Warwick, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.9%
Pick Rate
3.6%
Ban Rate
7.0%

Warwick Jungle Build: Items & Boots

Warwick A TierFighterTank
Patch
26.20
Games
4,686
Lane
Jungle
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 15, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

The most-played Patch 26.20 Warwick build is Plated Steelcaps, Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Oracle Lens: 5.62% of games, 55.02% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

Best Warwick Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Top Summoner Spells

  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    54.7%Win Rate96.7%Pick Rate
  • GhostSmite
    Ghost + Smite
    66.7%Win Rate1.7%Pick Rate

Build Stats

55.02%Win Rate
+4.10%WR Diff
5.62%Pick Rate
518Matches

This Warwick build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Warwick build are Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, and Blade of The Ruined King. This item combination achieves a 55.0% win rate across 518 matches analyzed.

At full build, Warwick gains a total of 140 AD, 1000 Health, 150 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Warwick Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Lethal Tempo
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Alacrity
  • Coup de Grace
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Celerity
  • Waterwalking
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Warwick Abilities

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Warwick build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Warwick are Gustwalker Hatchling, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 57.9% win rate and 25.7% pick rate.

These are Warwick's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stridebreaker (52.3% WR, +1.4% WR diff, 46.1% pick rate) provides 450 Health, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Death's Dance (54.2% WR, +3.3% WR diff, 27.7% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Blade of The Ruined King (52.3% WR, +1.3% WR diff, 76.8% pick rate) provides 0.1% LifeSteal, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
  • Stridebreaker S Tier
    Stridebreaker - 3,300 gold - Warwick core item

    Stridebreaker

    3,300 3,300
    52.27%Win Rate
    +1.35%WR Diff
    46.09%Pick Rate
  • Death's Dance S Tier
    Death's Dance - 3,300 gold - Warwick core item

    Death's Dance

    3,300 3,300
    54.20%Win Rate
    +3.28%WR Diff
    27.72%Pick Rate
  • Blade of The Ruined King S Tier
    Blade of The Ruined King - 3,200 gold - Warwick core item

    Blade of The Ruined King

    3,200 3,200
    52.25%Win Rate
    +1.33%WR Diff
    76.78%Pick Rate
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Warwick players complete Scorchclaw Pup first in 31% of games, winning 52.2% of them. The median first item is finished at 0:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 0:06 to 0:18).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
52.2%30.9%0:121,445
50.1%54.7%0:122,559
51.9%14.4%0:12672

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
56.7%8.2%12:00363
60.3%2.7%11:18121
59.6%2.6%11:18114

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
74.0%1.3%19:0050
60.4%6.3%20:24250
65.6%1.5%21:0661

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 4,676 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Warwick players max W > Q > E in 76% of games, winning 51.9% of the 3,445 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priorityW - Blood HuntWQ - Jaws of the BeastQE - Primal HowlE
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • Q > W > E: 15% of games, 50.8% win rate
  • Q > E > W: 6% of games, 46.8% win rate
Large sampleBased on 4,527 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.
Top situational items for Warwick include Spirit Visage, Thornmail. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Spirit Visage S Tier
    Spirit Visage - 2,700 gold - Warwick situational item

    Spirit Visage

    2,700 2,700
    53.28%Win Rate
    +2.36%WR Diff
    31.56%Pick Rate
  • Thornmail S Tier
    Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Warwick situational item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450
    51.85%Win Rate
    +0.93%WR Diff
    28.89%Pick Rate
The best boots for Warwick are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Plated Steelcaps S Tier
    Plated Steelcaps - 1,200 gold - Warwick boots

    Plated Steelcaps

    1,200 1,200
    52.34%Win Rate
    +1.42%WR Diff
    39.71%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Warwick is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
  • Oracle Lens S Tier
    Oracle Lens - Warwick trinket for vision control

    Oracle Lens

    0 0
    51.23%Win Rate
    +0.31%WR Diff
    38.24%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Warwick build.

  • Total armorArmor:150
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total healthHealth:1000
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:140
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:50%
  • Total lifestealLifeSteal:10%
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:50
When facing Warwick's top counters like Jax, Amumu, Lillia, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Spirit Visage or Thornmail based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Warwick performance.
sustained physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,300gScorchclaw Pup at 0:12 (median)

This Warwick sustained physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.0% win rate across 518 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Warwick build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,150, this Warwick build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, and Blade of The Ruined King power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Warwick build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Warwick

Warwick Jungle Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

4,516 games

Most Warwick Jungle players rush Gustwalker Hatchling first (55% of games), finished at a median of 0.2 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (41%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Smite (93%). The game usually starts with Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.

Warwick boots

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Plated SteelcapsPlated SteelcapsMost played41.2%52.3%1,861
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads31.8%50.9%1,437
Berserker's GreavesBerserker's Greaves6.8%47.9%309
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness6.4%53.8%288
Gluttonous GreavesGluttonous Greaves5.4%54.5%244

Warwick starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth PotionStealth WardGustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Stealth WardMost played20.5%51.7%924
Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker Hatchling15.1%47.9%681
Scorchclaw PupHealth PotionStealth WardScorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth Ward11.7%54.4%529
Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw Pup8.6%52.2%389

Warwick summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashSmiteFlash + SmiteMost played92.5%50.7%4,179
GhostSmiteGhost + Smite4.8%53.0%217
SmiteIgniteSmite + Ignite1.7%57.7%78

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Warwick First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Warwick players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Gustwalker Hatchling Gustwalker Hatchling0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
54.6%50.0%2,467
Scorchclaw Pup Scorchclaw Pup0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
30.9%52.2%1,396
Mosstomper Seedling Mosstomper Seedling0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
14.5%51.9%653

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Scorchclaw PupStridebreakerBlade of The Ruined King Scorchclaw Pup → Stridebreaker → Blade of The Ruined King20.4 min
18.7-22.7 min
6.3%60.4%250
Mosstomper SeedlingStridebreakerBlade of The Ruined King Mosstomper Seedling → Stridebreaker → Blade of The Ruined King20.0 min
18.3-21.7 min
2.6%58.3%103
Scorchclaw PupBlade of The Ruined KingSpirit Visage Scorchclaw Pup → Blade of The Ruined King → Spirit Visage21.1 min
18.9-23.1 min
1.5%65.6%61
Gustwalker HatchlingTitanic HydraBlade of The Ruined King Gustwalker Hatchling → Titanic Hydra → Blade of The Ruined King19.0 min
18.3-20.8 min
1.3%74.0%50

Every Warwick Jungle Item by Win Rate

The completed items Warwick players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Blade of The Ruined KingBlade of The Ruined KingMost played79.6%52.3%3,596
StridebreakerStridebreaker47.8%52.2%2,159
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage32.7%53.2%1,478
ThornmailThornmail30.0%51.8%1,354
Death's DanceDeath's Dance28.8%54.2%1,299
Kraken SlayerKraken Slayer26.9%52.5%1,214
Titanic HydraTitanic Hydra10.4%57.2%470
Sterak's GageSterak's Gage5.7%51.8%257
Ravenous HydraRavenous Hydra5.6%56.1%255
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean4.7%50.5%214
Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker Hatchling2.3%28.3%106
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen2.3%44.8%105

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Warwick's most-built items
Your build (4/6)
Scorchclaw PupStridebreakerBlade of The Ruined KingPlated Steelcaps
Total gold8,150

This core is in our ranked data: 60.4% win rate over 250 games.

Total stats from items
Attack Damage
80
Health
450
Armor
25
Attack Speed
50%
Life Steal
10%
Move Speed
45

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