How to win lane as Yorick against Nasus · 52.67% win rate over 1,310 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even farm-and-position phase with no kill threat for either side. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based; Nasus has no engage and you have no all-in yet. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is still roughly even as you begin E-poking but can't commit a kill. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain a neutral farming standoff before your ult swings it. |
| Level 6 | Yorick | At 6 your Maiden and R let you dive and starve his stacks, tilting it to you. |
| First item | Yorick | With your first item and Maiden shoving, you deny his farm and out-trade him. |
| Two+ items | Yorick | With 2+ items you out-splitpush and out-DPS Nasus, keeping the lead. |
Levels 1-2 are neutral pushing and last-hits; neither of you threatens a kill and Nasus just wants to touch minions while you set up your wave.
The full Yorick vs Nasus 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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