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

Warwick vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Warwick

based on 2,763 Warwick vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our dataset, Warwick faced Heimerdinger 2763 times. Including so many games with Warwick versus Heimerdinger provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful data and a supported build to crush your foe. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Warwick fights Heimerdinger in only 1.7% of his games.

Warwick vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick does a below average job of countering Heimerdinger. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Warwick versus Heimerdinger rounds, Warwick’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Warwick vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsVampiric Scepter

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSterak's GageBlack 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
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E
16
R

Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Warwick vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Heimerdinger Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.1
7.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6.6
< Assists >
7.4
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
49
< Minions Killed >
132
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.53
7,154
< Physical Damage >
868
8,763
< Magic Damage >
24,552
792
< True Damage >
702
16,709
< Damage Dealt >
26,123
41,246
< Damage Taken >
19,915
11,530
< Gold Earned >
10,928
1.19
< Towers >
2.08
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
22,247
< Total Healing >
2,023
13,263
< Experience >
13,611
19
< Vision Score >
26
6
< Wards Placed >
12
336
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Warwick against Heimerdinger counter stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..

Warwick usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Warwick or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually loses when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes a bad counter to Heimerdinger.

While Warwick does have a lower win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Warwick also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Warwick into Heimerdinger.

Furthermore, Warwick also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Warwick is a trash counter to Heimerdinger. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Warwick, we analyzed 2,763 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 Heimerdinger 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Warwick in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick typically racks up less CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Warwick versus Heimerdinger build include Blade of The Ruined King, Titanic Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Warwick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 47.1% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Heimerdinger 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 we have analyed for Warwick vs Heimerdinger battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Warwick are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.