Xin Zhao vs Warwick
How to Beat Warwick as Xin Zhao
based on 5,354 Xin Zhao vs Warwick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Warwick Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Warwick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Warwick
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Advice to Win Against Warwick
Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.
Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.
Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.
Xin Zhao vs Warwick Counter Stats
How to Counter Warwick with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Xin Zhao against Warwick counter stats that may help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Warwick..
Xin Zhao usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Warwick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Warwick
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Warwick?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when trying to fight Warwick, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Xin Zhao makes a good counter for Warwick.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate than Warwick, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xin Zhao into Warwick.
Furthermore, Xin Zhao also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Warwick matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Warwick. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Warwick.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Warwick. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Xin Zhao versus Warwick build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Warwick than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when playing against Warwick with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Warwick as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Xin Zhao vs Warwick counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Xin Zhao are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.