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

Warwick vs Xin Zhao

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Warwick

based on 5,354 Warwick vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Warwick resulted from an examination of 5354 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Warwick encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick has done a dismal job of beating Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Warwick vs Xin Zhao rounds, Warwick’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Warwick vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Frozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanTerminusIceborn 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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: 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 Xin Zhao as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Warwick vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
7.2
< Assists >
8.3
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
55
< Minions Killed >
42
1.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
8,503
< Physical Damage >
17,183
9,490
< Magic Damage >
1,382
852
< True Damage >
955
18,846
< Damage Dealt >
19,521
39,806
< Damage Taken >
39,493
11,661
< Gold Earned >
11,585
1.4
< Towers >
1.51
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
21,537
< Total Healing >
20,043
13,183
< Experience >
13,194
19
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
6
293
< Time Dealing CC >
458

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Warwick in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several influential Warwick versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..

Warwick often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Warwick and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Warwick or Xin Zhao?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Warwick usually loses when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes a poor counter for Xin Zhao.

While Warwick does have a lower winrate than Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Xin Zhao.

Moreover, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Warwick is a somewhat poor counter for Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Xin Zhao.

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

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Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Warwick, we analyzed 5,354 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 Xin Zhao 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Warwick versus Xin Zhao build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Xin Zhao than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Warwick boasted an average win rate of 48.8% battling Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Warwick, you should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Warwick vs Xin Zhao matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

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