Yorickvs Smolder
Yorick vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yorick wins with a 58.8% win rate (+17.6%) over Smolder based on 17 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 Smolder 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 Smolder Matchup?
Yorick vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Yorick vs Smolder matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 58.8% win rate compared to Smolder's 41.2%, giving Yorick a 17.6 percentage point advantage. Yorick dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Smolder players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Yorick leads by 722 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick players can confidently pick into Smolder and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Smolder away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Yorick vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Yorick, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yorick Build Against Smolder
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Smolder 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 has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Yorick the best chance to compete against Smolder. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Smolder matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yorick62.5%
Smolder37.5%Yorick55.6%Smolder44.4%Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Yorick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Yorick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Yorick holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Smolder players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Yorick Runes Against Smolder
Sorcery
Precision
Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Yorick to press their advantage against Smolder, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.60% | 217 | 7.4 | 796 | 13,507 | 59.7% | 56.5% | |
| 50.24% | 209 | 6.9 | 885 | 12,030 | 57.6% | 45.2% | |
| 55.34% | 206 | 7.3 | 850 | 12,329 | 59.3% | 52.2% | |
| 41.95% | 174 | 6.9 | 813 | 11,944 | 48.2% | 36.3% | |
| 53.85% | 169 | 7.0 | 892 | 12,537 | 54.8% | 53.1% | |
| 48.78% | 164 | 6.8 | 928 | 12,032 | 50.7% | 47.3% | |
| 49.32% | 148 | 7.2 | 1,125 | 11,942 | 45.7% | 52.6% | |
| 53.85% | 143 | 7.2 | 904 | 11,896 | 52.5% | 54.8% | |
| 56.59% | 129 | 7.2 | 754 | 11,688 | 68.3% | 45.5% | |
| 52.00% | 125 | 7.1 | 1,084 | 12,266 | 49.1% | 54.2% | |
| 46.96% | 115 | 6.7 | 777 | 11,677 | 32.7% | 60.0% | |
| 61.40% | 114 | 7.5 | 1,373 | 12,034 | 75.9% | 46.4% | |
| 41.28% | 109 | 7.2 | 1,051 | 12,501 | 53.3% | 32.8% | |
| 47.17% | 106 | 6.9 | 808 | 11,683 | 52.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.54% | 101 | 6.6 | 847 | 11,436 | 53.2% | 38.9% | |
| 46.88% | 96 | 6.9 | 914 | 12,200 | 47.6% | 46.3% | |
| 47.31% | 93 | 7.2 | 884 | 12,003 | 57.9% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 90 | 7.4 | 854 | 12,812 | 72.5% | 42.0% | |
| 52.87% | 87 | 7.6 | 795 | 12,622 | 56.4% | 50.0% | |
| 43.53% | 85 | 7.2 | 1,004 | 12,624 | 56.8% | 33.3% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 7.1 | 891 | 12,625 | 55.6% | 39.6% | |
| 50.00% | 82 | 7.1 | 789 | 12,200 | 54.0% | 46.7% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 6.6 | 826 | 11,229 | 46.7% | 52.6% | |
| 58.82% | 68 | 7.3 | 826 | 11,556 | 65.8% | 50.0% | |
| 38.33% | 60 | 6.9 | 938 | 11,846 | 34.5% | 41.9% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 7.0 | 691 | 11,480 | 75.0% | 48.6% | |
| 44.07% | 59 | 7.0 | 742 | 11,354 | 48.6% | 37.5% | |
| 36.21% | 58 | 8.0 | 924 | 13,145 | 46.1% | 28.1% | |
| 55.17% | 58 | 7.1 | 884 | 12,775 | 77.3% | 41.7% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 7.2 | 816 | 11,828 | 51.9% | 42.9% | |
| 64.81% | 54 | 7.0 | 1,132 | 12,201 | 74.1% | 55.6% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 7.3 | 847 | 11,283 | 75.0% | 38.5% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 6.0 | 803 | 10,504 | 56.7% | 31.6% | |
| 64.58% | 48 | 7.0 | 833 | 12,557 | 72.0% | 56.5% | |
| 59.57% | 47 | 7.3 | 912 | 12,245 | 55.0% | 63.0% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 7.2 | 937 | 12,058 | 45.5% | 63.6% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 7.1 | 911 | 12,053 | 40.0% | 43.5% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 7.3 | 966 | 12,864 | 61.1% | 47.8% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 6.5 | 809 | 11,477 | 73.9% | 38.9% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 7.5 | 764 | 12,010 | 56.5% | 37.5% | |
| 68.57% | 35 | 6.9 | 878 | 11,587 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 67.74% | 31 | 7.0 | 984 | 13,337 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 7.1 | 812 | 12,386 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 7.3 | 783 | 13,694 | 66.7% | 57.9% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 7.6 | 824 | 12,704 | 63.6% | 62.5% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.1 | 743 | 12,856 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 76.92% | 26 | 6.0 | 926 | 12,947 | 84.6% | 69.2% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 7.5 | 1,060 | 12,629 | 66.7% | 30.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 7.0 | 948 | 13,129 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 7.0 | 685 | 11,224 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 7.0 | 761 | 10,873 | 61.5% | 77.8% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 7.8 | 902 | 12,423 | 80.0% | 63.6% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.8 | 765 | 11,809 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 4.1 | 717 | 10,540 | 53.9% | 60.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 4.1 | 809 | 11,177 | 55.6% | 22.2% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.1 | 921 | 12,192 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.8 | 808 | 12,214 | 62.5% | 55.6% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.4 | 878 | 13,341 | 25.0% | 38.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.5 | 922 | 13,306 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.6 | 805 | 11,896 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 7.9 | 956 | 14,602 | 80.0% | 63.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.3 | 883 | 10,716 | 44.4% | 71.4% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.5 | 682 | 9,996 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.3 | 968 | 14,197 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 6.8 | 674 | 9,869 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.8 | 1,092 | 12,518 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.2 | 797 | 10,091 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.6 | 721 | 10,772 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 675 | 8,451 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 912 | 13,748 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 650 | 11,042 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.2 | 901 | 10,526 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.0 | 657 | 9,796 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 732 | 10,109 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 829 | 11,735 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.7 | 853 | 11,961 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 3.4 | 596 | 12,559 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.6 | 753 | 12,144 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 4.7 | 693 | 12,879 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 1,001 | 14,958 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 872 | 12,840 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 776 | 12,887 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 720 | 13,733 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 947 | 11,104 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.7 | 885 | 14,528 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 849 | 12,234 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.1 | 584 | 10,097 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.3 | 741 | 11,988 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 3.4 | 765 | 10,500 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 5.8 | 753 | 11,422 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.7 | 868 | 13,477 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.5 | 767 | 12,895 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.8 | 637 | 13,213 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 614 | 9,564 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.4 | 848 | 13,690 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 615 | 9,998 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 992 | 9,399 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,013 | 13,880 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 890 | 11,155 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 822 | 13,951 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 961 | 11,325 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 836 | 14,063 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 8.0 | 756 | 11,823 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 926 | 13,606 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 1,026 | 12,170 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.0 | 939 | 14,092 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 914 | 12,286 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 466 | 8,450 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 863 | 15,002 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Yorick vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yorick do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Yorick wins the Yorick vs Smolder matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to Smolder's 41.2%, a 17.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Yorick do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Smolder with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. 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 Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Yorick takes over the Yorick vs Smolder matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yorick vs Smolder matchup?
Yorick wins the matchup against Smolder with a 58.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 17.6 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Yorick build against Smolder?
The best Yorick build against Smolder includes Serylda's Grudge, Spear of Shojin, Trinity Force with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Smolder?
The best Yorick runes against Smolder use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yorick vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yorick counter Smolder?
Yes, Yorick has a favorable matchup against Smolder with a 58.8% win rate. Yorick strongly counters Smolder in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Yorick against Smolder?
When playing Yorick against Smolder, 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.