How to win lane as Yasuo against Warwick · 50.2% win rate over 976 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| 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 | By level 5 it's an even skill fight on his cooldowns. |
| 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.
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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