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Warwick vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Warwick

based on 4,222 Warwick vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kha'Zix as Warwick came out of an analysis of 4222 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Warwick encounters Kha'Zix in only 2.5% of his matches.

Warwick vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Warwick does a decent job of beating Kha'Zix. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Warwick against Kha'Zix rounds, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Warwick vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

TerminusDead Man's PlateSpirit VisageIceborn Gauntlet

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
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Warwick vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Kha'Zix Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.1
6.9
< Deaths >
6.6
6.7
< Assists >
6.4
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
56
< Minions Killed >
26
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.32
7,554
< Physical Damage >
17,977
9,001
< Magic Damage >
1,060
773
< True Damage >
986
17,329
< Damage Dealt >
20,023
39,921
< Damage Taken >
33,039
11,698
< Gold Earned >
12,615
1.49
< Towers >
0.97
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
21,498
< Total Healing >
15,887
13,380
< Experience >
13,655
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
288
< Time Dealing CC >
210

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Warwick vs. Kha'Zix counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kha'Zix..

Warwick typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kha'Zix. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Warwick or Kha'Zix?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually wins when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes a good counter to Kha'Zix.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate than Kha'Zix, when facing one another, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Kha'Zix.

Additionally, Warwick has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Kha'Zix matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Warwick is a decent counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Kha'Zix.

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 Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Warwick, we analyzed 4,222 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Warwick to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen 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 typically picks up more CS relative to Kha'Zix. Champions who on average don't get much CS often 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Warwick versus Kha'Zix build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Kha'Zix than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Kha'Zix as Warwick, Warwick players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Warwick vs Kha'Zix counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.

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