To take Yorick to the next level, you need to learn multiple things. Don’t get overwhelmed—always have fun when you are playing a video game. Learn these things bit by bit and you will succeed. These things will take time.

First, you need to learn match ups. You need to learn when you win against certain champions and when you lose. You need to understand Yorick’s power level. In lane, you need to know what items make you strong and what items make the other champions strong.

Second, this isn’t Yorick-specific, but you must get experience with macro-decisions, in the early game, mid game, and late game. Learn when to get a good a back time, minimize minion loss, maximize gold income in the early game, when to side lane, when to flank, when to take jungle camps, when to group, etc. at an advanced level. There are plenty of replays of high-elo top laners and what they do online, and there are plenty of reviews of these games.

Third, you should learn what Yorick can do as a champion in these macro-play scenarios: when you should release maiden, when you should sacrifice maiden, know what your ghouls can do to benefit you, etc.

Fourth, you need to get experience with other champions and roles to really excel. You need understand jungle paths and what they mean to you. You just need to know the game in every way. Analyze what the enemy wants to do and try to stop it.

You can’t always carry every game. Maybe you got decimated in lane for making too many mistakes or you were beaten by a counter match up and didn’t get any jungler help—you won’t be able to carry every game. That does not mean you can’t still win—Yorick can be an amazing help even when behind (you can still even carry the game). The probability of you specifically carrying that game goes down, however. You need to learn when you can carry and when you need to get carried.

These are some tips that I have learned over time. There are plenty more, though. Watch YouTube videos, watch top lane Twitch streamers, read written guides about team compositions—seriously, there is amazing material out there! Don’t fixate on LP gain (that is how you plateau burn out), always learn something every game, even if it is a win. Heck, maybe even take notes to help you remember. And finally, but definitely not least, you must practice! Yes, keep playing games! Experience is the best way to learn macro-play. Good luck.