Yorick - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Yorickvs Kai'Sa

BFighterTank
Patch26.10
Matches683,599
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yorick vs Kai'Sa is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Yorick wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Kai'Sa based on 6 games. Yorick wins the early laning phase while Kai'Sa scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yorick vs Kai'Sa 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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Kai'Sa - 50.0% win rateKai'Sa(50.0%)
Yorick - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Yorick
50.0% WR
VS
Kai'Sa vs Yorick matchup - 50.0% win rate
Kai'Sa
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Yorick vs Kai'Sa Matchup?

Yorick wins the Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 6
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
7.9
CS / min
7.1
983
DMG / min
942
13,556
Gold / game
12,207
368
Heal / min
218
1,018
DMG Mitigated / min
661
0.4
CC / min
0.1
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Yorick vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

The Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 50.0%, giving Yorick a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yorick controls the early laning stage, but Kai'Sa outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yorick needs to press advantages before Kai'Sa reaches their power spikes, while Kai'Sa should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Yorick leads by 0.3s 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 Kai'Sa'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 Kai'Sa Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Kai'Sa in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.9Yorick
7.1Kai'Sa
Yorick significantly out-farms Kai'Sa by 0.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 12 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yorick a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Kai'Sa players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
983Yorick
942Kai'Sa
Yorick deals 41 more champion damage per minute than Kai'Sa. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Kai'Sa choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Yorick's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,556Yorick
12,207Kai'Sa
Yorick generates a commanding 1,348 more gold per game than Kai'Sa. This substantial economic advantage means Yorick consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Kai'Sa should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.4Yorick
0.1Kai'Sa
Both Yorick and Kai'Sa provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,387Yorick
878Kai'Sa
Yorick vastly out-sustains Kai'Sa, healing and mitigating 508 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yorick can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Kai'Sa is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Kai'Sa, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yorick Build Against Kai'Sa

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Kai'Sa, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Kai'Sa are Eclipse, Iceborn Gauntlet and Sundered Sky. 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kai'Sa. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Yorick early game win rateYorick66.7%
Kai'Sa early game win rateKai'Sa33.3%
Late Game
Kai'Sa
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Yorick late game win rateYorick33.3%
Kai'Sa late game win rateKai'Sa66.7%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Kai'Sa. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Kai'Sa is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Kai'Sa, 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 Kai'Sa reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa

Resolve rune tree - Yorick primary runes vs Kai'SaResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Yorick rune vs Kai'SaDemolish - best Yorick rune vs Kai'SaBone Plating - best Yorick rune vs Kai'SaOvergrowth - best Yorick rune vs Kai'Sa
Precision rune tree - Yorick secondary runes vs Kai'SaPrecision
Legend: Bloodline - best Yorick rune vs Kai'SaPresence of Mind - best Yorick rune vs Kai'Sa
100.0% WR

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


Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
55.98%2097.387112,35960.4%52.2%
48.79%2077.279612,86761.6%39.7%
48.07%1817.092411,88950.0%46.4%
52.35%1497.086212,31362.5%44.7%
46.76%1396.893311,54351.7%43.2%
49.61%1296.980611,90658.0%40.0%
35.96%1146.983311,45624.5%45.9%
55.36%1127.295112,25159.1%52.9%
55.88%1027.21,07912,60169.0%46.7%
52.69%937.380412,14262.8%40.5%
51.14%887.180812,32055.0%47.9%
50.00%886.878611,49846.5%53.3%
45.88%857.083111,73847.4%44.7%
48.81%847.286513,16145.2%50.9%
48.19%837.81,20212,96558.8%40.8%
57.83%837.41,30012,47061.1%55.3%
50.63%797.189812,41556.3%46.8%
63.16%767.01,06012,85466.7%61.2%
44.00%757.277911,83350.0%37.8%
56.16%737.31,03012,85353.6%57.8%
51.39%727.485812,47452.8%50.0%
51.43%707.386112,04950.0%52.6%
42.86%636.972810,78245.2%40.6%
41.94%627.178312,05245.2%38.7%
46.67%606.91,03012,27960.0%40.0%
50.00%607.790511,82457.7%44.1%
47.17%537.392611,95142.3%51.9%
38.46%527.187712,44661.1%26.5%
53.06%497.381410,88540.0%66.7%
60.42%487.399113,41570.6%54.8%
56.52%467.21,05513,00570.6%48.3%
54.55%447.296712,51946.1%58.1%
47.62%425.482912,06160.0%40.7%
65.85%417.186211,96964.7%66.7%
43.90%416.673712,09226.7%53.9%
55.00%407.089311,85844.4%63.6%
58.97%395.589313,44457.1%60.0%
47.37%386.781311,89147.4%47.4%
42.11%386.499112,61441.2%42.9%
45.95%377.392813,47557.1%39.1%
54.05%377.381712,51555.6%52.6%
78.79%336.978812,53191.7%71.4%
46.88%326.881712,65138.5%52.6%
51.61%317.07819,66053.3%50.0%
43.33%307.789414,64060.0%35.0%
36.67%306.898311,49533.3%38.9%
53.33%307.295712,32457.1%50.0%
32.14%286.877912,81444.4%26.3%
65.38%266.574612,29757.1%75.0%
65.22%236.785711,96272.7%58.3%
56.52%237.381112,79644.4%64.3%
59.09%227.093213,74466.7%53.9%
61.90%217.093311,39370.0%54.5%
40.00%207.081212,71842.9%38.5%
55.56%184.680312,57255.6%55.6%
47.06%176.592612,66842.9%50.0%
66.67%157.778413,72350.0%72.7%
33.33%156.081611,64260.0%20.0%
57.14%146.58559,98537.5%83.3%
50.00%143.875412,56542.9%57.1%
64.29%148.292212,20975.0%50.0%
38.46%136.077411,48842.9%33.3%
41.67%126.275611,4180.0%71.4%
50.00%127.574812,18025.0%62.5%
54.55%117.479912,77060.0%50.0%
54.55%117.282110,93250.0%60.0%
50.00%104.991514,67175.0%33.3%
20.00%106.495612,98025.0%16.7%
50.00%105.37259,91342.9%66.7%
80.00%108.082913,684100.0%60.0%
55.56%94.282611,80760.0%50.0%
44.44%98.087515,099100.0%37.5%
66.67%97.686413,5790.0%85.7%
55.56%97.21,13612,17950.0%60.0%
22.22%96.657412,73333.3%16.7%
55.56%97.181813,44360.0%50.0%
55.56%97.577612,79633.3%100.0%
33.33%97.793411,36650.0%0.0%
37.50%87.391912,77550.0%25.0%
50.00%86.996012,93250.0%50.0%
100.00%77.091314,777100.0%100.0%
42.86%75.870110,80633.3%50.0%
28.57%73.162110,70225.0%33.3%
42.86%76.487211,61025.0%66.7%
28.57%76.788914,1110.0%33.3%
57.14%74.091913,30533.3%75.0%
42.86%76.78519,48325.0%66.7%
66.67%62.667910,90675.0%50.0%
50.00%67.598313,750100.0%25.0%
50.00%66.993514,161100.0%40.0%
33.33%66.483312,32833.3%33.3%
66.67%67.599515,635100.0%60.0%
66.67%65.46147,27360.0%100.0%
33.33%66.61,05413,99950.0%25.0%
50.00%62.469211,654100.0%25.0%
50.00%67.998313,55666.7%33.3%
80.00%56.884410,183100.0%50.0%
40.00%57.41,23113,8560.0%50.0%
100.00%52.77909,917100.0%100.0%
60.00%57.577310,42366.7%50.0%
60.00%57.475012,9580.0%75.0%
60.00%57.796811,67350.0%66.7%
60.00%54.565011,02933.3%100.0%
0.00%57.385113,8010.0%0.0%
60.00%54.588515,149100.0%50.0%
40.00%54.574312,171100.0%0.0%
20.00%52.680212,22450.0%0.0%

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Yorick vs Kai'Sa - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yorick do against Kai'Sa in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Yorick do against Kai'Sa in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Kai'Sa with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Kai'Sa in the late game?

In the late game, Kai'Sa takes over the Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Kai'Sa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Kai'Sa with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Yorick is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Yorick build against Kai'Sa?

The best Yorick build against Kai'Sa includes Eclipse, Iceborn Gauntlet, Sundered Sky with Boots of Swiftness. 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 Kai'Sa?

The best Yorick runes against Kai'Sa use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yorick vs Kai'Sa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yorick counter Kai'Sa?

Yes, Yorick has a favorable matchup against Kai'Sa with a 50.0% win rate. Yorick slightly edges out Kai'Sa in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Yorick against Kai'Sa?

When playing Yorick against Kai'Sa, 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.