Yorick vs K'Sante TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Yorick vs K'Sante

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Yorick aims to control the side lane by building graves and using (E) to mark K'Sante for ghouls, forcing him to respond to splitpush pressure.
Maintain medium lane pressure to prevent K'Sante from farming safely and stacking (Q), denying his controlled melee lane ideal.
This is a scale versus control matchup where Yorick must leverage his splitpush and sustained pressure to outpace K'Sante's mid-game tank skirmishing.

Trading pattern

Set up graves before engaging and use (E) to mark K'Sante, then send ghouls to maximize damage and pressure.
Use (W) to trap K'Sante when he is immobile or without (W) and (R) cooldowns, punishing his inability to escape.
Avoid trading when graves or Maiden are down, or when (E) misses, as Yorick's threat and damage drop significantly.

Danger windows

Be cautious when K'Sante has (Q3) stacks ready, as his knockback and slow can disrupt your setup.
Avoid fighting when (W) displacement and damage reduction are available, as he can interrupt your trades.
Respect (R) window post-level 6, especially near terrain, where he can isolate and displace you for lethal trades.

Early game

Focus on preparing graves early to enable effective (E) trades and ghouls pressure before K'Sante reaches level 6.
Avoid extended fights without ghouls or (E) marks to prevent losing trades to K'Sante's medium early agency.
Use Maiden to apply pressure once available, forcing K'Sante to respect your sustained side-lane threat.

Power spikes

At level 6, summon Maiden to increase side-lane pressure and duel power; protect her to force K'Sante to respond.
When graves are prepared and (E) lands, use ghouls to pressure K'Sante and his wave control.
Respect K'Sante's level 6 (R) spike, which enables isolation and dueling; avoid fighting near terrain angles where he can displace you.

Win conditions

Use graves, (E), and Maiden to create sustained side-lane pressure and force K'Sante to answer, opening map pressure.
Trap K'Sante with (W) when he is immobile or after key cooldowns to win trades and convert pressure into tower damage.
Deny K'Sante safe farming and stacking (Q) by maintaining medium lane pressure and punishing cooldowns to delay his scaling.