How to Win Blitzcrank vs Warwick Counter Matchup Blitzcrank is in the a tier of champions

Blitzcrank vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Blitzcrank in LoL Warwick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Blitzcrank

based on 4,156 Blitzcrank vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Blitzcrank came out of an analysis of 4156 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Blitzcrank encounters Warwick in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Blitzcrank vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Blitzcrank does a dismal job of countering Warwick. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Blitzcrank against Warwick games, Blitzcrank’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Blitzcrank vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionSteel Shoulderguards

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Force of NatureThornmailPauldrons of WhiterockFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Blitzcrank to level up q
>
Second ability for Blitzcrank to level up w
>
Last skill for Blitzcrank to max out e

Runes

Inspiration Glacial Augment Hextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Sorcery Nimbus CloakCelerity
Ability Haste Armor Magic Resist
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank q ability q
Blitzcrank w ability w
Blitzcrank e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Warwick as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Warwick

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

Advice to Win Against Warwick

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Blitzcrank vs Warwick Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Warwick Image
2.3
< Kills >
7.9
6.6
< Deaths >
7
13
< Assists >
7.6
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
35
< Minions Killed >
55
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,501
< Physical Damage >
8,202
5,828
< Magic Damage >
9,405
821
< True Damage >
1,069
9,150
< Damage Dealt >
18,677
22,015
< Damage Taken >
36,965
8,015
< Gold Earned >
11,954
1.21
< Towers >
1.45
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
2,120
< Total Healing >
19,443
10,419
< Experience >
13,432
44
< Vision Score >
18
19
< Wards Placed >
6
258
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Warwick with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Blitzcrank versus Warwick matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Warwick

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Warwick?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually loses when trying to fight Warwick, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes a bad counter for Warwick.

While Blitzcrank does have a lower win rate compared to Warwick, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Blitzcrank into Warwick.

Furthermore, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Blitzcrank is a garbage counter to Warwick. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Warwick.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 4,156 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Warwick as Blitzcrank comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank often picks up less CS compared to Warwick. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Warwick build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Blitzcrank used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Warwick than with most other common item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 47.4% when playing against Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Warwick as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Warwick counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% win rate overall.

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