Guide · Jungle

Warwick Guide

the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun

Fighter

Tank

Tier B Jungle

Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun, is a fighter and tank champion that is easy to pick up. Across our 420 analysed ranked games, Warwick is mostly played in the Jungle (57% of its games), and more rarely in Top (43%), with a 50.6% win rate in that role: tier B among Jungle champions (#27 of 48, ranked by win rate). Warwick's damage is mixed (48% physical, 47% magic): stacking a single type of resistance is less efficient against this champion. Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (48.8% to 51.6%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.

Averages measured over 239 Jungle games played with Warwick, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Warwick is a hunting jungler: his attacks deal bonus magic damage, and below 50% health they heal him (tripled below 25%). Blood Hunt gives him speed against enemies below 50% health, Jaws of the Beast bites based on max health, Primal Howl makes enemies flee, and Infinite Duress suppresses a champion.

The trade

Q › AA AA › AA AA › E

When: An enemy is within range.

Jaws of the Beast leaps you onto the target while healing you, your attacks deal bonus magic damage, Primal Howl reduces the damage you take then makes enemies flee.

The capture

R › Q › AA AA

When: A carry is isolated.

Infinite Duress leaps in a direction (farther with bonus speed) and suppresses the first champion hit for 1.5 seconds.

The hunt

W › Q › AA AA

When: An enemy is below 50% health.

Blood Hunt gives you movement and attack speed bonuses against them, tripled below 25%.

Laning phase

Jaws of the Beast deals damage based on the target's max health and heals you. Blood Hunt flags enemies below 50% health and gives you speed against them.

Common mistakes

• Forgetting your passive at low health: it is your heal.
• Casting the ultimate without having adjusted your bonus movement speed.
• Using Primal Howl when you do not need to flee.

Riot's official tips for playing Warwick

• Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.
• Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.
• Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Spirit Visage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Stridebreaker (29 games, 55.2% win rate).

Spirit Visage+Blade of The Ruined King+Stridebreaker

29 games · 55.2%

Blade of The Ruined King+Death's Dance+Stridebreaker

24 games · 58.3%

Thornmail+Blade of The Ruined King+Stridebreaker

23 games · 43.5%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite50.2% · 227 games

Most-played runes

Lethal Tempo + Sorcery

53.2% · 141 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph99%

Legend: Alacrity98%

Last Stand98%

Secondary tree · Sorcery

Celerity99%

Waterwalking94%

Shards

Attack speed99%

Adaptive force99%

Health scaling92%

Press the Attack + Sorcery

45.7% · 35 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph97%

Legend: Alacrity97%

Last Stand89%

Secondary tree · Sorcery

Celerity94%

Waterwalking83%

Shards

Attack speed100%

Adaptive force91%

Health scaling86%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Warwick's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team51.3% · 76 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Blade of The Ruined King 54.4%

Stridebreaker 53.1%

Spirit Visage 56.0%

Kraken Slayer 60.0%

Titanic Hydra 52.9%

Sterak's Gage 50.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team41.7% · 60 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Blade of The Ruined King 45.0% ▼

Stridebreaker 48.4% ▼

Death's Dance 52.6%

Thornmail 41.7%

Kraken Slayer 54.5%

Spirit Visage 60.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Balanced enemy team55.3% · 103 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Blade of The Ruined King 53.9%

Stridebreaker 57.6% ▲

Death's Dance 56.7%

Spirit Visage 56.7%

Thornmail 39.1%

Kraken Slayer 75.0%

The item that stands out most is Stridebreaker: 57.6% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

How to play against Warwick

• Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.
• Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.
• Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Warwick's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveEternal Hunger

Warwick's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. If Warwick is below 50% health, he heals the same amount. If Warwick is below 25% health, this healing triples.

QJaws of the Beast

Warwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.

WBlood Hunt

Warwick senses enemies below 50% health, gaining Move Speed toward and attack speed against them. When they fall below 25% health, he frenzies and these bonuses triple.

EPrimal Howl

Warwick gains damage reduction for 2.5 seconds. At the end, or if re-activated, he howls, causing nearby enemies to flee for 1 second.

RInfinite Duress

Warwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.

Frequently asked questions

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