Warwick vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Warwick
based on 2,241 Warwick vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Warwick vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Warwick vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Warwick
Tips for Playing as Warwick against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Warwick vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Warwick in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Warwick against Viktor counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..
Warwick typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Warwick and Viktor
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Who is Better, Warwick or Viktor?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when taking on Viktor, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes an ok counter for Viktor.
While Warwick does have a lower win rate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Warwick also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Viktor.
Moreover, Warwick has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Warwick is a somewhat poor counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Viktor.
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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 Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Warwick on average picks up a lot less CS as Viktor. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Warwick versus Viktor build include Blade of The Ruined King, Titanic Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Warwick used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Viktor than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 49.3% battling Viktor with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Viktor as Warwick, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Warwick vs Viktor clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
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