Riftmaker Warwick Build

Riftmaker Warwick Build.

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

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Recurve Bow 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
Berserker's Greaves should be final item in your build.
Nashor's Tooth should be final item in your build.
Zhonya's Hourglass should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Riftmaker should be final item in your build.
Guinsoo's Rageblade should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Lethal Tempo from Precision tree.
Minor rune Domination.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Riftmaker Warwick Runes

Precision
Precision major tree Press the Attack rune.
Precision major tree Lethal Tempo rune.
Precision major tree Fleet Footwork rune.
Precision major tree Conqueror rune.
Precision major tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision major tree Triumph rune.
Precision major tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision major tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision major tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision major tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision major tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision major tree Cut Down rune.
Precision major tree Last Stand rune.
Domination
Domination minor tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination minor tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination minor tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination minor tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination minor tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination minor tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Ultimate Hunter 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 rush Nashor's Tooth.
  2. You then get Riftmaker and Guinsoo's Rageblade.
  3. You buy AP items and adapt to an enemy team.

How to play

General

  1. As Warwick playing Riftmaker build, you will be squishy early on. You need a moment, levels and items to ramp up. Be careful when going in.

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
Recurve Bow item.
Rush #1
Nashor's Tooth item.
Boots
Mercury's Treads item.
Berserker's Greaves item.
Core items
Riftmaker item.
Guinsoo's Rageblade item.
Good items
Void Staff item.
Kraken Slayer item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Lich Bane item.
Situational items
Spirit Visage item.
Morellonomicon item.
Wit's End item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Counter tanks
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Terminus item.
Counter healing
Executioner's Calling item.
Mortal Reminder item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Berserker's Greaves item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Riftmaker item.
Guinsoo's Rageblade item.