Powerful forward efforts from Jacob Lillyman, Sam Rapira, and Sione Lousi saw the Warriors pack outmuscle their opposites, and clever kicking from halfback Shaun Johnson and sharp attacking play out wide provided the impetus for five first half tries.
Two more four pointers in the early stages of the second-half had the Warriors on track for the 49-point points differential needed to leapfrog Brisbane into eighth position but improved Titans defence over the closing half hour killed their hopes.
The result improves their ladder position to ninth where they remained locked on 28 points with the seventh-placed Cowboys and eighth-ranked Broncos.
They now have their hopes pinned on upsetting the Panthers in their last round clash, and if the cards fall their way could still secure a sixth place finish at the end of 26 rounds.
The Warriors wasted no time in starting the points flow when a knock-on from Titans fullback William Zillman gifted them an attacking scrum.
A cleverly worked double-round saw Henry cross over on the right side of the field for the opening try.
With the Warriors forwards answering the challenge laid down midweek by coach Andrew McFadden, they continued to power up-field and another knock-on from the visitors earned a second scrum-feed to resume their attack.
This time they went left with Thomas Leuluai mimicking their right-side play for recalled centre Dominique Peyroux to score their second.
The Titans finally managed to regain possession after 12 minutes for just the second time since the kick-off but quickly found themselves back on their line before a dummy-half scamper from Friend gave the Warriors their third try.
With just 19 per cent of possession, it took 22 minutes for the Titans to enter the opposition half, however their heavy defensive load saw their decision-making falter and they were caught on the last tackle.
That foray gave them some hope and they began stringing together some sets and attacking play to have the home side stretched.
Scrambling defence saw the Warriors weather the storm and they had the energy to go from end to end on the back of some more hard graft and crisp play out wide. Things kept turning to gold when Nathan Friend's grubber was knocked-on to give them a third scrum inside the Titans red zone, and soon after it was Sam Tomkins strolling over to score.
Four minutes later the avalanche continued when Tomkins fed Konrad Hurrell for a fifth four-pointer, with Johnson's fifth goal putting them ahead 30-0 at halftime.
Back-to-back penalties maintained their momentum upon the resumption and Johnson's fifth tackle variations saw Tomkins accept a crossfield bomb for his second try. Two minutes later Johnson sliced through and beat Zillman on the outside to make it 40-0, before nailing his seventh goal from near touch.
Some niggling play from Titans enforcer Greg Bird on Ngani Laumape sparked a melee and lit the fuse for a tense last quarter.
The visitors defence lifted to halt the one-way traffic but the Warriors showed enough desperation of their own to keep the Titans scoreless and ensure the rollercoaster ride continues for at least another week.
Warriors 42 (Ben Henry, Dominic Peyroux, Nathan Friend, Sam Tomkins 2, Konrad Hurrell, Shaun Johnson tries; Shaun Johnson seven from seven goals), Titans 0.
- David Skipworth of the NZ Herald
