Warwick vs Graves JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Warwick into Gravesmedium

Overview

Use Warwick's sustain and dueling strength to contest Graves's fast clears and river control early.
Track low-health camps and lanes with to find picks and avoid kite-heavy fights.
Leverage early objective control and pressure to snowball and deny Graves scaling.

Full clear early while tracking Graves's path to identify invade or counter-invade windows.
Contest first Scuttle aggressively if nearby lanes have priority to deny Graves vision and tempo.
Use to prioritize ganks on low-health lanes and counter-jungle when Graves is on opposite side.

Graves's early invade windows when Warwick's health or Smite is down; avoid contesting camps without vision.
Isolated river fights where Graves can kite Warwick with ranged poke and mobility.
Forced Smite fights on dragon or Herald when Graves arrives with lane priority and vision control.

Start on the side with strong lanes to enable early river fights and Scuttle control.
Use Warwick's sustain to contest or steal camps when Graves commits to full clears around level 3.
Avoid isolated river skirmishes without lane priority or vision due to Graves's ranged poke and mobility.

Level 3 unlocks full kit; use to absorb burst and to sustain in extended duels.
Level 6 grants suppression; force picks or kills on overextended targets.
First dueling or tank item increases durability for safer invades and objective control.

Use to track low-health targets and force picks with suppression.
Deny Graves free farm by invading camps when Graves shows on predictable gank paths or after clears.
Prioritize early dragon and Rift Herald control by leveraging Warwick's sustain and dueling to secure vision and force Graves off objectives.

Tactical tip

For Warwick vs Graves, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.