Yorick vs Singed Counter Pick

Speed settles this matchup before any damage is traded. Singed moves at 345 base speed against Yorick’s 340, and each time he drafts past a champion, Noxious Slipstream gives him a burst of extra speed. That means he chooses when a fight starts. Yorick has no dash to close the gap, and across 559 games on 16.13.1 he wins 44.5% of the time, rated Hard.

Damage type is the other half of the picture. Singed deals pure magic damage, so the armor Yorick builds toward 112.5 by level 18 does nothing against Poison Trail. Mourning Mist’s armor reduction is irrelevant here too. Magic resistance is what matters, and both champions begin with 32. Insanity Potion adds Grievous Wounds on top of that poison, which blunts the healing from each empowered Last Rites attack. That healing is the sustain Yorick depends on to stay in the fight. Mega Adhesive slows and roots, and Fling drops him onto the ghoul line, so together they drag Yorick away from the Maiden of the Mist. By level 18 Yorick has far more health, 2,588 to 2,282, and difficulty is rated 6 to 5. The problem is a chase he cannot win, not a weak statline.