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Warwick ARAM Guide

Fighter, Tank Mana Melee 2009 Zaun Chemical beast Top, Jungle
ARAM Builds:

Warwick is a melee fighter usually played Top/Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Warwick in ARAM: Play Warwick as a durable diver who sustains through fights with lifesteal and healing, focusing on picking off low-health enemies and peeling for your team with your fear.

Warwick ARAM Abilities

Passive

Basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and heal Warwick, with increased healing at low health.

Targeting: Passive
Q

Warwick lunges and bites a target, dealing max health damage and healing for damage dealt.

Targeting: Unit
W

Warwick senses low-health enemies, gaining move speed toward and attack speed against them, tripling below 25% health.

Targeting: Auto
E

Warwick gains damage reduction, then howls to fear nearby enemies for 1 second.

Targeting: Auto
R

Warwick leaps, suppressing the first enemy champion hit for 1.5 seconds.

Targeting: Direction

Warwick ARAM Playstyle & Tips

Play Warwick as a durable diver who sustains through fights with lifesteal and healing, focusing on picking off low-health enemies and peeling for your team with your fear.

Tips

Use your passive to sustain in extended fights by weaving auto attacks between abilities.

Save your Q for gap-closing or dodging key skill shots in the narrow ARAM lane.

Activate your W early to chase low-health enemies and boost attack speed for cleanups.

Build tanky items like Spirit Visage to amplify your healing and survive poke damage.

Coordinate with your team to engage when your ultimate is up for a guaranteed pick.

Combos

Q to gap close, then auto-attack to proc passive healing and follow with E fear.

R to initiate a fight, then Q and auto-attack to sustain while your team follows up.

Use E to fear enemies into walls or turrets, then Q and auto for burst damage.

Warwick ARAM Build Patch 16.13

Runes

Primary — Precision

Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo
Triumph Triumph
Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Last Stand Last Stand

Secondary — Domination

Ultimate Hunter Ultimate Hunter
Cheap Shot Cheap Shot

Summoners

FlashIgnite

Skill Order

Max your skills in this order

1st
Jaws of the Beast
Q
2nd
Blood Hunt
W
3rd
Primal Howl
E

Starter Items

  1. 1. Tiamat Tiamat
  2. 2. Refillable Potion Refillable Potion

Core Items

  1. 1. Stridebreaker Stridebreaker
  2. 2. Mercury's Treads Mercury's Treads
  3. 3. Blade of The Ruined King Blade of The Ruined King
4th Item
1/2
Wit's End
Wit's End
Buy / avoid tips (5)

Buy when:

  • enemy has heavy AP burst
  • you need tenacity vs cc
  • your champion benefits from attack speed

Avoid when:

  • enemy team is mostly AD
  • you need more raw damage output

Options

5th Item
1/3
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Buy / avoid tips (5)

Buy when:

  • enemy has multiple AD threats
  • you need survivability in extended fights
  • your champion deals physical damage

Avoid when:

  • enemy team is mostly AP
  • you prefer burst over sustained damage

Options

6th Item
1/3
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Buy / avoid tips (5)

Buy when:

  • enemy has multiple AD threats
  • you need survivability in extended fights
  • your champion deals physical damage

Avoid when:

  • enemy team is mostly AP
  • you prefer burst over sustained damage

Options

Warwick ARAM FAQ

What is the best build for Warwick in ARAM?

In ARAM, Warwick typically builds core items like Stridebreaker, Mercury's Treads, Blade of The Ruined King and Lethal Tempo runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).

What runes should I use for Warwick in ARAM?

Take Lethal Tempo in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Warwick in ARAM.

How do you play Warwick in ARAM?

Play Warwick as a durable diver who sustains through fights with lifesteal and healing, focusing on picking off low-health enemies and peeling for your team with your fear.

What is Warwick's best combo in ARAM?

Q to gap close, then auto-attack to proc passive healing and follow with E fear.

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