Warwick is the simplest jungler. W tells you where injured enemies are, Q heals you, E fears enemies, R suppresses. He's designed for beginners and is effective at every level of play.
Abilities
Skills Overview
P
Eternal Hunger
Passive
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.
Eternal Hunger: auto-attacks heal you. Below 50% HP, healing triples.
Q
Jaws of the Beast
Dash · Heal · %HP
Warwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.
CD: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 · Cost: 80/85/90/95/100
Hold Q to dash through the target. Tap Q for a quick bite. Hold Q to follow dashes/flashes.
W
Blood Hunt
Passive · Track · AS
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.
CD: 80/70/60/50/40 · Cost: 55
W passively reveals low-HP enemies and gives MS toward them. Activate W for AS boost.
E
Primal Howl
Damage Reduction · Fear
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.
CD: 15/14/13/12/11 · Cost: 40
E gives damage reduction, then recast to fear nearby enemies. Fear direction: away from you.
R
Infinite Duress
Dash · Suppress · Heal
Warwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.
CD: 110/90/70 · Cost: 100
R leaps to a target and suppresses them. You heal during R. Range increases with MS.
Skill Leveling Order — Max Q first, then W, then E · R at 6 / 11 / 16
| Level | Q | W | E | R | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Q — bite heal | ||||
| 2 | Take W — blood trail | ||||
| 3 | Take E — fear | ||||
| 4 | Level Q | ||||
| 5 | Level Q | ||||
| 6 | R — Infinite Duress | ||||
| 7 | Level Q | ||||
| 8 | Level W | ||||
| 9 | Q maxed ✓ | ||||
| 10 | Level W | ||||
| 11 | R rank 2 | ||||
| 12 | Level W | ||||
| 13 | Level W | ||||
| 14 | W maxed ✓ | ||||
| 15 | Level E | ||||
| 16 | R rank 3 | ||||
| 17 | Level E | ||||
| 18 | E maxed ✓ |
Itemization
Recommended Builds
Core Build
Trinity Force
Sheen proc on Q. AD + AS + HP.
3333g
Plated Steelcaps
Armor.
1100g
Sterak's Gage
Shield when low HP — where your healing triples.
3100g
Spirit Visage
Increases ALL healing — passive, Q, R.
2900g
Situational
Thornmail
Grievous wounds + armor.
2700g
Death's Dance
Bleed passive.
3300g
Randuin's Omen
Crit reduction.
2700g
Trinity → Sterak's → Spirit Visage. Heal more than enemies can damage you.
Runes
Precision Primary
Press the Attack
3 autos expose target. Q + autos proc it fast.
Triumph
Heal on takedown.
Legend: Tenacity
Tenacity.
Last Stand
Bonus damage when low — where your healing triples.
Resolve Secondary
Bone Plating
Blocks burst damage.
Revitalize
Increases healing below 40% HP — massive synergy with passive.
Shards
Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Gameplay
How to Play Warwick
01
Early Game
Healthy Clear, Blood Trail Ganks
- Start Blue → Gromp → Wolves → Raptors → Red → Krugs. Q + passive healing = full HP clear.
- W blood trail reveals low-HP enemies. Follow the trail for guaranteed ganks.
- Your 1v1 is one of the strongest early. Invade freely.
- Hold Q to dash through targets. This follows their dashes and flashes.
- E damage reduction + fear wins extended trades.
02
Mid Game
Hunt Low-HP Enemies
- R is a long-range suppress. More MS = more R range. Use W trail MS to extend R range.
- In fights: Q for healing, E for fear, R to lock down the carry.
- You're nearly unkillable below 50% HP. Passive healing triples. Don't run — fight.
- Spirit Visage amplifies ALL your healing by 25%. Rush it second.
- Contest every objective. Your sustain lets you tank dragon/baron while fighting.
03
Late Game
Unkillable Sustain Tank
- Below 50% HP, you heal more than enemies can damage. You're a drain tank.
- R the carry → suppress → Q → E fear → they die before suppress ends.
- Spirit Visage + Sterak's + passive = you literally cannot die in fights.
- Peel with E fear if your carry is threatened.
- W blood trails help you find split-pushing enemies. Hunt them down.
Teamfighting
How to Teamfight as Warwick
Warwick suppresses the carry, heals through everything, and fears divers off his team.
1
Engage — R Suppress
Lock down
01
R the carry. Suppress for 1.5s.
02
You heal during R.
03
Team follows up.
R can be interrupted by CC BEFORE it hits. Don't R through a Leona or Thresh.
2
Sustain — Q Healing
Unkillable
01
Q heals you constantly.
02
Below 50% HP, healing triples.
03
Hold Q to follow dashes.
3
Peel — E Fear
Protect carry
01
E damage reduction + fear.
02
Fear away from your carry.
03
You're the frontline.
Below 25% HP, Warwick heals for absurd amounts. Don't run — the lower you are, the harder you are to kill.
Tips & Tricks
Advanced Mechanics & Hidden Tech
Advanced mechanics for Warwick.
Basic
W Blood Trail
W reveals low-HP enemies and gives MS toward them. Follow the trail — it leads to free kills.
Intermediate
Hold Q
HOLDING Q dashes through the target and follows their movement. Use it to follow enemy flashes and dashes.
Basic
Below 50% Healing
Below 50% HP, passive healing triples. You're actually HARDER to kill when low. Don't panic and run.
Intermediate
E Recast Fear
E first cast = damage reduction. Recast = AoE fear. Time the recast for maximum CC.
Advanced
R Range Scaling
R range increases with movement speed. W trail MS + boots = massively extended R range.
Basic
Spirit Visage Synergy
Spirit Visage increases ALL healing by 25%. On Warwick, this is mandatory. Rush it.
Matchups
Counters & Matchups
Warwick struggles against grievous wounds and kiting. He excels against melee champions he can sustain-fight.
Click any matchup to expand tips & how to play against them
Loses Against
Lillia kites you at 500 MS. You can't reach her.
Flash R is your only option. Otherwise focus teammates.
Graves kites and builds grievous wounds.
Short trades. Don't chase.
Kindred kites and R denies your kills.
R Kindred when she's Q on cooldown.
Wins Against
You out-sustain and outduel Amumu at every stage.
Invade freely.
Karthus can't escape R.
R him. He dies.
W reveals her location even in stealth.
W blood trail tracks injured Evelynn through camo.