Vayne vs Yorick Counter Pick

The damage formula only pays off when three hits land in a row on one target, and Yorick‘s toolkit is built to interrupt that chain. Shepherd of Souls calls Mist Walkers that flood into nearby enemies, Eulogy of the Isles brings in the Maiden of the Mist as a second body that never expires, and each unit that must be removed burns a Silver Bolts stack for nothing. Patch 16.13.1 shows Vayne at 41.2% over 391 games.

Dark Procession is the other headache: its destructible wall forms around the target instead of stretching out in front, cutting off retreat paths. Condemn can also exploit walls for a terrain stun, but Yorick decides where those walls go and when they go up. Mourning Mist strips armor, applies slows, and sends his summons racing at the marked enemy, which lets a 175-unit melee fighter close the gap on a 550-unit ranged one. Last Rites restores his health on the empowered attack, so chip damage that fails to finish a target does not hold. His bulk backs up the plan: 650 health at level 1 and 2,588 at level 18, movement speed of 340 against 330, and 62 base attack damage against 60. Because his damage is mixed, no single defensive stat shuts it down. He sits at difficulty 6 where others reach 8. The practical approach uses Tumble to reposition stacks rather than to deal damage, and avoids drawn-out fights near a freshly dug grave line.