How to win lane as Warwick against Illaoi · 49.37% win rate over 399 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Warwick's level 1 sustain wins if you dodge Illaoi's early E. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is even as her Q and E poke threaten soul-steal. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | At 3 you punish whiffed E with Blood Hunt and heal the trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay a skill fight over dodging Test of Spirit. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | Level 6 Infinite Duress locks her out of her Leap of Faith dance. |
| First item | Warwick | At first item you still dodge E and out-sustain her non-soul trades. |
| Two+ items | Illaoi | Full-build Illaoi's tentacle-field AoE out-damages your single-target R. |
Level 1-3 favours you if you respect the E: her Test of Spirit is a skillshot, so juke it, and when she whiffs or commits Q you Blood Hunt in, trade with charged Jaws of the Beast, and heal the chip straight back.
The full Warwick vs Illaoi 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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