Warwick vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Warwick
based on 1,782 Warwick vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Warwick vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Warwick vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Warwick
Tips for Playing as Warwick against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Warwick vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Warwick in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some strategic Warwick vs. Zilean counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Warwick typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zilean. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Warwick and Zilean
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Who is Better, Warwick or Zilean?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when taking on Zilean, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes an ok counter to Zilean.
While Warwick does have a higher win rate compared to Zilean, when facing one another, Warwick also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Warwick into Zilean.
Furthermore, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Zilean matchups, Warwick is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Warwick is a decent counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Warwick against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Warwick often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zilean. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Warwick versus Zilean build include Spirit Visage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Warwick boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Zilean with this build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Zilean as Warwick, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Warwick vs Zilean counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.
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