AP Warwick Build

AP Warwick Build.

AP Warwick build with runes and items. AP Warwick guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Warwick build in League of Legends Patch 25.17!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Hextech Alternator should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Warwick ability Jaws of the Beast should be leveled first.
Q
Warwick ability Blood Hunt should be leveled second.
W
Warwick ability Primal Howl should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Stormsurge should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Nashor's Tooth should be final item in your build.
Lich Bane should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Warwick Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination major tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination major tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

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How it works

General

  1. You play as burst oriented Mage.
  2. You build AP items.
  3. You rush Stormsurge.

How to play

General

  1. Playing AP Warwick build, your default rush is Stormsurge.
  2. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  3. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.

Tips and Tricks

Sustain

  1. You heal from your Eternal Hunger (Passive) (while below 50% of maximum health) as well as with Jaws of the Beast (Q). Use it for sustain and while low.
  2. If you are not planning on going in or peeling, you can use Primal Howl (E) damage reduction to reduce poke damage.

Jaws of the Beast (Q)

  1. You can hold Jaws of the Beast (Q) to stick to your target. During that, you get displacement immunity and you can follow them through dashes, blinks, Flashes and portals!
  2. You can use Jaws of the Beast (Q) to close the gap between you and your target. Just Q minion, hold it and you will leap behind.
  3. You can use Jaws of the Beast (Q) to escape - use it on minion or target further down to escape.
  4. You appear behind your target if you hold Jaws of the Beast (Q) fully. Hold only halfway to stay next to them instead.
  5. Spam Jaws of the Beast (Q) even if you are about to die - it has a slight delay and can sometimes still trigger mid-death animation for a 1-for-1 trade.

Blood Hunt (W)

  1. Press Blood Hunt (W) before a fight to gain bonus attack speed against the first enemy in range, regardless of their HP.
  2. You can use Blood Hunt (W) to detect enemies hiding in the bush or even invisible ones that try to sneak on you, your team or your Nexus!
  3. Your team can't see your blood trail, so ping enemies to inform your team.

Primal Howl (E)

  1. Press Primal Howl (E) in the middle of a fight and let it run out automatically unless you want to fear a key target.
  2. Use Primal Howl (E) right before enemy crowd control hits to reduce incoming damage - it will still fear enemies even if you are CC’d.
  3. Release Primal Howl (E) early to fear enemies into your team or to cancel someone’s escape.

Infinite Duress (R)

  1. You can keep and use Infinite Duress (R) for escape.
  2. R gives you crowd control immunity during leap.
  3. R leap distance scales with your movement speed.
  4. After landing Infinite Duress (R), all enemies around your target are automatically feared if Primal Howl (E) is active.
  5. Hover over the ulted target and hold Jaws of the Beast (Q) - when Infinite Duress (R) ends, you’ll follow any flash or dash the enemy makes.

Warwick combos

  1. Primal Howl (E) + Infinite Duress (R) Combo - land R while E is active to fear surrounding enemies and reduce incoming damage.
  2. Main combo: Blood Hunt (W) + Primal Howl (E) + optionally Flash + hold Jaws of the Beast (Q) + Primal Howl (E) + Infinite Duress (R) - locks target in CC for 2.5s and guarantees your R hit.

Riot

  1. Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.
  2. Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.
  3. Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Skill Order

  • Warwick [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Jaws of the Beast
  • Warwick [object Object] ability.
    W
    Blood Hunt
  • Warwick [object Object] ability.
    E
    Primal Howl
  • Warwick [object Object] ability.
    R
    Infinite Duress

Items

Starting items
Hextech Alternator item.
Rush this
Stormsurge item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good items
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Horizon Focus item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Lich Bane item.
Stormsurge item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Shadowflame item.
Situational items
Morellonomicon item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter high HP
Liandry's Torment item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Stormsurge item.
Shadowflame item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Lich Bane item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.