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

Warwick vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Warwick

based on 4,885 Warwick vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Warwick battled Kayle in 4885 matches. Having so many matchups for Warwick versus Kayle gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a solid build to annihilate Kayle. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Warwick has to counter Kayle in only 2.9% of his matches.

Warwick vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick has done a below average job of beating Kayle. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Warwick versus Kayle rounds, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kayle.

Best Warwick vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Wit's EndSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusBlack Cleaver

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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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
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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 Kayle as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Warwick vs Kayle Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Kayle Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
5.8
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
48
< Minions Killed >
183
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.55
6,546
< Physical Damage >
6,998
8,045
< Magic Damage >
13,149
716
< True Damage >
495
15,307
< Damage Dealt >
20,642
38,586
< Damage Taken >
22,372
11,358
< Gold Earned >
12,070
1.39
< Towers >
2.68
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
21,074
< Total Healing >
6,822
12,992
< Experience >
15,040
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
284
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Kayle with Warwick in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several influential Warwick versus Kayle matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..

Warwick often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kayle. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Kayle

Who is Better, Warwick or Kayle?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually loses when trying to fight Kayle, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Warwick makes a bad counter for Kayle.

While Warwick does have a lower win rate compared to Kayle, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Warwick into Kayle.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Warwick is a garbage counter for Kayle. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Warwick against Kayle.

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 Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Warwick, we analyzed 4,885 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 Kayle 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 Kayle Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Warwick in order to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick on average racks up a lot less CS as Kayle. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Warwick versus Kayle build consist of Spirit Visage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Kayle than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 47.3% when playing against Kayle with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Kayle as Warwick, Warwick players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Warwick vs Kayle matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Warwick are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.