Talk:Yorick/@comment-75.70.120.76-20110806011415/@comment-4165869-20110806013045

Early game is where he shines. He has a decent single target poke the also heals himself for part of the damage dealt, on top of having good scaling. He has pretty short cooldowns on his Q and E, and all of his normal skills give him minions that will rush you to do damage. His W, while not doing as much damage now with the AP scaling, still does AoE damage and slows, so the utility is still there.

If your having trouble with Yorick early game, try getting some magic resist. A Negatron or Null Magic Mantal will cut down on his skill poke damage.