Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Fierce Shot passive triggers consistent multi-hit damage every 5 attacks, scaling hard with crit and lifesteal items
- +Three skills that reset Fierce Shot cooldown enable flexible combo patterns and sustained poke pressure
- +Feel the Sun (R) deals percentage-based damage scaling off enemy health loss, making it effective against tanks
Weaknesses
- −Passive reliance makes him weaker than traditional marksmen in early all-ins before attack count builds naturally
- −No mobility or defensive tools leaves him vulnerable to gap closers and assassination attempts
- −Skill timing requirement means missing Explosive Arrow or misplacing Heavenly Barrage significantly reduces burst output
Abilities
PFierce Shot
Every 5th auto attack fires 5 arrows in a line, dealing physical damage and applying all special attack effects (lifesteal, critical, armor penetration).
1Explosive Arrow
Fire an explosive arrow into the sky that lands on the selected area, dealing physical damage and stunning enemies for 1 second. The next auto attack triggers Fierce Shot.
2Heavenly Barrage
Create an area of light where enemies are continuously attacked by arrows, dealing physical damage every 1 second. The next auto attack triggers Fierce Shot.
RFeel the Sun
Fire a massive light arrow across the map, dealing physical damage and an additional 10% magic damage based on the target's missing health. The next auto attack triggers Fierce Shot.
Skill Order
Priority: R > Q > W| Skill | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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1Explosive Arrow | 1 | · | 3 | · | 5 | · | 7 | · | 9 | · | · | · | 13 | · | · |
2Heavenly Barrage | · | 2 | · | 4 | · | · | · | 8 | · | 10 | · | 12 | · | 14 | · |
RFeel the Sun | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | · | · | · | · | 11 | · | · | · | 15 |
Loadout
Awake
Spirit
Dragon's ClawStandard Build
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6Core Combos
Poke & Reset
12Use Explosive Arrow to stun and reset Fierce Shot counter, then auto-attack twice and drop Heavenly Barrage for continuous damage. Safe rotation for poking immobile enemies.
Health Threshold Execution
2RActivate Heavenly Barrage to accelerate Fierce Shot passive stacking, chain auto-attacks into Feel the Sun when enemy drops below 50% health for percentage burst damage.
Full Combo Burst
12RExplosive Arrow stun + auto-attack to trigger Fierce Shot, immediately Heavenly Barrage, finish with Feel the Sun. Use when enemy is caught in chokepoint or after CC chain from team.
Gameplan
Early Game
Levels 1–6- →Play safe and focus on farming; your damage scaling is back-loaded so avoid forcing trades before 2-3 items
- →Use Explosive Arrow (Q) to harass immobile supports and secure CS under tower when enemies respect your range
- →Position behind minion waves to prevent enemy marksman from trading—Yorn's early all-in is weaker than most ADCs
Mid Game
Post Broken Spear- →Transition into Heavenly Barrage + auto-attack patterns to speed up Fierce Shot procs and control skirmish areas
- →Group for objectives and use Feel the Sun's long range for poke damage before team fights; the percentage scaling applies pressure to enemy frontline
- →Maintain distance from assassins; kite toward towers and allies when enemies initiate
Late Game
Teamfight phase- →Position at max range; with full items, Fierce Shot procs deal massive damage and healing, making you durable in extended fights
- →Use Feel the Sun as a finisher on low-health targets and to chunk enemy tanks based on damage they've already taken
- →Spam Heavenly Barrage in choke points and objective areas to secure team fight wins through persistent damage
Matchups
Yorn gets countered by
QuillenStealth engage bypasses Yorn's range advantage; his mobility and burst eliminate Yorn before Fierce Shot procs enough times
ZephysHigh mobility and sustained damage output duel better early; can all-in before Yorn's passive scaling and lifesteal stack value
ElsuSuperior range and hitscan mechanics make early lane harassment one-sided; outscales Yorn in critical situations
Yorn synergizes with
GrakkHook CC chains perfectly into Yorn's Explosive Arrow stun and Heavenly Barrage, creating guaranteed burst windows on isolated enemies
RazAOE initiation allows Yorn to safely channel Heavenly Barrage and burst multiple enemies; creates frontline pressure while Yorn deals sustained damage
MinaSupport stun and damage amplification enable Yorn's combo chains; her shields protect him from the gap-close threats that counter his kit
Pro Tips
- →Track your passive counter mentally—after 4 auto-attacks, your 5th triggers Fierce Shot, so position aggressively when it's about to proc for guaranteed burst
- →Feel the Sun's percentage damage scales off cumulative health loss, not current missing health; coordinate with your team's burst to maximize its value
- →Explosive Arrow stun duration (1s) is long enough to reposition or chain CC with teammates—use it defensively against divers, not just offensively
Yorn excels in prolonged team fights where his passive rhythm and percentage-scaling ultimate punish grouped enemies and tanks. Pick him into heavy-frontline compositions where Feel the Sun shines, but avoid matchups with early-game dominant marksmen or mobile assassins who exploit his lack of defensive options.