Yorick vs Heimerdinger TOP Matchup Guide

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Yorick into Heimerdingermedium

Overview

Use graves and to mark and pressure Heimerdinger before his turrets zone is set.
Avoid fighting without Maiden or graves ready to prevent losing trades against turret control.
Aim to summon Maiden at level 6 to force tower plates and create side-lane pressure.

Set graves before engaging and use to mark Heimerdinger for ghouls.
Trap Heimerdinger with when he is immobile inside your ghouls to maximize damage.
Punish Heimerdinger when his turrets are cleared or is down by forcing short trades.

Beware Heimerdinger's multiple turrets and stun ready to punish close trades.
Avoid fights without Maiden or prepared graves as Yorick's damage and sustain drop significantly.
Do not fight inside turret zones after Heimerdinger's level 6 and item spikes to reduce burst risk.

Prepare graves early and avoid walking into turret range without ghouls to reduce stun risk.
Use to mark Heimerdinger and send ghouls for poke and wave control.
Hold the wave near your tower to limit Heimerdinger's turret setup and avoid overextending.

Level 6 summons Maiden, sharply increasing duel and side-lane pressure; protect her to force objectives.
Graves plus mark create strong pressure to push Heimerdinger under tower.
Respect Heimerdinger's level 6 and first AP item spikes by avoiding turret zones.

Consistently set graves, land , and trap Heimerdinger with to force tower pressure.
Keep Maiden alive to maintain sustained side-lane threat forcing enemy responses.
Exploit windows when Heimerdinger's turrets are cleared or is on cooldown to trade aggressively.

Tactical tip

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