MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yorick vs Varus
How often does Yorick beat Varus in Top?
Yorick into Varus in Top: 48% observed win rate across 356 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 behind by 27 gold.
Yorick at 15:00
- Gold: -27
- CS: -3
- XP: -216
Typical gap to Varus, from 356 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yorick counter Varus?
No counter here: Yorick sits at 48% over 356 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 Varus: the Yorick game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yorick at 63% across 179 games. Flip the lead and Yorick falls to 33% across 177.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 179 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 33% | 177 |
| First blood | 58% | 171 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 131 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 164 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 87 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yorick's Top build, with receipts
Into Varus specifically, Yorick finishes Trinity Force first most often: 46.9% over 96 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.