Vi vs Warwick Counter Pick

Across 704 games on patch 16.13.1, Vi wins 45.9% of the time, and sustain is the reason. Eternal Hunger tacks magic damage onto Warwick’s attacks and restores that same amount as health while he sits under 50%, with the restoration growing again below 25%. Jaws of the Beast scales off maximum health and heals him for whatever it deals, which lines up directly against her 655 base health and 2,440 at level 18.

Warwick is the easier of the two to play, scored 3 to her 4, and his toolkit mirrors hers almost move for move. Infinite Duress applies a 1.5-second suppression and a longer leap with bonus movement speed, letting him reach Cease and Desist first in a head-on exchange. Primal Howl grants 2.5 seconds of damage reduction and then sends nearby enemies fleeing, interrupting Denting Blows partway through. Blood Hunt detects wounded targets and grants movement speed toward them, so an Enforcer who wins a skirmish and retreats at low health seldom gets away. Both champions have 125 attack range and deal physical damage, so itemization gives neither side a clear asymmetry; 30 armor against his 33 and 340 movement speed against 335 are the only differences on the board. His 65 base attack damage against 63, and 2,303 health at level 18 against 2,440, show how narrow the raw stat gap is, pointing to the healing rather than the statline as the real driver.