Warwick Build Guide : Warwick: The Strongest Wolf in the Jungle (S6 Patch 6.13)

Introduction

Hello, my name is Sixxth Berry. I am by no means a pro League player, but has been my favorite champion since I first discovered him and I feel that I can help other people to learn how to best play this beast. I have been playing League since late season 3, and I have learned a lot about League from others, and I hope to pass on some of that information to the people who see this guide.
I just finished the update for the mid-season 6, and will continue to update this throughout the season with each new patch.

Key Terms

Pros / Cons

Pros

+ A lot of percentage-max health damage with + .
+ Very good lockdown with .
+ is one of the few suppressions in the game.
+ Team attack speed buff with .
+ Great sustain in the season 6 jungle
+ Extreme movespeed buff with .

has one of the strongest ults in the game, being a suppression, which allows him to completely lock down a champion on the other team, which works very well attacking the ADC. And with the new , he gets a nice boost in power in the mid game. Combine this with a , and you'll be doing 3% max health damage + 6% current health damage + your normal auto attack damage. And if you're going assassin , you can throw in a and the phantom hit will double that damage. He also gives a very strong attack speed buff, making him very strong with most ADC's, especially those who scale best with attack speed such as and . It's also really good if you have a top or mid laner who scales well with attack speed, such as , , or . He also has the best sustain in the jungle thanks to his and his . This allows his to farm in the jungle for as long as he wants, and he can still stay at full or nearly full health. He is also very good at chasing low health enemies with his e, toggled on.

Cons

+ Weak/nonexistant early game ganks.
+ Little to no cc without .
+ No reliable gap closer without .
+ Somewhat mana hungry/blue buff reliant.
+ Ult can be interrupted easily.
+ No built-in escape.

As strong and fun as is, he has his downsides as well. Pre-6, or whenever your ult is down, you have no cc, unless you have red buff or an item that slows the enemies. He also has no real gap closer without his ult, the only thing he has that resembles a gap closer is his 's high movespeed buff. He is also kind of mana hungry, as his mana pool is fairly low early game, and his takes 70-110 mana. This means that he will run oom if you spam it often. Another one of 's cons is that his one large form of cc, his , can be interrupted pretty easily by hard cc. also has no good way to escape other than his , unless there is a low health enemy champion near by that will trigger his .

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Skill Sequence

Ability Sequence Order

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I max out at levels 6, 11, and 16, because of it's decreased cooldown and increased damage with level. I max out my q, second because it's 's only other damaging spell, and the increased damage and heal is really helpful. Now here is where you have options, personally I max out second for it's increased movespeed buff and increased range, getting up to 4700 range and 40% movespeed at level 5. However, it is also really good to max out your w, second and your last if you so choose, but I feel that the increased attack speed buff is already high enough at rank one that you can max it out last. It all comes down to personal preference.

Eternal Thirst

's basic attacks deal from 3 to 16 additional magic damage, based on level, and heal him for the same amount. Each successive attack against the same target will stack this amount of healing and damage up to a maximum of 3 stacks. The stacks remain for 4 seconds.
This passive allows to have a lot of extra sustain, and between this and his , he can stay in the jungle forever. This is essentially passive lifesteal. is also considered an on-hit effect, which means that it applies to as well.

Hungering Strike

swipes at a target enemy, dealing the greater value of (75 / 125 / 175 / 225 / 275 (+ 100% AP)) or (8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16% of target's maximum health (+ 100% AP)) magic damage (flat damage only against minions and monsters). heals himself for 80% of the damage dealt.
This is 's main damage ability. It helps him to have great sustain, as well as win many trades because you're able to deal damage and heal the damage that is done to you. However, it uses a lot of mana, so be careful about spamming this without blue buff.

Hunters Call

For 6 seconds, Warwick increases his attack speed by (40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80%) and increases the attack speeds of all allies within range by half as much (20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%).
This ability is very helpful for , being an autoattack champion. It's also very helpful in teamfights, giving him free assists, and helping his allies to have higher attack speed, which works well with top laners who rely on attack speed such as or and ADC's who scale very well with attack speed, such as and . It also has no cast time, so you can use it when you're trying to run farther or closer from/to enemies.

Blood Scent

reveals enemy champions below 50% health within (1500 / 2300 / 3100 / 3900 / 4700) units and gives a movespeed buff of (20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%)
This is 's main form of mobility. It can be used mainly for chasing, but is also great for escaping if there is a low health enemy anywhere nearby. It gives quite a great movespeed buff, especially when leveled up. It also allows you to hunt down the enemy jungler for some easy kills in the mid game. It reveals enemies in the fog of war or in brush, but you can't see stealthed enemies when this is toggled on. However, you still do get the movespeed buff.

Infinite Duress

blinks to the front of an enemy champion and channels for 1.5 seconds, suppressing the target for 1.8 seconds and dealing (30 / 50 / 70 (+ 40% bonus AD)) magic damage on hit 5 times in 0.3 seconds intervals, which equals to 150 / 250 / 350 (+ 200% bonus AD) damage. gains 30% life steal for the duration. Each damaging strike applies on-hit effects, including lifesteal and .
is the ability that makes good at locking someone down. He gets a supression that allows his team to completely pick out a certain enemy and destroy them in a second. He also gets lots of lifesteal, so if you're dueling someone, then you can ult them when you are around half health, and you will lifesteal a lot of it back, so it's good to use if you're caught out and low and you know that there are no other enemies nearby. It'll help you heal up and likely scare the other person away. It is one of the only supressions in the game, which is helpful, however, you have to be careful about when and where and who you ult. If you ult their , it won't be as helpful as ulting their fed .

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Masteries

Mastery Explanations

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FEROCITY

is a great mastery on . He is an auto-attacking champion, so attack speed is always a good stat. This helps him to get more stacks of his passive, , onto the enemy.

is a good option on all melee champions who are going into the Ferocity tree. The damage amplification is just too helpful, and while you do take more damage as well, on , you will heal it back pretty quickly.

is a no-brainer on . You get free lifesteal, something which greatly benifts from, and spell vamp, which will make your heal for even more.

Next, I pick up most games, because has no natural cc other than . Plus, as a jungler, you will be getting kills around the map on everyone. However, if you're playing with a team of high cc champions, I recommend switching to .

I personally prefer on . Now, you may say "Why not get , you're an auto-attacking champion, you build AD items, etc." However, actually deals more magic damage than physical damage. However, with the new bloodrazor dealing physical damage, I plan on trying out to see if it's better.

Lastly, I pick up as my keystone. This is amazing on , due to the on-hit damage that it gives him. loves on-hit effects, and he can even proc this with his ult, .

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RESOLVE

In the Resolve tree, I start with , because it will help make you tankier in the mid/late game when you're starting to get lots of armor and magic resist.

Next, I get , to help you get around the map faster for ganks and farming the jungle. This is fairly self explanatory, as it's a great option for junglers.

is an amazing mastery on , due to his amazing natural sustain being amplified even further. It synergizes amazingly with as well.

Lastly, I pick up . Having on a lower cooldown is so beneficial for , as he needs it to escape and for the - "combo".

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Runes

These are the runes I normally run on

Greater Mark of Attack Damage : This helps you because you auto-attack often as and it also helps you with clearing the jungle.

Greater Seal of Armor : I like taking these runes because the jungle camps deal physical damage, and the armor is helpful in the early game against them, as well as enemy champions.

Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist : I take these glyphs because I'm not often facing heavy magic damage in the early game, and these allow me to have more magic resist later on.

Greater Quintessence of Attack Speed : These help because scales so well with attack speed, so you'll get a few more autos off in fights.

Other Viable Choices

Greater Mark of Attack Speed : Even more attack speed, these help out too if you don't wanna take or don't own AD marks.

Greater Glyph of Magic Resist : These can be an option if you are facing a heavy AP team with an enemy jungler who might invade you early, or who you might end up fighting in the early game at some point, but I still like the .

Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed : These will help you to get around the map a lot easier, and work best if you've substituted AS marks for the AD marks.

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Summoner Spells

I take nearly every game with , it is essential on almost any champion. A combo lets you gap close a large distance and surprise the enemy. It is also good for escaping bad situations.

is essential on every jungler, no exceptions. It allows you to get your jungle enchantment, , which is very strong on . It is also helpful when taking objectives like or .

I rarely use but I felt the need to include it because it does have it's strong points. It is strong against a team with multiple assassins, or champions with no mobility, but only take it if you are comfortable without .

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Items

Item Sequence

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Skirmisher's Sabre - Bloodrazor

is a core item on , giving him everything that he needs, attack speed and on hit damage. Plus, its percentage max health damage allows him to become a late game beast and absolutely murder tanks. Plus, the allows him to duel nearly anyone in the game fairly easily with the challenging smite.

Ninja Tabi

is a fairly strong choice of boots on . It gives him some armor, as well as a helpful passive. You almost always want these boots when the enemy team has more than one champion who uses autoattacks often, such as , , or .

Blade of The Ruined King

is the perfect item on , giving him attack speed, lifesteal, and a small amount of AD. It's passive also synergizes very well with his ult, procing it 5 times. The active also is really helpful for chasing, giving some much needed cc. Overall, this is a great option against tanks.

Sunfire Cape

A on is very nice if you want more damage, but need to build armor. The magic damage in fights is helpful, and it's a bit cheaper than a , but it does give slightly less defenses.

Spirit Visage

is a fantastic item on . He is already a sustain god, and this item gives him a nice chunk of MR, health, health regen, and a small amount of cdr. But the best part of this item on is it's passive. The passive on gives more healing on his q, passive, and more lifesteal.

Guardian Angel

This is an amazing item on , due to the fact that it gives more tanky stats to help your generally stay alive in fights longer. Plus, when you respawn as , you can heal up with lifesteal and your Q. However, I'd only get it last on .

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Situational Items

Damage

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The new works great on , giving him both AD and AP, both of which his kit can benefit from, as well as bonus AD and AP from the passive. The passive also gives a ton of AS, another stat loves, making it an all around great option. Plus, at 6 stacks, the phantom hit doubles your on hit damage, which generally has a lot of.

is quite an appealing item on , especially if you have , because it will cause your ultimate to heal you for even more than usual, plus the lifesteal from combined with the gives you amazing sustain.

is an amazing offensive option when facing a heavy magic damage team. The on-hit passive also works with your ult, so you will automatically get 5 stacks from ulting someone. Pick this up if you need more damage and they have a fed magic damage champ.

While I rarely buy , it is still not the worst item on , as the stats it give are all quite nice, the proc can help you keep up with enemies, and the proc is nice for taking down towers and helping with burst, but considering it's high cost, and the fact that there are often better options, it's meh.

is a good overall item if you feel like you are getting bursted down quickly, thanks to the passive Primal Rage. It also gives a nice boost to your base AD, and if you decided to go for , this is almost a must-buy due to their synergy together.

is an alright option on , but it's not always great. It is however, good when you need to waveclear a lot because of the passive and active effects of it, plus, it gives a sizable amount of AD and lifesteal if you need more damage. Another choice is the for a tankier option.

Defense

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I really like picking up a on because the slow allows you to chase very easily, plus, it gives a ton of health, almost as much as a and the small AD boost is nice as well.

is an good item on Warwick. It gives him a good armor boost, CDR, which allows to ult more often, and the mana stat is helpful due to 's tendency to be a bit mana hungry. The passive is very good against teams with multiple attack speed champions, but make sure you have enough health to use it effectively.

is a nice buy against a team with multiple champions who rely on critical strikes, but it is also just a good item to buy when you need both health and armor.

is very good if you have to block that one spear or grab, but most of the time, is a better choice.

works pretty well on for an armor item. The speed boost is nice for runnning up to jump onto someone with your ult. The slowing effect is also nice for sticking onto someone. I'd buy this if they don't have a spell based ADC, ex: Ez or Corki, and no other critical strike-based threats.

is a good choice against heavy true damage champions, such as or , and the passive regen is really helpful too, but be sure to buy resists as well with it. You also wanna make sure you have enough health to benefit from the Warmog's Heart passive

is very good against multiple fed autoattack champions, like a team with more than one ADC, or a melee ADC such as or .

I would only purchase a if my support didn't buy one, and the enemy team had a lot of AoE magic damage, such as a , , or . But often times, I like or better.

Boot Options

are very good against a team with multiple stuns, roots, slows, etc.

are my boots of choice when I need to be ganking all the lanes often, as it'll help me get around the map faster.

I like to buy Sorc Shoes occasionally because has a high amount of magic damage in his kit, with his passive, q, and ult. I like to pair my Sorc Shoes with and maybe a for more magic damage.

are in a really good spot right now, and are a great buy if you need to keep up with enemies, or if they have many slows.

Elixers

is a decent damage option, which can help if you're fed and trying to carry.

is very nice for defenses, and just helping to make you really tanky.

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Jungling / Early Game

Shown here is the route I normally take as , including a trip down river to take the scuttle crab. Doing this route, I end back up at the same camp that I started at, and just clear whatever else is up at the time.

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Early Game Jungle Route

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As in the early game, you don't have very much power at all. You want to just clear camps and hope that you don't get invaded. I like to just farm up until I have 2275 gold; enough to buy my . By this time, you will likely be level 6, and have your ultimate, . I prefer to gank either mid lane or bot lane at this time. Doing so can allow you to get a kill (or two if you went bot), and then go for which is amazing at taking early. He can actually solo it at level 4 or 5, if you'd like. After ganking/getting dragon, you will want to go back into the jungle and farm till your ultimate is off CD. You should only be ganking if the enemy is extremely pushed up, or if you have your ultimate up.

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Mid Game

By mid game, you should be focusing on taking whenever it is up. At this time in the game, you'll want to be clearing wards with your . You should also always have a pink ward up somewhere on the map. Shown below is a map of good places to ward with your sight wards when you still have your green trinket and vision wards.
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Teamfighting as is pretty simple. You have to find the carry on their team, often the ADC or mid laner, and as soon as your team is ready, jump onto them with your ult. If you activate your w, , before you ult, you can get assists on kills that you don't actively participate in, because it gives your team an attack speed boost. After you ult, if you immediatly use , it gives quite good burst. Other than that, you just autoattack, simple champion in that respect. If you get low in a team fight, you should be able to escape with the speed boost from your . also is amazing at picking off targets in the mid game. By walking into the enemy jungle with a high damage threat, like your fed mid laner, you can get some easy picks, which can allow you to take an easy dragon or tower.

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Late Game

As in the late game, you can still be making picks around the map. But you have many other things you need to focus on as well. One, is that has very good objective control. You can solo easily, as long as you have vision and know where the enemy jungler is. You can also take with one other person, as long as they have either the tankiness or damage to help. But be careful of doing this with no vision of the enemies, as you could easily get ambushed and lose baron, and ultimately, the game. Another thing excels at is split pushing with an ADC, as you can easily take down turrets thanks to the AS buff from your . In late game teamfights, you will just want to be ulting onto whoever is the biggest threat on the enemy team. You also should be thinking about when you should use your ult. If you expect a teamfight to be coming up soon, you don't wanna try to use your ult to catch out the enemy tank. You should save it for when you'll really need it.

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Matchups

Shown below here are some common jungle matchups you might end up against. Click on the spoilers to see a description as to why each jungler gets the rating they do.

2/10

AMUMU

2/10

EKKO

7/10

ELISE

3/10

GRAGAS

6/10

JARVAN IV

5/10

LEE SIN

3/10

MASTER YI

3/10

NIDALEE

8/10

REK'SAI

10/10

RENGAR

9/10

SHYVANA

10/10

SKARNER

8/10

VI

6/10

WARWICK

4/10

XIN ZHAO

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Thanks!

Thanks to Janitsu for making the amazing Warwick edit seen at the top for me, check out the rest of her art and hit her up if you want some fantastic edits!

Thanks to jhoijhoi for her Making a Guide guide, it really helps with formatting and general guide tips. Check it out if you want to make a guide!

Thanks to MasianC for some of the terms used in his Vi guide, it's a really good guide for her, and I'd recommend it for any new Vi players.

And lastly, thank you, the reader, for taking your time to read this in-depth guide on my favorite beast on the Rift, !

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Changelog

10/16/15 - Finally published guide!
10/20/15 - Minor visual fix
10/30/15 - Another minor coding fix
2/10/16 - Finally completed S6 update in full! Hope everyone likes it!
2/16/16 - Minor text edits
7/4/16 - Edits that I should have made a while ago detailing new items and a better build

Warwick: The Strongest Wolf in the Jungle (S6 Patch 6.13)

Warwick: The Strongest Wolf in the Jungle (S6 Patch 6.13)

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Recommended Items

Spells:

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Smite

Items

Ability Order

Eternal Hunger (PASSIVE)

Jaws of the Beast (Q)

Blood Hunt (W)

Primal Howl (E)

Infinite Duress (R)

Threats & Synergies

Jarvan IV

Lee Sin

Nidalee

Rek'Sai

Rengar

Vi

Elise

Gragas

Shyvana

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Xin Zhao

Ekko

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Ability Order

Eternal Hunger (PASSIVE)

Jaws of the Beast (Q)

Blood Hunt (W)

Primal Howl (E)

Infinite Duress (R)

Introduction

Table of Contents

Pros / Cons

Skill Sequence

Ability Sequence Order

Masteries

Runes

Summoner Spells

Items

Items

Item Sequence

Situational Items

Jungling / Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Matchups

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