the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site
| Rank tier | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Ban Rate | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ranks | 47.5% | 2.2%#23 | 0.4% | D |
| Diamond+ | 49.5% | 2.0%#33 | 0.5% | D |
| Master+ | 49.6% | 2.0%#32 | 0.5% | D |
| Challenger | 48.4% | 2.5%#30 | 0.5% | D |
| Rift Apex | 53.7% | 3.1%#27 | 0.6% | D |
The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.
Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.
Prioritize Skill 1, the core of your healing and damage, to strengthen your dueling power.
Warwick clears the jungle quickly and heals a lot from the start, so look for ganks from level 3. When an enemy is low on health, the passive of Skill 2 gives a large movement speed boost. That makes scuttle crab fights and early skirmishes favorable for you.
Once Ult is available, actively catch isolated enemies or laners who are pushed too far. Turn those kills into a lead. Your sustain also lets you take dragon or Herald alone when the enemy is not watching.
Your damage falls off late, so shift into the role of main tank and initiator. Either peel diving enemies off your carries, or lock down the enemy's key carry with Ult. Read the situation and pick one.
In teamfights you have two jobs: peel assassins off your backline, or lock down the enemy ADC or mage with Ult. After diving in, time Skill 3 for its damage reduction and fear. Survive as long as you can on the front line and break their formation.
Holding Skill 1 (Jaws of the Beast) moves Warwick behind the target and follows their dashes and even Flash. If you only tap it, a single Flash is enough for the enemy to escape your gank. When the target looks ready to use an escape, hold Skill 1 and stay on them. From Lv5, combine it with an Ult engage so the target has no way out.
Channel Skill 3, get behind them with Skill 1, then fear them toward your team.
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP% Damage | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% |
| Heal | 42.5% | 55% | 67.5% | 80% |
| Max Monster Damage | 100 | 125 | 150 | 175 |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 |
| MS | 40% | 45% | 50% | 55% |
| AS | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Dmg Reduction | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50% |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 100 | 90 | 80 |
| Base Damage | 100 | 275 | 450 |
A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.
Critical damage is 200% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.
Our take
Since his ultimate was changed, Warwick had been picking off priority targets far too reliably. A flat 20 seconds of extra cooldown means it is no longer up for every skirmish, and whiffing it now costs him dearly. The 25 less base damage also means some targets he used to finish will survive on a sliver. Choosing the right moment matters much more than it did.
Our take
Eternal Hunger converts less bonus AD, so an AD-focused Warwick gets less out of every auto attack. Jaws of the Beast loses 5% AP scaling as well, meaning the AP route does not pull ahead to compensate. Neither build stands out the way it did, and both his early clear speed and his ability to delete a target on a gank take a step back.
Our take
Jaws of the Beast is Warwick's main damage source and the payoff for every dive he commits to. Cutting the AD ratio by 10% is felt most once he has items, since that is where the ratio does the heavy lifting. Fights he used to close out now leave the target alive to answer back, so it is worth checking that follow-up is nearby before jumping in. Running a durable target down alone is where the missing damage shows up most clearly.
