Warwick

[quote=TheGluttony]So i´ve got a question for you guys. How viable is Warwick? Warwick is probably my most played champion -30. I´ve been level 30 for a while now and been trying out loads of champion. And even tough i really love him, i keep doubting his powers more and more. As a jungler i have seen only ONE in the last month.. that was actually the only warwick i've seen this month! I keep seeing other junglers ( Loads of Eve, Shaco and Udyr ) that do equally well or even better. :S I have no idea how good he is in laning, i would think pretty good but i really wouldn't know. Is Warwick played in high ELO? Am i doing something wrong and should i be ripping everyone apart with this char? Or is Warwick not that a high tier champion and i just keep getting misled by all the awesome looks, lore etc.[/quote]

[quote=Jebus McAzn]You see Warwick a lot in lower level matches because he's very easy to jungle with, even without runes or the correct masteries. As you get into higher level play, people switch to other junglers because it is now possible to jungle with them, given your runes/mastery setup. The reason that Warwick isn't as good in level 30 matches is because he doesn't contribute all that much to the late-game, compared to the accessibility of other junglers. Amumu is a great tank with an amazing ultimate, while other characters like Udyr or Olaf fill the tanky DPS role extremely well. Warwick doesn't really fit into teams all that well, to be honest - the only thing he has going for him is decent damage output with his autoattacks and his Q, and a stun in his ultimate. But Warwick is still pretty squishy, to be honest, and doesn't pump out as much damage as the tanky DPS mentioned earlier. I suppose you may see Warwicks because he's great at denying the enemy jungler, but other than that purpose, he's outshined by a lot of other champions.[/quote]

[quote=TheGluttony]Exactly the kind of response i was hoping for. :D Muchos Gracias! ^^ Btw, i never knew Olaf was that good.. Does he really do that much damage? If so, he might be a good choice to try out, i think i bought him quite some time ago. :)[/quote]

[quote=B-Wong][quote=TheGluttony] Exactly the kind of response i was hoping for. :D Muchos Gracias! ^^ Btw, i never knew Olaf was that good.. Does he really do that much damage? If so, he might be a good choice to try out, i think i bought him quite some time ago. :) [/quote] Olaf is insane no matter how you play him. If you're farming with the right build, whether it be jungle or lane, if you're building him tanky DPS he's a major threat either way. He jungles faster than ww On topic a bit - Yes, Warwick is used in higher ELO matches just because of his ability to gank. If you're able to jungle uninterrupted OR if you're denying the enemy jungler to jungle well, then reaching level 6 is easy as taking a shit. Once you're level 6 looking for pushed lanes to try to gank is pretty damn easy and once you get your ganks rolling, you or your team will be fed. And you can probably figure out the rest from there.[/quote]

[quote=TheGluttony]Ok thanks, i'll be trying Olaf to see if he fits my playstyle. He probably will, i love survivable dps chars. :)[/quote]

[quote=PFP]Just saying Warwick is still one of the best champions in high-level play. He can fit most any team comp, he can jungle quickly and most importantly-safely. Since the new patch, champions do not gain as much health when they level up so junglers will be running around with a lot lower health than usual. Expcept for Warwick, due to his lifesteal he will still be a full health jungler than can now counter jungle very easily with Blood Scent and every other jungler running around waiting to be 1-shotted. He's not the best ganker out of the jungler; but overall due to his consistency, survivability, and speed he is the best jungler. In recent ranked games I have been seeing ALOT more of Warwicks, Sivirs, and Anivias.[/quote]

[quote=Restrictnine#5232]imma set a few things straight right now. if you are honestly asking if warwick is played in high elo, you dont need to worry about high elo, because you arent there. to answer that question, yes, he is played in high elo. check out z0oz, one of the best warwick players out there. Udyr is alright, but his ganking and mid game effectiveness lacks. eve is broken atm so of course she is amazing in jungle. shaco because he is super good with ganks. warwick's power isnt something to scoff at. his ult combines a percentage of his attack damage plus any on hit procs he gets from items FIVE TIMES. slap malady and madred's on him and you have squishies running for base. his ganking is unmatched, save for broken junglers like rammus and eve. Warwick can also 1v1 pretty much anyone, assuming he can get his ult on them, etc. Lifesteal does wonders for him as well, so madreds malady isnt the only build. warwick isnt played very often because people in low elo and normal either think he is easymode, or isnt fun at all. Some people even think he sucks because he doesnt have a consistent CC. Well that is wrong. what warwick does is counter carries. wait for your initiate, then sneak to the back and ult their carry. all of a sudden they have no carry, and their team falls apart. you cant dive in head first with him like a lot of people tend to do, because he just wasnt designed to be a tank. you can build him tanky, but he still isnt a tank. He satisfies the roles of anti-carry and jungle very nicely. To answer the last question, he is surprisingly good in lane. Almost impossible to harass with his Q, [[hungering strike]], and his ult can very quickly turn around a lane. the reason you almost never see him in lane is because he is arguably the best jungler in the game. really fast jungling, amazing ganks, what more could you ask for? he has almost complete jungle control.[/quote]

[quote=TheGluttony]Ok thanks for the advice guys. This Jungle/Anti-Jungle idea seems pretty darn cool, should try that out soon. ^^ Yeah i shouldn't worry about high Elo yet, you're right about that. ;p[/quote]

[quote=PFP]If you check out my build I just updated an easy-to-learn and use jungling guide. Standard jungling route, but also gives a bit of counter-jungling to start.[/quote]

[quote=TheGluttony][quote=PFP] If you check out my build I just updated an easy-to-learn and use jungling guide. Standard jungling route, but also gives a bit of counter-jungling to start. [/quote] Haha, that Ward-Teleport trick is frikkin hilarious i really have to try that. ^^ Just played a game and finished 10-2-3 but that was probably because they just let me jungle all i want. =3[/quote]