Talk:Yorick/@comment-3457312-20110706162400/@comment-209.169.90.44-20110706171748

I've been playing around with some builds in custom games and hoping that the patch for this buff gives him some more options during the early game, but right now it is more or less a requirement to get a Tear of the Goddess. Another problem with the phage is his bloody slow attack speed making it so you hardly get a single attack off even if the slow manages to apply. Brutalizer by itself is a good item for Yorick, but I think you need to tank up as quickly as possible which delays your buying it.

The above poster sufficiently answered the problems regarding his skills, I think.

In response to a question you have further down, I think there's a good deal of hyperbole going on with regards to Yorick. In my opinion, a buff to his mana costs alone could make him about on par with other tanky dps (if not particularly exciting or versatile.) His E is solid and makes him decent in the laning phase, but he feels underwhelming after that.