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

Warwick vs Lux

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

based on 17,865 Warwick vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
10.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Warwick fought Lux 17865 times. With so many games with Warwick versus Lux provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a supported build to counter Lux. This champ pairing is fairly common. Warwick is forced to battle against Lux in 10.7% of his matches.

Warwick vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick does a dismal job of countering Lux. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Warwick versus Lux matches, Warwick’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Lux.

Best Warwick vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageWit's EndDead Man's PlateEclipse

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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Lux as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Warwick vs Lux Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Lux Image
7.3
< Kills >
5
7
< Deaths >
5.7
6.5
< Assists >
10.6
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
53
< Minions Killed >
88
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,393
< Physical Damage >
1,032
8,953
< Magic Damage >
18,941
798
< True Damage >
1,161
17,145
< Damage Dealt >
21,135
40,748
< Damage Taken >
15,355
11,683
< Gold Earned >
10,212
1.35
< Towers >
1.91
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
22,116
< Total Healing >
1,230
13,419
< Experience >
12,144
19
< Vision Score >
41
7
< Wards Placed >
18
288
< Time Dealing CC >
294

How to Counter Lux with Warwick in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Warwick versus Lux matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux..

Warwick often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Warwick and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Lux

Who is Better, Warwick or Lux?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Warwick usually loses when playing against Lux, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes a bad counter for Lux.

While Warwick does have a lower winrate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Warwick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Warwick into Lux.

Additionally, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. 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 in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Warwick is a somewhat poor counter to Lux. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Warwick against Lux.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Warwick, we analyzed 17,865 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 Lux 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

If you would like to truly master Warwick to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick typically accumulates less CS relative to Lux. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Warwick versus Lux build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Lux than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Warwick had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Lux with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Lux as Warwick, Warwick players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Warwick vs Lux counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

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