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What decides the jungle matchup: Hecarim vs Warwick in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
Warwick
jungle · Early ganker
He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you.
Window: before four minutes
Warwick's W tracks any enemy under 50% HP with bonus speed; staying topped up removes his gank pathing entirely.
Hecarim vs Warwick: Common Questions
- Who wins Hecarim vs Warwick?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Hecarim against Warwick to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Warwick: He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you.
- How do you play the Hecarim Warwick matchup?
- Hecarim and Warwick are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him. Warwick's W tracks any enemy under 50% HP with bonus speed; staying topped up removes his gank pathing entirely.
- What should I know about Warwick vs Hecarim?
- Warwick and Hecarim are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Warwick: He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do I beat Warwick as Hecarim?
- Warwick's W tracks any enemy under 50% HP with bonus speed; staying topped up removes his gank pathing entirely. He smells blood below half health. Reset or heal before he crosses the map for you. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Warwick you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.