Yorick vs Volibear TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Your goal is to survive Volibear's early lane pressure to reach your level 6 splitpush spike.
Focus on setting graves and keeping Maiden alive to force tower pressure and side-lane control.
Respect Volibear's stun and dive threat, punishing his cooldowns and missed engages.

Trade only when graves are ready and successfully marks Volibear to pressure with ghouls.
Use cage to trap Volibear after marking him with , punishing his limited disengage.
Avoid trading without graves or Maiden, as Volibear's repeat healing and stun punish low mobility trades.

Respect stun availability to avoid getting locked down for follow-up damage.
Beware of Volibear's second hit which heals him and extends trades unfavorably.
Exercise caution when Volibear has available, as he can force dives or extended fights under turret.

Prepare graves before trading to ensure ghouls assist and maximize damage.
Use to mark Volibear and limit his aggressive engages.
Avoid extended fights before level 6 when Volibear's dive and stun are most dangerous.

At level 6, summon Maiden with to force Volibear off waves and towers.
After preparing graves and landing , pressure towers to capitalize on your ghoul setup.
Respect Volibear's level 6 dive threat and his first bruiser item timing that boosts durability and sustain.

Use graves, marks, and cages to trap Volibear and force him to fight your minion army.
Keep Maiden alive to apply continuous side-lane pressure and threaten tower plates.
Punish Volibear's cooldowns on and missed marks to trade aggressively and secure lane control.

Tactical tip

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