

Vi vs Warwick Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
704 games on patch 16.13.1 put Vi at 45.9%, and healing is the mechanism. Eternal Hunger adds magic damage to Warwick’s attacks and returns the same amount as health below 50%, with the healing increasing again below 25%. Jaws of the Beast then deals damage based on maximum health and heals him for what it deals, scaling directly against her 655 base health and 2,440 at level 18.
Warwick is also the more forgiving champion to pilot, rated 3 against her 4, and his kit answers hers point for point. Infinite Duress suppresses for 1.5 seconds and leaps further with bonus movement speed, beating Cease and Desist to the punch in a straight trade, while Primal Howl grants damage reduction for 2.5 seconds before causing nearby enemies to flee, cutting Denting Blows off mid-sequence. Blood Hunt senses wounded targets and hands him movement speed toward them, so an Enforcer who wins a skirmish and leaves at low health rarely escapes. Both fight at 125 attack range and both deal physical damage, so no itemization asymmetry rescues the matchup; 30 armor against his 33 and 340 movement speed against 335 are the only edges on the board. His 65 base attack damage against 63 and 2,303 health at level 18 against 2,440 show how thin the raw stat gap actually is, which is the clearest sign that the healing rather than the statline is doing the work.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Warwick has the statistical edge. Vi wins 45.9% of the recorded games.
45.9% from Vi's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
704 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Vi build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Vi build page.