Warwick vs Jax
Favorable matchup
Build vs Jax
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Warwick: Blade of The Ruined King, Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Kraken Slayer, Experimental Hexplate, Statikk Shiv, Bramble Vest.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Jax's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 7s | 17s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 7s | 17s | 1m50 |
| 9 | 6s | 6s | 17s | 1m50 |
| 11 | 6s | 5s | 17s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 6s | 3s | 13s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 6s | 3s | 9s | 1m30 |
Playing as Warwick
Tips to maximize your impact
- Hold your bite
Hold Jaws of the Beast (Q) to latch onto your target: you follow all their movement, dashes included, then leap behind them.
- Tank, then fear
Cast Primal Howl (E) in the middle of the fight: you take less damage, then the howl fears nearby enemies. Recast it to fear sooner.
- Leap onto their carry
Cast Infinite Duress (R) on their carry: you suppress the first champion hit and heal for all the damage dealt. Your move speed lengthens the leap.
- Follow the trail of the wounded
Follow the Blood Hunt (W) trails: you sense champions below 50% health and gain speed toward them, three times more below 25%.
Playing against Jax
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Short trades
Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.
- Back off during Counter Strike
During Counter Strike (E), back off instead of attacking: he dodges your autos, then stuns nearby enemies, dealing more damage per dodged auto.
- Trade after his E
Trade right after Counter Strike (E): it's both his defense and his only stun, and it has a 17 to 9 second cooldown.
- Don't let him split push alone
In the late game, don't leave his split push unanswered: send someone to hold his lane, or force an objective on the other side of the map.
Other Warwick matchups
Patch 16.21.1