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

Warwick vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Warwick

based on 6,517 Warwick vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as Warwick came out of an analysis of 6517 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Warwick fights Xerath in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick has done a dismal job of beating Xerath. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs battle each other in. In Warwick against Xerath rounds, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Warwick vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTerminusBlack CleaverSpirit Visage

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 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
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Xerath as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Warwick vs Xerath Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Xerath Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.9
7
< Deaths >
5.4
6.6
< Assists >
10
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
55
< Minions Killed >
102
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,613
< Physical Damage >
657
9,154
< Magic Damage >
23,594
839
< True Damage >
756
17,607
< Damage Dealt >
25,008
41,373
< Damage Taken >
16,051
11,767
< Gold Earned >
10,985
1.36
< Towers >
1.61
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
22,402
< Total Healing >
1,341
13,515
< Experience >
12,840
19
< Vision Score >
36
7
< Wards Placed >
16
285
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Xerath with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several valuable Warwick vs. Xerath counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..

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

Differences between Warwick and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Xerath

Who is Better, Warwick or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes a poor counter for Xerath.

While Warwick does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when facing one another, Warwick also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Warwick into Xerath.

Furthermore, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Warwick is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Warwick against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Warwick, we analyzed 6,517 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick usually racks up less CS as Xerath. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Warwick versus Xerath build consist of Spear of Shojin, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Xerath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Warwick boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Xerath with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Xerath as Warwick, you 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 chose for Warwick vs Xerath counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.

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