
Warwick Top: Best Counters and Matchups Guide 2024
Laning Against Warwick Control wave positioning by keeping it near your tower early game to minimize Warwick's chase potential. Purchase healing reduction items early as Warwick relies heavily on sustain through abilities and itemization. Be especially cautious at level 6 - if Warwick can't use his Ultimate (R) in lane, he'll likely roam to other lanes.

Warwick Blood Hunter in combat stance
Effective Counter Strategy
- Ward flanks thoroughly to spot potential Ultimate (R) engages
- Maintain poke pressure to prevent all-in attempts
- Consider purchasing QSS to counter his Ultimate
- Save Flash for emergency disengage
- Focus on poking and disengaging rather than extended trades
Strong Counters:
- Cassiopeia
- Heimerdinger
- Illaoi
- Trundle
- Malphite
- Olaf
Additional Counters:
- Teemo
- Poppy
- Quinn
- Gnar
- Maokai
- Volibear
- Swain
- Wukong
- Darius
Power Spike Awareness
- Early Game (Levels 1-5): Relatively weak, focused on farming
- Level 6: Significant power spike with Ultimate acquisition
- Mid-Game: Grows stronger with items and levels
- Late Game: Strong duelist and team fighter
Always maintain respect for Warwick's Ultimate engage range and healing potential while exploiting his early game weakness and susceptibility to poke damage.