Draft / Ranked opening · separate from item 1
Scorchclaw Pup
450 goldProvides Smite progression and the attack-oriented Jungle companion.
Game patch 26.21Data Dragon 16.20.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
Warwick Jungle · Ranked Flex
Warwick has an established clear and map plan that can function without lane income while contesting camps and objectives.
Established roleRanked FlexHistorical referenceRecommendation review pending
These patches track recommendation review, build validation and item lookup separately. Updating item data does not complete a build review.
- Recommendation patch
- 16.16 Data Dragon
- Build validation patch
- 16.19.1 Data Dragon
- Item lookup patch
- 16.20.1 Data Dragon
Ranked Flex · Jungle
Evidence-supported Warwick Jungle
Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.
First item
Stridebreaker
3,300 goldThis item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 goldThis is the most-supported Boots choice in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot; change it when the opposing damage or crowd control calls for a different defence.
Core
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 goldThis item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.
Late
Spirit Visage
2,700 goldThis item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.
Flexible
Death's Dance
3,300 goldKeeps a reviewed late option after the prior-patch cross-check; move or replace it only when its stated match problem is present.
Health and recovery
Warmog's Armor
3,100 goldCompletes the six-item inventory with health and out-of-combat recovery after enough bonus health is established.
Complete build choices
Choose the route before play
Recommendation review pending
AlternativeToo much healingChempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
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Best when: Chempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
- First itemStridebreaker
- BootsPlated Steelcaps
- Chempunk Chainsword
- LateSpirit Visage
- FlexibleDeath's Dance
- Health and recoveryWarmog's Armor
AlternativeSustained magic damageKaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
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Best when: Kaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
- First itemStridebreaker
- BootsPlated Steelcaps
- CoreBlade of The Ruined King
- Kaenic Rookern
- FlexibleDeath's Dance
- Health and recoveryWarmog's Armor
AlternativeThey stack armourBlack Cleaver shreds armour during extended fights.
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Best when: Black Cleaver shreds armour during extended fights.
- First itemStridebreaker
- BootsPlated Steelcaps
- Black Cleaver
- LateSpirit Visage
- FlexibleDeath's Dance
- Health and recoveryWarmog's Armor
Runes and summoner spells
Runes and summoner spellsWarwickJungle
Reach the fight with control available and absorb the first response.
Resolve
Aftershock
Font of Life
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Precision
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Flash
SmiteSmite is part of Jungle companion progression and objective security. The movement or combat spell beside it is the adjustable slot.
Ghost can fit sustained access; Flash can fit one immediate reposition. Use the champion's route and intended fights to choose.
Static alternatives
Compare the problem before changing the plan
These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.
Too much healing
Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
Sustained magic damage
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
They stack armour
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver shreds armour during extended fights.
Kit reference
Warwick abilities
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown (s) / Cost / Listed range (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
Eternal Hunger
What it doesWarwick'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.
Q
Q ability
Jaws of the Beast
What it doesWarwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.
Cooldown (s)8/7.5/7/6.5/6Cost80/85/90/95/100Listed range (units)365
W
W ability
Blood Hunt
What it doesWarwick 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.
Cost55Listed range (units)4000
E
E ability
Primal Howl
What it doesWarwick gains damage reduction for 2.5 seconds. At the end, or if re-activated, he howls, causing nearby enemies to flee for 1 second.
Cooldown (s)15/14/13/12/11Cost40Listed range (units)375
R
Ultimate
Infinite Duress
What it doesWarwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.
The exported range is not a verified gameplay distance. Check the current ability tooltip.
Cooldown (s)110/90/70Cost100
Adapt the plan
What to do when the game changes
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Ahead plan
Convert tempo into camps, vision and objectives
Pathing
Take efficient camps between plays so a lead does not disappear into repeated waiting.
Map play
Use lane priority before invading or starting an objective, and leave when nearby lanes cannot move.
Fights
Enter through controlled vision and keep a route out; a winning Jungler still loses a shutdown when isolated.
Even plan
Keep the clear moving and choose high-information plays
Pathing
Track opposing camps and lane states instead of forcing the first visible target.
Map play
Trade sides of the map when contesting would require weaker lanes to move first.
Fights
Save important control for the enemy who threatens your carries or objective access.
Behind plan
Recover guaranteed camps and avoid desperate invades
Pathing
Path through known territory and help lanes only when the opponent is genuinely vulnerable.
Map play
Cross-map rather than arriving late to a lost objective, then restore defensive vision with an ally.
Fights
Play around the strongest teammate and make the enemy commit into your control.
Pings, movement and objectives
Warwick Jungle map plan
Link each clear to the next informed decision. Pings should tell lanes where you are pathing and whether the team is contesting or trading an objective.
Turn tempo into controlled territory
- Ping
- Use On My Way before entering a lane, Assist Me before an objective and Danger when nearby lanes cannot move to an invade.
- Path or gank
- Gank when the lane has reach, damage and a safe exit. Do not wait beside a protected target while camps and the next objective disappear.
- Objective
- Establish vision with the nearest winning lane, keep Smite available and avoid chasing away from the objective after gaining control.
Choose the play with the clearest information
- Ping
- Use On My Way early enough for the lane to prepare, Assist Me only when nearby lanes can move, and Retreat when the contest has already become late.
- Path or gank
- Prefer a lane with crowd control, damaged opponents or a favourable wave. A visible opponent is not automatically a usable gank.
- Objective
- Check Mid and Bot priority before Dragon, or Mid and Top before Herald. Set a safe entrance before beginning the objective.
Trade the map instead of forcing recovery
- Ping
- Ping Retreat from lost contests, Danger on likely invades and On My Way when covering a vulnerable lane or remaining camp.
- Path or gank
- Counter-gank or help only when allies can survive until arrival. Repeated low-chance ganks deepen the camp and level deficit.
- Objective
- If entry is unsafe, trade for camps, a wave, vision or the opposite objective. Keep Smite and crowd control for a contest the team can actually reach.
Objective setup
Four calls, in order
Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
- 1Before the route
Decide which camps lead toward the objective and ping the nearby lanes before they spend the wave or recall timing.
- 2Check priority
Confirm which nearby lanes can move first. Do not convert an isolated objective marker into a forced fight.
- 3Control entry
Move with a teammate, sweep one entrance and keep Smite available before committing damage to the objective.
- 4Finish or turn
Call whether the team is finishing, fighting or leaving. Mixed decisions are more dangerous than either clear choice.
Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.
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Put Warwick into a real matchup
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