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How do you play Warwick in ARAM?

Beetle Blast·10/7/2019, 8:51:28 AM·1 votes·3,159 views

This is something that keeps eluding me every time I get him. Every single game I get Warwick/some teammate gets ends up getting him, its just sitting under the tower for 8 minutes/never surrender squad throwing themselves into the enemy. Whether this is because of current meta or it's the fact the recommended items are just pure crap I seriously do not know how to play him efficiently.

I tried going ap build in hopes I could eliminate high priority targets, proceed to get annihilated by lack of defence. I try a healing efficient build, but before I can get any core items enemy is at out Inhib. I try tank, people just ignore me till last.

I seriously don't get how your supposed to use him, which sucks cause I actually like Warwick's playstyle. I don't know if I'm just cursed to lose with him or he's just straight up unviable in ARAM.

(Also nerf Pyke in ARAM, or buff healing relics to compensate for execution champions. Games become one-sided if pyke players have half a brain on how to use him properly.)

10 Comments

Voidner10/7/2019, 9:12:43 AM1 votes

Build AP. Have fun

Saezio10/7/2019, 9:19:04 AM1 votes

Predator boots item 2065 item 3142

Or if you want to win go tankish with visage titanic

only luciano10/7/2019, 9:21:40 AM1 votes

He's actually pretty strong in aram after his second item. I think you're supposed to play him as a drain tank. So rush item 3065 to enhance your passive and life steal since there will alot of poke. That item will also help you get extra health from healing relics. Then rush item 3748 for some damage and AOE.

So if your game last to where you can build 3rd and 4th item then you will be a problem. If they have a lot of AP rush item 3091. You will get extra healing and AS which perfectly synergies with Warwick. If they only have 2 AP I still recommend this item. For the 4th item you get item 3742 then item 3053.

To play Warwick in aram is tricky because he isn't as tanky but has has sustain. The key to him is to use your E (damage reduction) as soon a fight breaks out. If you time it right you will take way less damage AND also fear enemies which is a good form of cc. It is also a good form of peel for your backline. When it comes to your R, use only when you are really low on health or to peel for a carry. Warwick R becomes broken when used with item 3065 item 3091 item 3748 and his passive and runes. If played right you can become an unkillable beast.

Politur grime10/7/2019, 9:53:06 AM1 votes

item 2051 and item 1027 first. summoner 32 and summoner 4 if you hit your snowball, e first, time it with going in, aa, q and you got still enough time for retreat while they are feared. Get aftershock for some more sustain.

Otherwise go item 3077 for more burst.

Some ppl are smart enough to follow you properly, so it can be used as a good engage tool.

Hope it helps. ;)

Beetle Blast10/7/2019, 11:16:40 AM1 votes

Thanks for the quick responses guys I'll be sure to try this out tomorrow (If I get him that is... cause you know... random)

Tomoe Gozen10/7/2019, 1:40:57 PM1 votes

As someone who's avoided Warwick for a long time, eventually i settled for playing one ARAM game with him. My first impressions were pretty solid, i was getting TItanic Hydra, Sterak's, Deadman's Plate, Spirit Visage, Ninja Tabi and something else depending on how much damage (of which type) i'm receiving more.

I was playing against Kayle, Akali, Jinx, Qiyana and Thresh. My runes were Domination/Sorcery: Predator, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Colelction, Ultimate Hunter/Transcendence, Gathering Storm

This was an attempt to tank up given their mixed damage carries (Thresh was some hybrid of AD/AP and MR - Statikk, Protobelt, Locket, Abyssal, Ninja Tabi) and to be as annoying as possible with E and Q. Predator, Deadman's and E were supposed to give me super MS so i can charge up my ult jump from a long ways away and WW is really good into just point-blanking his ult CC onto their assassin carries while my team finishes them off.

So i had the damage (as a slow Juggernaut) and i had sustain + damage reduction. Playing a squishy WW into this team is basically relying heavily into your ult uses and whether or not your team can even get close to kill a target. I wouldn't be playing him AP on ARAM given that you're up against all 5 people potentially, at the same time. So you blow up pretty fast.

You can even go the tank route and play Grasp or Aftershock as he has CC to proc one and tank up with more HP with another but you can also even go with Conqueror. WW is pretty flexible so he can fill the gap in the team that lacks a certain type of a champion. Just don't set your mind on a specific build before you see what team you got and what you're playing against.

WW can feel pretty underwhelming if you decide to go Luden's Echo first item against a full poke team comp, with your team having no early response to the said poke. So you get the wrong idea of what he can do if you literally play the into the worst possible matchup, with the worst possible build that you're never even going to get the opportunity to finish.

Lovelle10/7/2019, 3:52:46 PM1 votes

The same way you play any melee with low damage scaling and limited mobility. You build them tanky and exploit openings whenever you can. Just know you're going to be at a disadvantage in pretty much any game with one or more control/siege mages.

AR URF10/7/2019, 4:09:28 PM1 votes

full tank grasp of the undying or full ap, just not in the middle.

PermaJinxed10/7/2019, 8:45:20 PM1 votes

You might be cursed... Learned long so I cannot win a game where I play Malzahar. My stats are great on him (good kda, cs and damage dealt)... My winrate is 0% over about 15ish games.