How to win lane as Yorick against Nasus · 52.67% win rate (1,310 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Zone him off CS with ghouls — deny his stacks early.
Track: Nasus's W — Wither (15–11s cooldown). His only kite. Bait it before committing.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Nasus.
| 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 | Yorick | Level 3 is still roughly even as you begin E-poking but can't commit a kill. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yorick | Levels 4-5 remain a neutral farming standoff before your ult swings it. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | 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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Yorick, slightly — a 52.67% win rate edge over 1,310 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Yorick has a small statistical edge (52.67% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Yorick has a slight edge (52.67% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Nasus.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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