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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Warwick Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Kai'Sa

based on 7,018 Kai'Sa vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Kai'Sa resulted from an analysis of 7018 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Kai'Sa fights Warwick in only 4.4% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a dismal job of beating Warwick. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Kai'Sa against Warwick matches, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Kai'Sa vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRabadon's DeathcapWit's EndPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Warwick

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Win Against Warwick

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

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

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

Kai'Sa vs Warwick Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Warwick Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.4
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
6.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
173
< Minions Killed >
52
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,413
< Physical Damage >
7,533
8,158
< Magic Damage >
8,917
417
< True Damage >
819
20,989
< Damage Dealt >
17,270
19,807
< Damage Taken >
39,714
12,338
< Gold Earned >
11,612
2.08
< Towers >
1.44
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
4,221
< Total Healing >
21,540
12,583
< Experience >
13,240
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
44
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Warwick with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Kai'Sa against Warwick matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Warwick..

Kai'Sa often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Warwick. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Warwick

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Warwick?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when playing against Warwick, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Warwick.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate compared to Warwick, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Warwick.

Additionally, Kai'Sa has only a small 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a garbage counter for Warwick. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Warwick.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 7,018 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa in order to counter Warwick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often racks up much more CS as Warwick. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Warwick build consist of Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Warwick than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 47.2% battling Warwick with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Warwick as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kai'Sa vs Warwick battles, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.

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