User blog comment:Darkemorph/Is Yorick Really That Annoying?/@comment-24340503-20140224080817

If I may, you should give the Muramana/Trinity Force build a go. Yorick has the ability to get the Muramana hit three times in quick succession (Not as amazing as Jayce, which is a given), and it also builds out of his primary laning item (Tear), and it works with the mana from TF. With Q+Sheen you have a really really strong first hit, with Q+Phage/Zeal you have a ton of movement speed. If you're the only one doing well then you can head for Black Cleaver for more damage and pokemon, or the bog-standard Frozen Heart for unlimited pokemon. BT works with Q+Sheen and turns you into Aatrox-level sustain, even in fights.

However he's definitely not a champion you want to lose lane as. He's fundamentally a ranged Riven, and you should be trying to output a lot of damage as Yorick. On the tank side of things, he doesn't even have the Renekton stun. He has a weak-ass AoE slow.