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Warwick Top build & stats

FighterTank A 172 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
57.0%
Pick rate
1.3%
Ban rate
0.3%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
46.4% 28 games

Build in this order

Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
3,000 g
Experimental Hexplate 2
Experimental Hexplate
3,000 g
Death's Dance 3
Death's Dance
3,300 g
9,300 g
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 g
65.5% 29 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
73.3% WR
30 games · 17% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand Last Stand
Second Wind Second Wind
Revitalize Revitalize
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Barrier 57.1% 154 games

Max order

Blood Hunt W Jaws of the Beast Q Primal Howl E 54.5% 11 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Warwick

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Warwick wins 57.0% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (172 games).
  • Most common core: Experimental Hexplate → Death's Dance → Kraken Slayer — 82% win rate over 11 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 97% of games with a 57% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Jax (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Darius (44% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
Experimental Hexplate 2
Experimental Hexplate
Death's Dance 3
Death's Dance
33.3% WR
3 games · 2% pick

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
46.4% WR
28 games · 16% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
28.6% WR
7 games · 4% pick
Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
6 games · 3% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
56.2% WR
73 games · 42% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
54.5% WR
33 games · 19% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
65.5% WR
29 games · 17% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 2% (4)
70.0% 6% (10)
68.1% 27% (47)
62.5% 5% (8)
59.6% 30% (52)
58.9% 52% (90)
55.6% 5% (9)
55.3% 27% (47)
54.5% 32% (55)
50.0% 10% (18)
50.0% 6% (10)
42.9% 4% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
47.4% WR
38 games · 22% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand Last Stand
Revitalize Revitalize
Second Wind Second Wind
Shards AF AF HP
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
52.9% WR
34 games · 20% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Revitalize Second Wind
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
73.3% WR
30 games · 17% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Second Wind Revitalize

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 57.2%97% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 33.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 57.1%90% pick
  • Exhaust Barrier Exhaust + Barrier 55.6%5% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 62.5%5% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Jaws of the Beast Q Blood Hunt W Primal Howl E 41.7%24 games
Blood Hunt W Jaws of the Beast Q Primal Howl E 54.5%11 games
Blood Hunt W Primal Howl E Jaws of the Beast Q 50.0%4 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (43%), W → Q → E (50%), Q → E → W (100%).

  • PEternal 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.