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

Warwick vs Irelia

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

based on 4,548 Warwick vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Warwick came out of an evaluation of 4548 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Warwick is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Warwick does a good job of countering Irelia. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.1% of games the champions fight each other in. In Warwick versus Irelia matches, Warwick’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Irelia.

Best Warwick vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

TerminusIceborn GauntletSpirit VisageSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Warwick to level upq
>
Second ability for Warwick to level upw
>
Last skill for Warwick to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Irelia as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Warwick vs Irelia Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Irelia Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
7.2
< Assists >
5.3
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
60
< Minions Killed >
194
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.41
8,192
< Physical Damage >
15,659
9,300
< Magic Damage >
5,783
925
< True Damage >
736
18,417
< Damage Dealt >
22,179
38,704
< Damage Taken >
30,274
11,707
< Gold Earned >
12,352
1.47
< Towers >
2.07
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
21,163
< Total Healing >
9,874
13,331
< Experience >
14,410
18
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
285
< Time Dealing CC >
106

How to Counter Irelia with Warwick in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Warwick against Irelia counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Warwick typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Irelia

Who is Better, Warwick or Irelia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually wins when taking on Irelia, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes a good counter to Irelia.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate compared to Irelia, when facing one another, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Warwick into Irelia.

Additionally, Warwick has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Irelia matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Warwick is an above average counter for Irelia. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Irelia.

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

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Warwick, we analyzed 4,548 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 Irelia 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

Warwick Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick typically accumulates a lot less CS as Irelia. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Warwick versus Irelia build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Irelia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Irelia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Irelia as Warwick, Warwick players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Warwick vs Irelia LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

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