Illaoi vs Yorick TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use your tentacle zones to force Yorick into difficult farming angles and deny his grave setup.
Prioritize lane pressure to prevent Yorick from safely scaling and setting up Maiden and ghouls.
Disrupt Yorick's side-lane pressure by punishing his low mobility and wave control.

Trade only when Yorick is forced into your tentacle zone and is available.
Punish Yorick after lands by following up with and tentacle slams.
Reset tentacle zones if Yorick clears graves or Maiden to maintain trade threat and pressure.

Yorick is dangerous when marks you and ghouls are ready; avoid fights without tentacle control.
Beware of cage trapping you, especially if is down.
Yorick’s Maiden enables strong side pressure and gank setups; keep lane warded and fight inside tentacle zones with ready.

Establish tentacles early around the wave to control space and threaten with .
Use to pull Yorick's spirit when he farms near graves or ghouls.
Avoid extended trades without tentacles or ready to counter Yorick's sustain from .

At level 6, use to turn multi-target fights when Yorick commits with Maiden and ghouls.
Pressure Yorick’s wave with multiple tentacles and angles to force tough farming choices.
Respect Yorick’s level 6 spike with Maiden alive; fight only inside tentacle zones to reduce his threat.

Deny Yorick’s grave and Maiden setups by controlling tentacle zones and landing pulls.
Use to punish multi-target commits and ganks entering your tentacle zone.
Maintain high lane pressure to prevent Yorick from scaling safely and force fights inside your zone.

Tactical tip

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