Yorick vs Jax Counter Pick

Counter Strike is the single ability that defines the exchange. Jax dodges every incoming basic attack for its duration and then stuns what surrounds him, and Yorick’s damage is delivered by attacks: Last Rites empowers one, the Mist Walkers throw a stream of them, and the Maiden of the Mist adds more. A well-timed dodge deletes the output of a passive, a basic ability and an ultimate at once. Over 1,296 games on patch 16.13.1 the result is 45.6% for Yorick.

Movement is the other gap. Jax travels at 350 move speed against 340 and opens distance with Leap Strike, so Dark Procession rarely traps him and Mourning Mist has to be thrown at a moving target to bring the ghouls forward. Base stats otherwise match closely — both start on 650 health, 36 armor and 32 magic resistance — and the separation appears late, with Yorick at 2,588 health and 112.5 armor by level 18 against 2,401 and 107.4 for Jax. Relentless Assault turns any extended fight into escalating attack speed, both champions deal mixed damage so no single resistance settles a build, and 68 base attack damage against 62 wins the level-one trade before abilities are even comparable. Difficulty sits at 5 and 6.