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

Warwick vs Kayn

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

based on 8,044 Warwick vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayn as Warwick resulted from an examination of 8044 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Warwick fights Kayn in only 4.8% of his matches.

Warwick vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Warwick has done a average job of countering Kayn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Warwick vs Kayn rounds, Warwick’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Kayn.

Best Warwick vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

EclipseTerminusDeath's DanceSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier 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
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kayn as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Kayn

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 Kayn

When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.

Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.

Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.

Warwick vs Kayn Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Kayn Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.8
7.1
< Assists >
7.7
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
53
< Minions Killed >
35
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.34
7,984
< Physical Damage >
17,078
9,503
< Magic Damage >
1,021
878
< True Damage >
858
18,366
< Damage Dealt >
18,958
40,700
< Damage Taken >
37,783
11,748
< Gold Earned >
11,859
1.4
< Towers >
1.08
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
22,150
< Total Healing >
18,354
13,391
< Experience >
13,676
20
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
291
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Kayn with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Warwick versus Kayn matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayn..

Warwick often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kayn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Kayn

Who is Better, Warwick or Kayn?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when playing against Kayn, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes an ok counter for Kayn.

While Warwick does have a higher winrate than Kayn, when facing one another, Warwick also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Warwick into Kayn.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Kayn matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Warwick is a decent counter to Kayn. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Kayn.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Warwick, we analyzed 8,044 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 Kayn 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick in order to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick often accumulates more CS as Kayn. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Warwick versus Kayn build include Experimental Hexplate, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Warwick used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kayn than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 50.3% battling Kayn with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Kayn as Warwick, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Warwick vs Kayn fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kayn as Warwick are shown for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.