Yorickvs Irelia
Yorick vs Irelia is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Irelia wins with a 51.7% win rate (+3.3%) over Yorick based on 60 games. Yorick wins the early laning phase while Irelia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yorick vs Irelia 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.
Irelia(48.3%)Who Wins the Yorick vs Irelia Matchup?
Yorick vs Irelia Matchup Summary
The Yorick vs Irelia matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 60 recent matches analyzed, Irelia wins with a 51.7% win rate compared to Yorick's 48.3%, giving Irelia a 3.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yorick controls the early laning stage, but Irelia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yorick needs to press advantages before Irelia reaches their power spikes, while Irelia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Irelia leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Irelia 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 Irelia's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Yorick vs Irelia Laning Phase Breakdown
Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Yorick, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yorick Build Against Irelia
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Irelia, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Irelia 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 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Irelia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Irelia matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yorick57.7%Irelia42.3%Yorick41.2%Irelia58.8%Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.7% win rate — a 15.4 percentage point lead over Irelia. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Irelia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Irelia, 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 Irelia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Irelia 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 Irelia
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Yorick the best tools to compete against Irelia 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 Irelia - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yorick do against Irelia in League of Legends?
Irelia wins the Yorick vs Irelia matchup with a 51.7% win rate compared to Yorick's 48.3%, a 3.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 60 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Yorick do against Irelia in the early game?
In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Irelia with a 57.7% win rate versus 42.3%. 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 Irelia in the late game?
In the late game, Irelia takes over the Yorick vs Irelia matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yorick vs Irelia matchup?
Irelia wins the matchup against Yorick with a 51.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 3.3 percentage point advantage means Irelia is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 60 games analyzed.
What is the best Yorick build against Irelia?
The best Yorick build against Irelia includes Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Yorick runes against Irelia?
The best Yorick runes against Irelia use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 57.1% win rate in the Yorick vs Irelia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yorick counter Irelia?
No, Yorick struggles against Irelia with only a 48.3% win rate. Irelia has the advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Irelia's lead.
How do I play Yorick against Irelia?
When playing Yorick against Irelia, play cautiously and avoid Irelia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Irelia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.