Several of the major news outlets have had a chance to take a look at Yorick at E3, bringing us a first glimpse of his skillset and artwork. The following information comes from PC Gamer, which should have a video of The Gravedigger later today.

Yorick’s skillset is based around summoning ghouls. The ghouls work sort of like Malzahar’s Voidlings, attacking the nearest champion, though they cannot be controlled by the Summoner. His three skills are as follows:

Necrotic Ritual: Summons a green ghast that explodes in a cloud of poison, slowing the enemy and dealing damage over time.

Devouring Ritual: Summons a red ghast that siphons life from his attacks and channels it to Yorick. It also empowers Yorick’s next attack with a hefty amount of lifesteal.

Spectral Ritual: Summons a blue ghast that embodies the powerful Summoner Spell Ghost, with increased movespeed and the ability to walk through units. Best of all, he bestows the same buffs to Yorick for the duration of his brief existence, ensuring that Yorick can chase down his target.

The ghouls currently last for roughly four seconds, though there is talk of increasing that number to six or eight. Yorick’s passive also grants him stat bonuses based on which ghouls are active. His ultimate sounds a bit like Rumble’s – a line skillshot that slows or possibly roots enemies caught in its path and either dealing nuke damage or damage over time.

Frankly, he sounds a lot like Rumble to me. Looking at his skillset I can only think one thing: lane presence. Yorick will have it in spades. A poison/slow, health regen, and a built in ghost for getting through minions – he’s going to be one bad dude to lane against. Hopefully I’ll be able to snag that video footage later today to share with you. Until then, check back soon for previews of the two champions set to follow Yorick – Leona and Skarner.