How to win lane as Nasus against Warwick · 51.56% win rate over 576 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Warwick's W move speed sticks on you and Q heals every auto — with no Wither and no ult you lose the early drain trade. |
| Level 2 | Warwick | He still out-sustains you at 2: his passive heals harder as you trade him low while your Q is just farm. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Wither lands at 3 — slowing his attack speed dries up his Q heal and passive, evening the chase, but he edges a committed all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | You're hoarding stacks with Spirit Fire poke while his sustain keeps it close — neither of you clearly owns this window. |
| Level 6 | Nasus | Fury of the Sands plus Wither is your swing: bonus health and percent-HP burn out-grind his drain and survive his all-in. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first-item Q burst helps but his Q heal and R re-engage keep it a coinflip on cooldowns — play it on your Wither timer. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Stacked Q plus ult out-sustains his drain in the 1v1, but his R suppress sets up ganks — only Wither saves you, so respect his lockdown. |
Warwick owns these levels — his W move speed sticks to you and his Q heals every auto, so he wins any extended trade before your Wither is up. Don't try to duel him at 1 or 2; just last-hit with Q and chunk him with Spirit Fire (E) to shred his armor and deny clean drain trades. At 3 your Wither flips the chase math — slow his attack speed and move speed and his passive heal starves out — but he still edges the all-in if you let him stack autos.
The full Nasus vs Warwick report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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