Sharing my 70+% wr speedy Yorick build
Credentials: currently #12th yorick euw on league of graphs (edit: formerly 12th) https://www.leagueofgraphs.com/summoner/euw/foxgirlkali-frot https://dpm.lol/foxgirlkali-frot?lane=top&champion=Yorick#matchHistory
Runes:
Deathfire touch
Axiom arcanist (honestly could take manaflow band or nimbus cloak, personal preference)
Celerity
Scorch
Magical footwear
(can take biscuits if less confident)
Jack of all trades
Adaptive, AS or AH is personal preference, I take AH
Move speed
Flat health to get through early laning
Build:
Helm -> Triforce -> Either Mercs or Gluttonous -> Aether wisp (yes)
This gives you all 10 stacks of Jack of all trades, this is your biggest power spike, you are a mid game speed demon from this point.
Continue build with Bandlepipes (can sell helm and still keep all 10 stacks of Jack of all trades) -> Either Serylda's or Mortal reminder -> Cosmic drive (yes) -> Endless hunger/whatever last item might be better.
Theory:
Yorick lacks mobility. Biggest weakness is how fat and slow and chunky you are. This build lets you (and your ghouls) run people down if you land a single E. With Bandlepipes your entire team and pick and catch if you land a slow.
I personally think Jack of all trades is the most single broken rune in the game. Free 1000 gold injection worth of stats around 16 mins. You need either Mercs or Gluttons + Aether wisp for 10 stacks powerspike.
Triforce, Bandlepipes, Cosmic all give flat movement speed which scales your ghoul's movespeed. Serylda's is a conditional proc for Bandlepipes, but if anyone is under 50% hp and you land a E or any ghouls are stuck on them it's guaranteed lockdown. You proc Cosmic drive with EVERY ability due to Deathfire touch.
You can get around 60 AH after Serylda's which increases ur E uptime massively.
Playstyle: You are faster than the enemy. Weave in and out. Trade agrro with maiden. You are now one slippery champion.
Play safe lane till 6. Start E usually, can start Q if they weak lvl 1, as DFT wins trades early.
You steamroll ranged champs as usually (just land E). You can now kite other slow chunky fighters and tanks. You still lose to crazy mobility freaks like Irelia or Fiora, and champs that heal off your ghouls like WW or Trundle. Not really much you can do about that. There are a couple matchups which are now favored to yorick with this setup which yorick usually loses, most notably Sett, Olaf, Gwen, Renekton and Jax, and the gameplan is just out kite them since you can now. Ban Yone or Irelia.
Play for picks and catches with team mid game, can split as well. You are weak early and weak late, late game just group and peel for ADC.
FAQ:
Why not BC or Shojin:
Because I'm trading ghoul damage for Jack of all trades and movespeed. This build may lack the usual damage, but the utility and the ability to kite makes up for it.
Aether wisp has to be trolling:
Yah, I agree. But my win rate says otherwise so maybe movement speed is genuinely broken on Yorick. Who knows.
Shurelya's Battlesong or Youmuu's Ghostblade? They give movespeed and lots of different stats as well:
I hate actives. But actives aside, I don't want another support item as a top laner after Bandlepipes, because we would be sacking too much dueling power. I would actually consider Youmuu's Ghostblade except there is no build path that gives the sweet 10 Jack of all trades stacks quickly.
Thanks for reading!