Lucian vs Warwick
How to Beat Warwick as Lucian
based on 9,011 Lucian vs Warwick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Warwick Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Warwick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Warwick
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Warwick Counter Stats
How to Counter Warwick with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Lucian against Warwick counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..
Lucian often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Warwick. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Warwick
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Who is Better, Lucian or Warwick?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when playing against Warwick, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a bad counter to Warwick.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Warwick.
Moreover, Lucian also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This 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 Lucian 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 team members during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Warwick. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Warwick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often picks up much more CS as Warwick. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Warwick build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Warwick with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Warwick as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, 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 builds that we analyzed for Lucian vs Warwick battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.
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