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How to Win Warwick vs Hwei Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Warwick

based on 7,789 Warwick vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Warwick resulted from an examination of 7789 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Warwick is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Warwick vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Warwick does a good job of beating Hwei. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Warwick versus Hwei games, Warwick’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Warwick vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

TerminusWit's EndBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Warwick to level upw
>
Second ability for Warwick to level upq
>
Last skill for Warwick to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Hwei as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Hwei

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Advice to Win Against Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Warwick vs Hwei Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Hwei Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
9
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
55
< Minions Killed >
136
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
7,519
< Physical Damage >
1,009
9,015
< Magic Damage >
22,171
822
< True Damage >
595
17,357
< Damage Dealt >
23,777
41,090
< Damage Taken >
18,522
11,787
< Gold Earned >
10,839
1.41
< Towers >
1.86
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
22,442
< Total Healing >
1,636
13,609
< Experience >
13,492
20
< Vision Score >
26
7
< Wards Placed >
12
289
< Time Dealing CC >
562

How to Counter Hwei with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Warwick vs. Hwei matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Warwick often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Warwick and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Hwei

Who is Better, Warwick or Hwei?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Warwick makes a good counter to Hwei.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Warwick into Hwei.

Moreover, Warwick also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Hwei matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Warwick is a good counter to Hwei. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

TaricTaric44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.5% winrateLeonaLeona44.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrate

Warwick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateGwenGwen54.7% winrateZoeZoe54.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Warwick, we analyzed 7,789 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 Hwei as Warwick 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.

Other Useful Resources

Warwick Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Warwick in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick often gets less CS as Hwei. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Warwick versus Hwei build consist of Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Hwei than with most other common builds. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Hwei with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Hwei as Warwick, Warwick players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Warwick vs Hwei counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Warwick versus Hwei tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every round played with both champions.