How to win lane as Yasuo against Warwick · 42.46% win rate (1,161 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Anti-heal — EQ-R his all-in, his R can’t be Wind-Walled.
Track: Warwick's R — Infinite Duress (110–70s cooldown). Dash suppress — Wind Wall won’t stop it.
Read from Yasuo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Warwick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Warwick's Q heal refunds any level 1 trade damage you deal. |
| Level 2 | Warwick | At 2 his sustain and Blood Hunt chase keep him ahead. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | Jaws of the Beast at 3 heals him through your poke trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Warwick | Level 4 his heal and movespeed chase still grind you down. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Infinite Duress at 6 suppresses you through any dash. |
| First item | Yasuo | IE crit lets you out-DPS his heal if you bait his R first. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Late your crit and mobility out-scale his sustain profile. |
Warwick wins 1-4: his Q heals him back to full in any trade and Blood Hunt lets him chase you down, so his sustain grinds you out — farm with Q from range and don't let him hit you below half HP.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yasuo's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yasuo 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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Warwick — Yasuo wins only 42.46% of 1,161 games, so Yasuo plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Warwick holds a real statistical advantage (57.54% win rate), so Yasuo is the one working uphill.
No — Warwick counters Yasuo (Yasuo wins only 42.46% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Yasuo takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Warwick.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blade of the Ruined King (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Plated Steelcaps.
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