Warwick vs Jax

Warwick
vs
55.2%

over 58 games

Jax

Favorable matchup

Split pushSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damage

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

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King
1
Stridebreaker
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kraken Slayer
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier87%
FlashDot6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Kraken Slayer
Experimental Hexplate
Statikk Shiv
Bramble Vest
Spirit Visage
Sterak's Gage
Thornmail
Maw of Malmortius
Tiamat
Titanic Hydra
Randuin's Omen
Zeke's Convergence
Terminus
Guardian Angel
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
RevitalizeRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Jax's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Relentless Assault (P)

Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s17s–
67s7s17s1m50
96s6s17s1m50
116s5s17s1m40
166s3s13s1m30
186s3s9s1m30

Playing as Warwick

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Patch 16.21.1