Warwick Rework: A Perfect Masterpiece | League of Legends 

Warwick had a more realistic and engaging cinematic 4 years ago than the season 2023 cinematic

The new WW's sound design is phenomenal too. There's something about the way the normal bgm gets drowned out by low rumbling horns and distant howls that puts you in WW's headspace. The musical cues trigger a primal reaction in the player, not just WW himself. As soon as someone is below 50% you hear that "bwoooomm" and a switch flips, suddenly you're peering around the map to find out where you need to go, it's brilliant. Also not to mention that WW has a voiceline where he just says "meat" and it's probably the best line in the game.

this rework was such a masterpiece on the "roleplay" side of his gameplay (making feel like an ACTUAL chemicaly augmented werewolf with insatiable hunger for blood) that it accidentaly created the classic warwick syndrome. basicaly, you feel SO MUCH like a werewolf hunting for blood when you play him that you might get caught up (just like in game warwick) and just chase the fuck out of whatever is bleeding. we all know those warwick players who are like this but tbh they have a good reason, playing this champ feels just right and hits that spot in your animal/primal part of your brain that you just get caught in the adrenaline rush of the hunt

Warwick is basically the pinnacle of what reworking a champ should be, they gave him skill expression, flexibility, power, and counterplay all in one while doubling down on his fantasy and keeping almost everything about him generally the same, a lot of the time you get people talking about how much they miss the old champ when they get reworked but there is almost literally nothing to complain about with this one aside from maybe the cosmetic differences

5:10 actually, there was a good reason to toggle the ability off. Since he didnt smell enemies globally back then but only within a certain radius around himself, and the enemy would be notified if you could smell them, youd turn it off if you wanted to ambush people.

As a Warwick main - I still believe this is the best rework ever made, his W is just perfect

I loved playing the old Warwick, because it was so easy to pick up in the jungle (main supp). The new one just feels so satisfying to play though. The hunt and the leap just make you feel like a werewolf chasing down your prey. Very well done Riot!

Ww has had lines showing that he's been tied to Vi and Jinx since the rework. Most notably "You were there" and "Who taught you how to punch!?". WW clearly announced he was their parent or at least teacher since his rework.

i only play warwick when i get autofilled top/jungle but whenever i play him i find myself saying insane things to my friends over comms like "I SMELL BLOOD IM ON MY WAY" i make plays on warwick i never would have made on any other champ just cuz i feel like a ravenous werewolf who wants their prey dead when i play him. love that champ so much

The feeling of running down the rift with Predator boots, ghost, deadman's plate and the cloud Dragon buff while the Blood hunt is activated is so satisfying and immersive. Not to mention the bad-ass lunge to enemies holy moly. The best part is how it feels like we're actually hunting enemies and the enemies knows it too.

Can't wait to see your video on Aurelion Sol's rework. His new abilities are awesome and definitely fits his lore more as the literal creator of the cosmos.

Great hearing things about Warwick's rework. I may not play LoL anymore, but it's cool how much they've improve him from just a very basic champion to a better champion while keeping the core elements that makes him like a werewolf. Also, nice soundtrack choice, it shows that he's the Divine one.

This is my favorite rework. I staryed playing league because of Warwick, my first skin was a Warwick skin, my main is, to this date, Warwick so when I heard about the rework I was extremely happy, it is perfection. Hell, the rework landed on my birthday (January 25)

As a Warwick main i feel victory

WW is my fav jung to play, he is always so fun, and the amount of braindead moment i have whenever i hear/see the bloodtrail appearing, its like I NEED to run towards it

I love using Q on morde as he ults you and then listening to him as he asks me why his ult didnt go off

Vars designing a video before patch 13.1 to release the day before the patch drops, using the new icon for Jax's e in the update: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you

The most important point is how they did not change or shred trhe former identity and style but ellaborated on it, taking it to higher highs, by giving player an even more immersive and also more skill expressive way to basically do the same

Maybe the best rework they have ever done.

You might want to toggle Warwick's old bloodhunt ability off, because it would alert people that you were close to them (and remind them they were low on health) basically revealing your location on the map, which can be kind of a big deal in the jungle.

If I remember correctly it was Nickyboy who talked about how Warwick when he chases you is on all fours but slows down to attack with his claws slowing him down adding even more detail

I like that if you miss his R now he goes a bit farther (without it counting towards the range), reflecting the momentum of the leap and the time required for him to adjust to the failed pounce.

Warwick was one of the main Reasons why I came back to the Game. I have literally *never* felt as much Immersion into a Champ, than when I was following the Scent of two low HP Enemies cross Map, and jumped blindly into an enemy Turret to finish them off, knowing they had to be there!

Before the rework: Awooo! Woof, Woof! After the rework: The chains are broken... The beast is free.

I'm pretty sure the hints to Warwick's previous life were intentional since they started making arcane at least a year before warwick's rework came out

Ww is a super fun champ and very aesthetically pleasing now; that said, when certain items are used in combination with his current kit, it does not feel particularly pleasant to fight him in a 1v1. Same with Trundle (pre-nerfs) and Mordekaiser, they become easily overwhelming by late game in 1v1s against melee champions that are often considered carries (often with minimal investment into the interaction). Solution being that you should not 1v1 them, but having to completely discard a possible strategy (that should be skill based) is not particulaly satisfying. WW passive + on-hit items like bork, morde passive + liandry's/demonic, and Trundle Q + Ult + hydra items are not fun to deal with late game.

We just won a 4v5 at Barron with an open nexus and victory was in our grasp Until the enemy Warwick bought only movement Speed and ulted to our nexus

Reminds me why I enjoy playing Warwick in the jungle. Good vid homie. 👍

Finally I was waiting for this video for months

I find it interesting that both of my mains (Warwick and Nunu) happened to be the recipients of extremely good reworks. I also like Fiddlesticks quite a bit too, another of Riot's best reworks. I wonder if that says something, be it about me or VGUs. I know it's not nostalgia, I never had any attachment to those three prior to their reworks. Well, in any case, reworks like these give me hope for all the champs out there that are currently suffering. There's always a chance they could be reworked into something great in the future.

Absolutely. They have so many great reworks and Warwick really demonstrates how to do it. Let’s hope they keep it up.

this video is by far your best in my opinion

Fiddle and Warwick have indeed the perfect execution for a character as a whole. When you play them you get exactly what to expect. And when you look at them you know exactly what they are. In my bias, I believe Fiddle was better, but Warwick is my nr 2. Evelyn is nr 3, mainly cuz she also represent herself as a demonic, maso thirst trap, right what she is, but her gameplay kinda lacks something, which, im not sure what

he is an amazing champ. plaied him only after the rework but everything in his kit just works and definatly had dominated with his presance and still able to give utility when i was stomped on. not to forget how much of a thrill leaving a fight with more hp then how it started

Warwick was my furst main and how I learned jungle. He’s awesome.

vars should really design his own champion concepts. it would be really cool to say what he comes up with and how well designed they could be :)

Вау, за количество сравнений с другими чемпионами, исследование истории, огромную работу - лайк.

Yasss i have been waiting so long for this

As a jungle main my only issue with warwick is that he is a bit overtuned imo. He is a great champ overall and I have played him a few times and enjoyed it, however, his early game is a bit too strong for me. He can invade and bully like 90% of other junglers, before you get an anti heal item he can usually destroy you, hes extra movement speed on his w passive + ghost ive seen quite a few ww mains use + his e fear and q gap closer makes him early ganks super strong. I feel like either he should either get a bit less sustain early own so other junglers arent completely bullied by him early game, or get less movement speed so his cant just spam easy ganks. In exchange for this I think they could increase his power lategame, because this guys scales pretty awfully. So maybe remove some speed and healing early on, and add more on late game? I dont think he is broken, but he is a bit too opressive early game imo. If any warwick mains are here id appreciate their opinion because I could be biased since he isnt a main of mine.

Cant wait for the Aurelion rework Video

As a Warwick main, i can say, I totaly agree with you. The thing I realy enjoy in thi champ is the fact, you don't need good micro, but good macro to play and be strong. The multifunctionality of hi's abilitys lets yo to not focus on your combos, but focus on your map controll and positioning. In League, I like to win in strategy, not in combat, create situations, where I alvays beat my opponents, and set up a game winning lead, and Ww is perfect for this playstyle. And this is why my second-favourite champ is Fidlesticks.

My first ever main, back when i started playing this game, dtill one of mh fav charecters by gameplay and lore

So for the arcane forward planning: Riot had a Tweet, now deleted, that said Arcane influenced Warwick's Rework, and Arcane was in production for like 6 years before release, so yeah

I love listening to your opinions and speculations on things. Would you ever do a Brand review? His kit is so much fun to play, and I like the ability to intertwine his kit. I like that his q has a higher range than his E, meaning sometimes, you'll want to QEWR instead of the high risk EQWR,

Note about old sion, old sion was mostly played as AP, not AD. His big damage came from gaze plus shield burst. AD sion was a niche pick that only worked into super brawly comps that couldn't kite him.

As a lover of both '09wick and current Warwick, he was good before the rework, but he's even better now! And i love him so so so much.

As a Warwick main, the only complaint I have to his kit is his ult becomes hard to predict where and when will it land due to his movement speed. Depending on how fast he goes the faster his ult travels which often breaks my brain.

Kinda off topic, but I hope xin zhao gets another look at sometime again. His last proto-midscope made him a lot smoother, but between proplay nerfs and a ult that is either broken or mediocre, his pickrate and winrate haven't ended up much better pff than before his midscope.

this video popped for me after bulling a teemo otp till he cried using ww this day is getting better

wait that's so fucking funny, i thought you had already made this video so i looked it up and i guess im psychic because it came out 2 hours ago!

3:05 it returned they added briar

What is the OST playing in the background? Would like to know To the topic, Warwick has always been one of my more fun champs. I love running across the map and getting gank after gank after gank while full clearing in mere moments - dueling the enemy jungler - and just over all staying everywhere and all over the place with not even a completed item. All because I am abusing early game power, where Warwick surprisingly has a strong standing in to set fear in and start snowballing lanes/ keeping control. It isn't easy and doesn't always work - but it is still a fun time to get a good game with Warwick.

Lets all be honest.Everyone who has ever ppayed warwick for a reasonable time has growled at least once while chasing down an enemy.

been onetricking the champ since his rework in 2017, no regrets here.

Warwick is Simple but a very effective jungler. That's i like playing ww jg

wonder how much of this type of overhaul we can expect with the advent of mid-scope updates

Anyone knows the name of the song at the end? Man, its so good

Pantheon's rework would be here If they hadn't given him random invulnerability to tower shots on e upon release 💀

Man. I love Warwick!!!!

2:55 The content claim mute actually makes it 10 times funnier

"One of the most balanced champions in league of legends history" WW Barrier top: let me introduce myself...

Love this champion, he is absolutely the best rework. I would also like to add a side not that I think Vex is a very well designed champion also. Doesn't feel super overloaded unlike all the champions released around her.

I think they said arcane was in the works ever since jinx's release, so all the warwick stuff and the cinematic and all that would of been planned far in advanced I'm sure

what is the name of that absolute banger is that going on the back at 09:50?

seeing old warwick walking next to bard just feels dystopian somehow. i cant believe how far he's come

After playing Warwick a couple times and having a lot of fun, I'd have to say that right alongside Fiddlesticks and Aatrox, he's one of the only champions that fully delivers on their fantasy whilst playing. I find myself making the most dumbass plays and running around the entire map on WW the moment a Blood Hunt trail pops up because of the thrill of the hunt and, as some other people have noted, doing so bringing out some primal urge to run down prey until I catch it.

1st off I just want to say how great this video is. Not just about one of my fav champs, but the amount of info you’ve managed to squeeze into it without losing important points is awesome. I think their were 2 more reasons for the change to WW. First of all, I think his changes were also due to the jungle changes. When I started lol and showed interest in jungle, my friend directly told me to start with Warwick. At the time, without proper runes, timing and help, the jungle could be extremely unforgiving. As in, as a new player, you could die to jungle camps. WW removed some of that danger due to his sustain, and made learning the jungle AND the role (as a whole) more manageable. As the jungle was changed to a more… inviting place, the need for particular kit lessened. Second reason worth noting was ap Warwick. I cannot remember the exact year, but I do recollect watching a pro game with an ap WW. I remember the commentators laughed as this WW solo tower dived an enemy, tanking shot after shot, and just healing through it with his Q’s and Spirit Visage. While funny at the time, this wasn’t healthy in the least for the game and despite nerfs, the rework really helped fix this. Overall I’m really happy with the rework too, I just wonder who new players to the game are pointing to when introducing them to the jungle role? Amumu and Rammus, I’m guessing?

Warwick was my first main love this dogg0

his W awakens primal instincts in me i cant belive how many times i have chased low hp target through death

I might have to go learn to play him.

Vars I beseech thee to cover the forgotten rework of Xerath Attempt 2

Vars you CAN'T just play Zanza the Divine like that in the background if you want me to pay attention to the topic lmao

7:40 for shyvana, the community kind of reworked her into a ap bruiser or burst mage xD

I have been tearing ass with Warwick toplane

Did y’all know that some people are theorizing that VANDER from the new Arcane: League of Legends might be WARWICK in the next season? Cause since Vander was known as the “Hound of the Underground” and having attempted to settle down, it resonates closely with Warwick’s very little background info

Every day before I go to bed, I light a candle and shed a tear for old irelia

I just realized, the best way to balance champs with dumb %hp and stuff like that is to split it into the “whatever dose more, the flat ok run of the mill dmg or the anti tank scaling option “

Completely agreed, and I'm a ww main. The only competition imo for best rework is Fiddlesticks, who they also managed to get the fantasy expressed mechanically in just the right ways.

Warwicks rework was so good! Warwick is to this day has been the only champ where I was on a 23 win streak!

This guy really did have an instant transmission for an ult.

VGU’s like Fiddle and Warwick are the best kinds Riot have ever done. They took the base character, their dated skills/gameplay, and their thematic and just blasted it up to 200%. They didn’t change their core gameplay, but enhanced it in a way that fit modern day standards and delved much further into their thematic- beautifully and fantastically done.

his old anti carry nature was kind of like malzahar today maybe they should rework malzahar too

My first main. Perfect champion to introduce folks to the game/jungling.

Only thing I dislike about WW is the attack speed boost being at certain thresholds instead of scaling linearly like Olaf's passive for instance. It feels clunky at times to me personally, the rest of his kit is well made and synergizes brilliantly.

miss vars, the soundtrack of this video is the same of madoka magica? :3

Any thoughts to champions get rework reverted such as Leblanc and Kog'maw?

Eyyy, yo. Anyone know what the song used in this video is called?

What was the song used in the background?

What's the song playing in the last half of the video? Sounds like FF14 but I don't know for sure

Vars' timing is impeccable I just got my breakfast

Can someone tell me tha name of the song? I really like it

Shen is still my favourite rework, but God, does WW feel satisfying to play

Warwick's rework trailer was the reason I started playing league of legends

I hate Warwick with a passion ! To me, he's a bit like Graves (good at freaking everything). He has healing, attack speed, cc, easy to play, on hit effects, suppress etc... He's not that much played in worlds but in solo play he's a pain. Don't get me wrong.... He's an amazing and effective jungler and his ganks are usually very good. Thank you for the video my friend ! :D I hope you got some rest during christmas time. Can't wait for the next video :D why no one plays Vladimir or Elise. Let'ssss gooo ! Much love.

"to create a distinct playstyle for every champion. one whos experience was unique only to them" *-WATER SAMIRA HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*

The biggest W in this rework is how they managed to add a lot of skill expression to a champion that simple by adding the Q outplay to dashes and making him immune during the cast of his R. He is perfect for a new player to play but still super good in high ranks if you can abuse his Q, R and even E, by baiting people into thinking they can kill you then tanking and healing. Masterpiece.

Feral Flare WW was my first and only time i reached Diamond 1.

I've never gotten the hang of Warwick's Q, mainly because for whatever reason it doesn't tell you the range

One of the best reworks hands down

The true doog lord who is one of the coolest things to ever exist in this game. I legit got into the game because of this and this alone.