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

Warwick vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Warwick

based on 3,944 Warwick vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Karma as Warwick came out of an examination of 3944 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Warwick is forced to battle against Karma in only 2.4% of his games.

Warwick vs Karma Matchup Summary

Warwick does a good job of beating Karma. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.1% of matches the champs face each other in. In Warwick versus Karma matches, Warwick’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Karma.

Best Warwick vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinExperimental HexplateWit's EndJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Karma as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Warwick vs Karma Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Karma Image
7.3
< Kills >
3.1
7
< Deaths >
5.7
7.1
< Assists >
12.3
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
0.66
54
< Minions Killed >
65
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,754
< Physical Damage >
1,036
8,944
< Magic Damage >
14,596
808
< True Damage >
808
17,506
< Damage Dealt >
16,441
40,550
< Damage Taken >
18,997
11,698
< Gold Earned >
9,247
1.45
< Towers >
1.89
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
21,894
< Total Healing >
2,737
13,343
< Experience >
11,473
20
< Vision Score >
48
6
< Wards Placed >
21
292
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Counter Karma with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Warwick vs. Karma matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Warwick normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Karma

Who is Better, Warwick or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes a good counter to Karma.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate than Karma, when facing one another, Warwick also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Warwick into Karma.

Furthermore, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Karma 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 team members during team fights.

Warwick is an above average counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Karma.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Warwick, we analyzed 3,944 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 Karma 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Warwick to counter Karma 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Karma. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Warwick versus Karma build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Karma than with most other common item sets. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Karma with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Karma as Warwick, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Warwick vs Karma counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karma as Warwick are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu above.