Introduction
Warwick is a monster who hunts the gray streets of Zaun. Transformed by horrific experiences, his body is now equipped with an intricate system of chambers and pumps that injects alchemical rage into his veins. Emerging from the shadows, he tracks down the criminals who terrorize the depths of the city. Warwick is drawn to blood, the smell of which drives him mad. If its prey bleeds, it has no chance of escaping him.
Warwick has good single target damage and an ability to move quickly around the map. Items that strengthen Warwick's defense and allow him to dive into the fray are therefore preferred.
Warwick's Pros and Cons
- Pros
- Great at dueling
- Great at taking objectives
- Q outplays
- Runs people down
- Turns fight around
- Cons
- Weak against kiting
- No escape when ultimate and Flash is down
- Easily countered by grievous wounds
- Scales Well
General Tips Playing as Warwick
- Follow your Blood Hunt (W) trails to low health enemy champions.
- Infinite Duress (R) distance scales with any movement 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.
Warwick Summoner Spells
- Flash is almost guaranteed to be chosen as one of your primary Summoner Spells, with very few moments calling for a replacement. Flash gives your champion a boost forward, allowing you to escape sudden death, or for you to initiate a team fight. You can Flash through certain barricades, like into the Nashor's Pit or out of abilities that could lead to your death. You can also use Flash offensively, gap closing to an enemy champion to engage on them, or close enough to an ally to support them. You can use Flash to escape in sticky situations, Flashing into a bush that your enemy may not have expected can help you get away safely. When using Flash offensively, be sure that you are not just sending yourself to the intentionally feeding report list. The enemy's team could be just around the corner to stop you, or you could get too far away from the assistance of your allies.
- Ghost is in excellent spot at the moment in the current meta. The usefulness of Ghost in the past was especially relevant on champions that dealt a sustained amount of damage. Ghosting passive that allows you to walk through minions is available through Phantom Dancer and other champion abilities. Still, when an enemy has Ghost you should focus on your health in encounters more than with other spells, as you’ll find it more difficult to disengage with a champion chasing you down with 10 seconds of 28-45% increased movement speed (based on their level).
- In the current meta, Teleport presents itself as a excellent secondary summoner spell for solo laners across the Rift. By simply taking Teleport, you generate a gargantuan amount of threat that your opposing team need to consider when making a play. A 4v5 at Drake can quickly turn into an even teamfight with the use of a smart Teleport from a split-pushing top laner.
- When going Top, Ignite can be useful for 1v1 match-ups that Ignite could help you win with the kill edge, especially if your champion is not an effective split pusher, and does not benefit from Teleport in comparison to other champions. Ignite is a execution summoner spell when your enemy is escaping, is low HP, and you have no cooldown nor mana left to use on them. You should not use Ignite at the start of the fight, and at the earliest, it should be used when the enemy is at half HP. Using Ignite at half HP is helpful when your target is being constantly healed by their items or their teammate's abilities, as it will make those heals less effective.
Warwick Runes
Warwick Items
Warwick Skill Order
Warwick Ability Combos
- E + AA + Q + AA + E + AA + AA: Use your E then AA, Q, AA, E, AA and finish with another AA
- E + R + AA + Q + AA: Press your E, then your R, AA, Q and another AA to finish.
- W + E + R: Use your W, then E and R.
- W + FLASH + R + E + AA + Q + E + AA: Start with W, then Flash, R, E, AA, Q, E and AA.
- W + E + AA + AA + AA + E + AA + Q + AA + R: Press your W and E, then AA, AA, AA, E again, AA, Q, AA and R to finish.
- W + E + FLASH + Q + E + AA + R: Start with your W, then E, Flash, Q, E AA and finish with your R.
Guide (Basic):
- Jaws of the Beast + Tiamat Combo
- This combo cancels the Tiamat animation and increases your burst as Warwick’s Q goes through with the DPS allowing you to reset your auto attacks.
- Jaws of the Beast + Chase Combo
- Combo is used to time the blink or dashes on the enemies so Warwick will stick like glue as it follows blinks and/or dashes. Also follows Hextech Rocketbelt
- Jaws of the Beast + Dodge Combo
- This combo will allow Warwick to "blink" out of any crowd control effects
- Jaws of the Beast + Backdash
- Hold down Q and Warwick will appear behind the target
Warwick's Threats and Synergies
- Extreme Threats
- Vayne
- Cassiopeia
- Olaf
- Jax
- Heimerdinger
- Neeko
- Illaoi
- Twisted Fate
- Ideal Synergies (Jungle)
- Hecarim
- Rammus
- Pantheon
- Taliyah
- Volibear
- Zac
- Sejuani
Gameplay guide for Warwick Top Lane
Warwick becomes effective as a duelist the game progresses. You should be very active with Warwick in the window of time when he is most effective, ie the middle of the game. Follow in the footsteps of low health champions via Blood Hunt to move around the map faster and create opportunities as often as possible.
You can, with your sustain slay Dragons or Herald in the Rift fairly early in the game, as long as you make sure the enemy doesn't see you.
In team fight, try to arrive from the sides in order to place Primal Howl which will frighten several enemies and give you time to find a carry or isolated champion with Infinite Duress. Once in the fray, never stop fighting in order to keep yourself alive. The lower your life, the more your sustain increases.
Conclusion
Warwick is a powerful champion that fulfills the role of offensive tank and initiator. Warwick is one of the best champions in the game at forcing an engagement and taking people in and out of the fight. Building him offensively/defensively enables you to spread havoc all over the battlefield as you pursue and avoid pursuit yourself.
Overall, This Warwick Guide includes mainly skill sequence, summoner spells, the most important aspect which is the match-up against each champions.
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