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Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Skill Sequence
... uh... Nevermind.
NORMALLY the Skill sequence is pretty straightforward.
What you do is:




However, you skill like this at first: because of

After that you just follow the priorisation above.
There are some matchups where you want to do it differently, but i will get back to that in theMatchups Section.







Sometimes you HAVE to take flash versus certain JUNGLE MATCHUPS. (




The above 4 are without a doubt the most useful on Yorick. Combine how you please, it all works.
What else to consider:

Everything else is a no-go.
None of it is of any use to you.
I'm going to do this from the top, in alphabetic order.
I'm only taking into to consideration the champions that i see CONSISTENTLY IN TOP IN RANKED!
No Alistar or Hecarim or any of that sort. I am a competitive player, i play for ranked, normals and how they end is of little concern to me.
My Matchups are colorcoded by the way:
- Blue - Easy matchup
- Green - Average matchup
- Orange - "Can be Difficult" matchup
- Red - "Hard/Has counter mechanics" matchups
NOTE: ALL MATCHUPS ASSUME EQUALLY SKILLED PLAYERS ON BOTH SIDES UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
Also: Yorick has no "counters" per se, but some champions can sustain through his harass and then return with a better lategame.

How to handle her:Take note of her

If she jumps you, simply stand there and fight her; You are stronger, especially 1v1 with Ignite and Ult up. If she shrouds, simply use W in the shroud and leave the shroud.
What start items?
Faerie Charm/Rejuvenation Bead
Buy 2x

What setup to use: Heavy MR runepage and "The Stonewall" masteries (0-30-0). Akali simply needs to be kept down earlygame, and you have to NOT feed her, then you automatically win the lane.

This guy is a pain the butt... much like ourself. Yorick and Cho'Gath is a complete stalemate.
How to handle him: Focus on farming. Try to harass him Pre-level 6, where you will be strongest. YOU CANNOT 1V1 CHO'GATH. His true damage is too much for you to handle, and you will gimp your build if you try to build too much early health.
What startup items?
Boots, you need to be able to dodge his Q, otherwise you will get ganked.
Get a

What setup to use: Farmville Runepage FTW - If you got an aggressive jungler, just go with go with HighArmor/MR.
Use the "GP10 Masteries" or the "The Unimaginative".

Corki is a bro. His relatively short range and skillshot harass makes him really easy to deal with. Also he has no sustain.
How to handle him:


Corki is really,really easy for Yorick. He has no slows, only a long-cd gapcloser


NOTE: COUNT THE MISSILES! The small ones you can shrug off, but the "Big One" actually hurts! GhoulBlock it with your

What startup Items: Boots, you won't need anything else for dominance.
What setup to use: Pretty much whatever you feel like. I reccommend Flat AD just to throw him out of the lane before 5 minute. Twice.

Darius' hardest counter is easily Yorick. You NEVER need to get in range for

How to handle him: Max



If he is a good

NOTE: DON'T PUSH ON A "GOOD" DARIUS!! This will allow him to free-farm at tower (Something

Alternatively: Max



What startup Items: Boots to stay out of his

What setup to use: Anything with Flat AD.
Elise...
I do not have enough experience versus

A bit of theory, however: Elise has very VERY low built-in sustain, and it's a melee/push mechanic.
Her AA range is low, and her stun is a skill-shot that can be GhoulBlocked.
She does %-Damage, but we do NOT stack HP, and we like magic resistance from varius sources.
You should easily be able to 1v1 her, frankly.
I'd rush


I'd get



He will poke back when you Ghoul him, and he is going to build some armor + HP10 to stay in lane.
How to handle him:Max


Your poke is stronger than his, but not much, especially not early on.
Build a



What startup Items: Cloth armor. You NEED this versus Gangplank.
IF you are forced to do boots because of their jungler, play safe until you can buy some armor.
What setup to use: Tons of armor!. I go with "The Stonewall" masteries simply because i love being tanky versus

SHRUG OFF THAT HARASS, *****ES! Also because you can't defend yourself against Yorick as easily as you can versus


Garen is not the "Might of Demacia" for no reason. He's the third most annoying prick in top. ever.
(Only ourselves and

How to handle him: Well... First of all, you must know his cooldowns. Here they are:




Now, in relation to our own cooldowns, this goes pretty even to both of you.
His speed boost will up more often than

Your



You will find most effect from maxing


Use



How to do it: Go in with E, then WAIT FOR HIM TO USE Q - THEN slow him! Otherwise you slow will be much less effective/completely wasted. Then gain distance. Rinse repeat.
When he manages to get in melee range, Q him. Your Q animation is FASTER than his.
MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL YOUR SKILLS OFF BEFORE YOU ARE SILENCED!!! If you don't, then draw out!
In a 1v1 scenario, you SHOULD win, if you are EVEN and you have bought a


What startup Items: CLOTH ARMOR! No contest. Get it.
What setup to use: Get the High armor/Arpen or the High Arpen/Armor. Flat AD is NOT worth it versus


Get


I'd go with "The Stonewall" mastery or "The Unimaginative".
Remember: Garen is countered quite heavily by armor, but his ultimate still does MAGIC damage, and can be quite a threat. Stack ARMOR and not HEALTH to avoid going below the 1-shot threshold.
NOTE: Our main goal versus Garen is to keep him down, and to not feed him! Yorick is more valuable in teamfights than


Irelia is not that prominent in the pre-patch (And i predict she won't be in S3 either)
How to handle him:
What startup Items:
What setup to use:
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