MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yorick vs Swain
How often does Yorick beat Swain in Top?
Yorick into Swain in Top: 52% observed win rate across 182 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 581 gold.
Yorick at 15:00
- Gold: +581
- CS: +11
- XP: +281
Typical gap to Swain, from 180 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yorick counter Swain?
No counter here: Yorick sits at 52% over 182 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 Swain: the Yorick game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yorick at 53% across 119 games. Flip the lead and Yorick falls to 51% across 63.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 119 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 63 |
| First blood | 57% | 82 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 80 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 119 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 55 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:35 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yorick's Top build, with receipts
Into Swain specifically, Yorick finishes Trinity Force first most often: 50.0% over 46 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.