Irelia vs Yorick TOP Matchup Guide

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Irelia into Yorickmedium

Overview

Pressure Yorick early to deny graves and prevent Maiden's tower pressure.
Use wave states with low-health minions for resets and passive stacks.
Prioritize snowballing through extended trades before Yorick's scaling powers up.

Stack passive and use resets to engage around or marks.
Punish Yorick when he lacks graves or Maiden to reduce his sustain.
Avoid using forward without a reset path to prevent getting trapped in cage or ghouls.

Respect mark combined with graves and ghouls ready for burst damage.
Avoid fighting near cage without an escape path to prevent being trapped.
Be cautious when Maiden is alive, as Yorick gains sustained pressure and tower threat.

Push and thin waves to create reset paths and stack passive.
Use level 2 + combo to stun and force Yorick off the wave.
Avoid trades without passive stacks or reset paths to prevent ghouls' sustain damage.

Deny Yorick wave control to prevent graves and ghouls setup.
Use resets and stun to force extended all-ins before or Maiden activate.
Convert early lane dominance into side-lane pressure and objective control before Yorick scales.

Tactical tip

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Updated Jul 4, 2026