Akali vs Yorick TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Akali vs Yorick

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Akali is a high-agency early lane bully who must pressure Yorick to deny his calm scaling and side-lane setup.
Use Akali's mobility and (W) safety window to avoid Yorick's cage and ghouls while forcing trades.
This is a snowball vs scale matchup where Akali must snowball early and prevent Yorick from establishing his splitpush threat.

Trading pattern

Look for short trades using (Q) poke into passive autos, then engage with (W) for safety and (E) for follow-up.
Punish Yorick's lack of mobility by dodging (E) and escaping (W) cage setups.
Avoid fighting inside Yorick's minion and Maiden setup where his ghouls and pressure overwhelm you.

Danger windows

Akali is vulnerable when (W) is down; Yorick can punish with his cage or ghouls during this time.
Yorick is dangerous when ghouls are ready and (E) marks Akali; avoid prolonged trades in these moments.
(W) cage traps immobile targets; use Akali's mobility and (W) shroud to avoid getting caught.

Early game

Push early waves to prevent Yorick from setting graves and ghouls before level 6.
Use (Q) poke and passive autos to chip Yorick, then commit with (W) or (E) when he is exposed.
Avoid extended trades without (W) up as Yorick can punish Akali when her shroud is down.

Power spikes

Level 3 unlocks Akali's full (Q)-(W)-(E) combo; use this to force trades when Yorick lacks graves or ghouls.
Level 6 grants Akali's ultimate (R); track its cooldown to engage or reset safely.
Respect Yorick's level 6 (R) Maiden summon as it increases his side-lane pressure and duel potential; kill Maiden quickly if possible.

Win conditions

Use (W) to create safe windows for extended trades and all-ins to snowball Yorick early.
Deny Yorick the ability to set graves and summon Maiden by pressuring the wave and killing his minions.
Leverage Akali's mobility and burst to pick Yorick off before he can establish side-lane pressure and force team responses.