MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yorick vs Smolder
How often does Yorick beat Smolder in Top?
Yorick into Smolder in Top: 51% observed win rate across 232 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Yorick ahead by 1,047 gold.
Yorick at 15:00
- Gold: +1,047
- CS: +15
- XP: +718
Typical gap to Smolder, from 231 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yorick counter Smolder?
No counter here: Yorick sits at 51% over 232 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Smolder: the Yorick game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yorick at 54% across 175 games. Flip the lead and Yorick falls to 44% across 57.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 175 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 57 |
| First blood | 55% | 155 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 118 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 168 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 123 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 66 |
Someone usually dies here around 9:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:25. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yorick's Top build, with receipts
Into Smolder specifically, Yorick finishes Trinity Force first most often: 56.4% over 55 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Yorick core is Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge: 55.8% across 1,616 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (15,576 games).
Skill plan: Yorick players max Q first and take Q at level 1.