger's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Heimerdinger has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.