Warwick vs Nasus Counter Pick

Wither decelerates both move speed and attack speed on a single target over its duration, and Warwick’s damage is a function of both. Across 633 games on patch 16.13.1, a large sample for a jungle pairing, Warwick sits at 44.1%.

• Blood Hunt grants move speed toward wounded enemies and attack speed against them; Wither strips the payoff from both halves at once.
• Soul Eater gives Nasus permanent life steal, so a long fight no longer belongs by default to the champion with a healing passive.
• Spirit Fire reduces the armor of anyone standing in it, cutting into the 33 base armor and 107.8 at level 18 that Warwick leans on against physical damage.

Warwick’s window is early and narrow. Siphoning Strike only grows when Nasus lands killing blows, so contesting his tempo before the stacks matter is the pick’s actual purpose. Jaws of the Beast bites for a share of maximum health and gives it back as healing, and Nasus finishes on 2,418 health against Warwick’s 2,303. Infinite Duress scales its leap with bonus move speed, the cleanest way to catch a champion travelling at 350 against 335. Nasus deals mixed damage, so neither resistance alone covers Fury of the Sands, and his 67 attack damage at level 1 already beats 65. Full data: Nasus.