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Vi vs Warwick

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How to Beat Warwick as Vi

based on 4,907 Vi vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Warwick as Vi came out of an analysis of 4907 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This matchup is somewhat uncommon. Vi has to counter Warwick in only 4.5% of her games.

Vi vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Vi has done a good job of countering Warwick. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.0% of games the champions face one another in. In Vi vs Warwick games, Vi’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Vi vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverExperimental HexplateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordDeath's DanceSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
>
Second ability for Vi to level upe
>
Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Warwick

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Warwick Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Warwick Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.5
< Deaths >
7
8.4
< Assists >
7.1
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
33
< Minions Killed >
52
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
16,294
< Physical Damage >
7,689
99
< Magic Damage >
8,791
833
< True Damage >
800
17,227
< Damage Dealt >
17,281
29,811
< Damage Taken >
40,118
11,498
< Gold Earned >
11,607
1.33
< Towers >
1.35
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
10,921
< Total Healing >
21,466
13,309
< Experience >
13,225
22
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
271
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Warwick with Vi in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Vi versus Warwick counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Vi often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Warwick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Warwick

Who is Better, Vi or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when trying to fight Warwick, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a good counter for Warwick.

While Vi does have a higher winrate compared to Warwick, when they face off with one another, Vi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vi into Warwick.

Moreover, Vi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vi vs Warwick matchups, Vi is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Vi is a decent counter to Warwick. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Warwick.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.8% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Vi, we analyzed 4,907 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 Warwick as Vi 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Warwick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi usually gets less CS relative to Warwick. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vi versus Warwick build include Black Cleaver, Experimental Hexplate, and Sundered Sky. When Vi bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Warwick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Warwick with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Warwick as Vi, Vi players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Vi vs Warwick counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Vi versus Warwick tips and builds for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.