Yorickvs Swain
Yorick vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Swain wins with a 70.0% win rate (+40.0%) over Yorick based on 10 games. Swain 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 Swain 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.
Swain(30.0%)Who Wins the Yorick vs Swain Matchup?
Yorick vs Swain Matchup Summary
The Yorick vs Swain matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Swain wins with a 70.0% win rate compared to Yorick's 30.0%, giving Swain a 40.0 percentage point advantage. Swain 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 Swain leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Swain 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 Swain 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 Swain Laning Phase Breakdown
Yorick is favored during the laning phase against Swain, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Yorick holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yorick Build Against Swain
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Swain, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Swain 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 Swain. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Swain matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yorick33.3%Swain66.7%Yorick28.6%Swain71.4%Swain dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Yorick. This lopsided early game means Swain can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Swain is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 71.4% win rate — 42.9 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Swain, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Swain 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 Swain
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Yorick the best tools to compete against Swain 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 Swain - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yorick do against Swain in League of Legends?
Swain wins the Yorick vs Swain matchup with a 70.0% win rate compared to Yorick's 30.0%, a 40.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Yorick do against Swain in the early game?
In the early game, Swain has the advantage against Yorick with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Swain players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Yorick do against Swain in the late game?
In the late game, Swain takes over the Yorick vs Swain matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to 28.6%. Swain scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yorick vs Swain matchup?
Swain wins the matchup against Yorick with a 70.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 40.0 percentage point advantage means Swain is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.
What is the best Yorick build against Swain?
The best Yorick build against Swain 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 Swain?
The best Yorick runes against Swain use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yorick vs Swain matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yorick counter Swain?
No, Yorick struggles against Swain with only a 30.0% win rate. Swain has the advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Swain's lead.
How do I play Yorick against Swain?
When playing Yorick against Swain, play cautiously and avoid Swain's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Swain has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.