Yorick vs Shen Counter Pick

Twilight Assault scales its damage off the target’s maximum health, and Yorick brings the larger pool — 2,588 at level 18 against 2,293. Recalling the spirit blade to attack with it turns durability into a liability, which is part of why a champion rated 4 in difficulty holds one rated 6 to 43.6% across 913 games on patch 16.13.1.

The rest is Spirit’s Refuge. Attacks that would hit Shen near his spirit blade are blocked outright, and almost every point of damage in the Shepherd of Souls kit arrives as an attack — the empowered strike from Last Rites, the swarm of ghouls, the Maiden herself. One zone switches off the summoner, the summons and the ultimate together, while Shadow Dash taunts through its path and pulls those ghouls into exactly the blocked space.

Energy is why the pattern repeats. Shen spends none of the mana Yorick needs for Last Rites and Mourning Mist, and Ki Barrier refreshes a shield after every cast, its cooldown shortened when he affects allies. Base armor is close at 34 to 36 and Yorick is the tougher of the two at 112.5 to 105.4 by level 18, so durability is not the losing variable. Both deal mixed damage, and Stand United means a shove that looks safe can be answered from anywhere on the map.