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

Warwick vs Xayah

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

based on 2,695 Warwick vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Warwick resulted from an analysis of 2695 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Warwick encounters Xayah in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Warwick does a average job of countering Xayah. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Warwick vs Xayah games, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Warwick vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraSterak's GageExperimental HexplateSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
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 Xayah as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Warwick vs Xayah Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Xayah Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.7
7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
54
< Minions Killed >
174
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.51
7,659
< Physical Damage >
20,477
9,099
< Magic Damage >
377
859
< True Damage >
396
17,617
< Damage Dealt >
21,251
40,396
< Damage Taken >
20,450
11,698
< Gold Earned >
11,943
1.4
< Towers >
2.33
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
21,880
< Total Healing >
4,763
13,395
< Experience >
12,718
19
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
290
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Warwick in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some significant Warwick against Xayah counter stats that can help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Warwick normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Xayah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Xayah

Who is Better, Warwick or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when facing off against Xayah, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Warwick makes an ok counter to Xayah.

While Warwick does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when facing one another, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Xayah.

Additionally, Warwick also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Xayah matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Warwick is a decent counter for Xayah. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Warwick, we analyzed 2,695 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Warwick versus Xayah build include Thornmail, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Xayah than with most other common builds. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 50.5% battling Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xayah as Warwick, Warwick players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Warwick vs Xayah LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Warwick are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.