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How to Win Warwick vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Warwick

based on 7,018 Warwick vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Warwick faced Kai'Sa 7018 times. With so many matchups for Warwick vs Kai'Sa gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Kai'Sa. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Warwick encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his matches.

Warwick vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Warwick does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Warwick vs Kai'Sa matches, Warwick’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Warwick vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletSterak's GageWit's EndDead Man's Plate

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 TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Warwick vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Warwick in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Warwick versus Kai'Sa matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Warwick often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Warwick and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Warwick or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Warwick usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Warwick does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Warwick into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Warwick also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Kai'Sa matchups, Warwick is the better champ 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 an above average counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

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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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Warwick, 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 Kai'Sa 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Warwick to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick often gets a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Warwick versus Kai'Sa build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Kai'Sa than with most other common builds. In fact, Warwick boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kai'Sa as Warwick, Warwick players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Warwick vs Kai'Sa counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.8% win rate overall.

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