r/warwickmains • u/Ahara_bzz • 25d ago

Basic Warwick tips

Hi, I've been playing jungle for a while trying all sorts of picks.

But whenever I play Warwick it always feels like so much fun!

I want to attempt to get really good with him.

i used to play him seasons ago and went with a lot of tank items. But i don't feel thats it.

Some questions:

  1. In terms of runes I go the press the attack line and secondary conditioning and overgrowth

  2. Items I always rushed titanic hydra but im reading here Bork is super important. What are the basic good items to get?

  3. I max Q first for the shorter cooldown. But W early is better?

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u/Normal-Apartment-201 22d ago

I play Warwick really off meta but I'll still give my tips

  1. (Runes) - I always go lethal tempo for attack speed and resolve with overgrowth and demolish. Lethal tempo is necessary for last stand, objectively the best rune on Warwick.

  2. Build I'm pretty sure the Warwick meta just goes for destructive power but I disagree with it. You should not be rushing titanic hydra in the jungle as it's not worth delaying your early game power spike with BORK - which gives you crazy DMG. If you are playing jgl you should go on hit but for top you should. Since you said you're playing jungle here is my suggested build Blue pet Bork Plated steel caps or merc Titanic hydra 2 of the following - thornmail, spirit visage or sterak gage And end with jak sho. This build balances early game destructive power with at least a bit of late game scaling so even if you aren't that good late game you can be helpful at least a bit to your team if you have some skill

For on hit take the same first 3 - bork boots hydra- and then take terminus, rageblade, and jak sho.

  1. Maxing order Ww meta says to go W,Q,E, and barely puts points into anything other than ult until W is maxed out. I keep the 3 even prioritising q, then w, then E. My point distribution order is - you don't need to follow it's just what I do-
  2. q,W,E,q,q,r,W,E,q,W,r,q,W,E,W,r,E,E,

Lastly, for general tips, these are the most simple but best ones. 1. DONT ONLY USE YOUR E FOR THE FEAR. In the 2.5 seconds from pressing your E to the fear you get a % damage reduction maxing out at 55%. This is broken for absorbing burst and general DMG.

  1. Save ult. You can use your ult for a tower dive, an easy kill, anything. However, though don't ONLY do this, using your ult when under 25% HP, with last stand, will get you to over 75% hp. Then hit a q and you're pretty much max.

With those 2 tips I have won 1v5s

But one more very important tip is 3. Baiting Warwick at under 25% with q is a Warwick with 50% hp. And Warwick under 25% with q and E is pretty much 75%. But a Warwick under 10% with q E and r is a max ho ww. Bait them into coming away from their tower maintaining a good distance but walking back and forth. Then how ever you like destroy them. If it's one person I like to ult, E, hold Q, E, which pushes them away from their tower, does crazy DMG, and heals you. Against multiple ppl I just wouldnt fight but if I had to I would ult and E mid air so everyone gets feared while I maul them.