Wukong

Wukong Build

the Monkey King

Role: Support Pick Rate: 10.6% Win Rate: 47.23%

Win Rate by Elo

All Elos All Elos 52.75%

Best Counters and Matchups for Wukong

See all counters for Wukong

Top 5 Counters Against Wukong

Brand
Brand
55.3% WR +0.0%
Rakan
Rakan
46.5% WR +0.0%
Akali
Akali
53.1% WR +0.0%
Fiora
Fiora
56.1% WR +0.0%
Poppy
Poppy
52.2% WR +0.0%

Top 5 Best Matchups for Wukong

Bel'Veth
Bel'Veth
56.5% WR +0.0%
Soraka
Soraka
44.8% WR +0.0%
Quinn
Quinn
56.5% WR +0.0%
Kled
Kled
47.3% WR +0.0%
Azir
Azir
49.2% WR +0.0%

Patch History

V14.17
  • Crushing Blow Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where he could hit an enemy from Fog of War and not have him or his clone be revealed.
V14.16
  • Stone Skin Bonus armor per stack increased to 6 − 10 (based on level) from 5 − 9 (based on level). Maximum bonus armor increased to 36 − 60 (based on level) from 30 − 54 (based on level)
  • Nimbus Strike Bonus attack speed increased to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% from 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55%.
V14.11
  • Warrior Trickster Bug Fix: Statikk Shiv's Electroshock no longer unintentionally triggers from the clone expiring if the enemy who owns the item hit it at any point during its active time.
V14.5
  • Stone Skin Maximum stacks reduced to 5 from 10. Bonus effects per stack increased to 100% from 50%. New Effect: Stacks now fall off at a rate of 1 per second after the duration expires.
V14.3
  • Crushing Blow Bonus range increased to 135 / 145 / 155 / 165 / 175 from 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175. Bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)55% bonus AD from 45%.
  • Nimbus Strike Cooldown reduced to 10 / 9.25 / 8.5 / 7.75 / 7 seconds from 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8.
V13.16
  • Stats Mana regeneration growth increased to 0.8 from 0.65.
  • Crushing Blow Mana cost reduced to 20 from 40.
  • Warrior Trickster Mana cost reduced to 60 / 55 / 50 / 45 / 40 from 80 / 70 / 60 / 50 / 40.
V13.14
  • Warrior Trickster Undocumented/Bug Fix: Pet can now consistently be commanded to attack inhibitors and the Nexus via their controller spells or automatic attack priorities.
V13.13
  • Nimbus Strike Monster damage reduced to 100% from 120%.
V13.7
  • Stats Base attack damage reduced to 66 from 68.
  • Warrior Trickster Cooldown increased to 22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 seconds from 22 / 19.5 / 17 / 14.5 / 12.
  • Nimbus Strike Bonus attack speed reduced to 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55% from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%.
V12.20
  • Cyclone AD ratio per tick increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)34.375% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)27.5% AD. AD ratio per cast increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)275% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)220% AD.
V12.17
  • Stats Base movement speed reduced to 340 from 345. Base attack speed reduced to 0.68 from 0.711.
V12.14
  • Stats Base health regeneration increased to 3.5 from 2.5.
  • Stone Skin Health regeneration reduced to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)0.35% maximum health from 0.5%. Maximum health regeneration reduced to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)2.1% maximum health from 3%.
V12.12 - June 30th Hotfix
  • Nimbus Strike Damage against monsters reduced to 120% from 160%.
  • Cyclone Cooldown increased to 130 / 110 / 90 seconds from 120 / 105 / 90.
V12.12
  • Crushing Blow Bug Fix: Now counts as an ability for the purposes of Tear of the Goddess', Manamune's and Muramana's stacking and bonus damage effects.
  • Warrior Trickster Bug Fix: Clones no longer apply Emberknife and Hailblade's damage over time debuff against monsters if a copy of the item is in their inventory, preventing a bug where they could fail to attribute kill credit of a monster if they died before it was killed by the effect.
V12.11
  • Warrior Trickster Cooldown increased to 22 / 19.5 / 17 / 14.5 / 12 seconds from 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12.
  • Nimbus Strike Damage against monsters reduced to 160% from 180%.
V12.10
  • Stats Base health increased to 610 from 540. Health growth increased to 99 from 85. Armor growth increased to 4.7 from 3.5. Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
V12.9
  • Nimbus Strike Bug Fix: Conqueror now properly stacks for each hit of Nimbus Strike and Crushing Blow even if they were used simultaneously.
V12.7
  • Crushing Blow Cooldown reduced to 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6 seconds from 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 7.5 / 7.
  • Warrior Trickster Cooldown reduced to 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 seconds from 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16. New Effect: Can now dash over terrain.
  • Nimbus Strike AP ratio increased to 100% AP from 80% AP. Damage against monsters increased to 180% from 150%.
V11.22
  • Warrior Trickster Bug Fix: No longer triggers Death's Dance's Defy when the clone expires.
V11.21
  • Crushing Blow New Effect: Now trigger spell effects when dealing damage.
V11.17
  • Crushing Blow Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he was able to entirely cancel the animation by entering a stop command.
V11.15
  • Stats Base health regeneration reduced to 2.5 from 4.
V11.12
  • Stats Attack damage growth reduced to 3.5 from 4.
  • Crushing Blow Bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)45% bonus AD from 50%.
V11.9
  • Cyclone Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he would not knock-up enemies who entered the ability radius while untargetable even after their untargetability ends.
V11.5 - March 4th Hotfix
  • Stone Skin Bug Fix: Once again grants Wukong the base bonus armor and health regeneration.
V11.5
  • Stone Skin Undocumented: No longer grants the innate bonus armor and health regeneration.(bug)
V10.25
  • Nimbus Strike New Effect: Now deals 50% bonus damage against monsters.
V10.23
  • Stats Mana growth increased to 65 from 45.
V10.14
  • Cyclone Knock up duration reduced to 0.6 seconds from 0.75.
V10.10
  • Warrior Trickster Bug Fix: Casting it as the enemy champion is winding up an empowered basic attack does not cause them to lose control of their character.
V10.9
  • Stats Base armor reduced to 31 from 34.
  • Crushing Blow Base damage reduced to 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 from 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130.
  • Warrior Trickster Clone damage reduced to 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55% from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%.
V10.7
  • Stone Skin Bonus armor reduced to 5 − 9 (based on level) from 5 − 11 (based on level). Maximum bonus armor reduced to 30 − 54 (based on level) from 30 − 66 (based on level).
  • Nimbus Strike Base damage reduced to 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 from 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240. New Effect: Can now buffer Warrior Trickster and Cyclone after dashing.
V10.6 - March 19th Hotfix
  • Stats Base health regeneration reduced to 4 from 5.
  • Stone Skin Number of stacks increased to 10 from 8. Bonus effects per stack reduced to 50% from 62.5%.
  • Warrior Trickster Mana cost changed to 80 / 70 / 60 / 50 / 40 from 60 at all ranks. Clone damage reduced to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% from 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70%.
V10.6 - March 18th Hotfix
  • Stone Skin Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where his armor and health regeneration were lower than intended without any stacks.
  • Crushing Blow Bug Fix: Bonus damage now properly applies to turrets.
  • Warrior Trickster Bug Fix: Clone now deals the proper amount of damage against turrets and champions.
V10.6 - Gameplay Update
  • General Recommended items updated to reflect the strength of bruiser-oriented builds.
  • Stats Base magic resistance reduced to 28 from 32.1. Base health reduced to 540 from 577.8. Base mana increased to 300 from 265.84. Mana growth increased to 45 from 38. Undocumented: Base health regeneration reduced to 5 from 6. Undocumented: Base mana regeneration reduced to 8 from 8.042.
  • Stone Skin New Innate: Wukong gains 5 − 11 (based on level) bonus armor and regenerates Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)0.5% of his maximum health per 5 seconds. These effects are increased by 62.5% for 5 seconds whenever Wukong or his clone damage a champion or a monster. Bonuses stack up to 8 times to a maximum of 30 − 66 (based on level) bonus armor and Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)3% maximum health regeneration.
  • Crushing Blow Base damage increased 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 from 10 / 40 / 70 / 100 / 130. AD ratio changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)50% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40% total AD. Bonus basic attack range changed to 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 units from 125 at all ranks. New Effect: Cast time now scales with bonus attack speed. New Effect: Added a timer to the ability icon to show how much time is left to use the empowered attack. New Effect: Cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds whenever Wukong or his clone damages an enemy. Cooldown increased to 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 7.5 / 7 seconds from 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5. Undocumented: Now deals bonus damage instead of modified damage. Undocumented: Is now an unstoppable basic attack.
  • Warrior Trickster Renamed Warrior Trickster from Decoy. Dash distance increased to 300 units from 100. New Effect: Now dashes at 1200 speed on cast rather than blink. Stealth duration reduced to 1 second from 1.5. Removed: No longer deals 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+ 60% AP) magic damage on clone death. Cooldown increased to 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 seconds from 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10. Mana cost changed to 60 at all ranks from 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70. New Effect: Clone can now basic attack and cast Cyclone at 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70% damage, prioritizing the last enemy Wukong damaged. The clone's Cyclone won't knock up enemies who were already knocked up by Wukong. New Effect: Clone now gains Nimbus Strike's bonus attack speed and Crushing Blow. Clone duration increased to 3.25 seconds from 1.5. New Effect: Cooldown now starts on cast rather than on clone death. New Effect: Clone now looks identical to Wukong's animation state on spawn and animates if the S key is pressed. New Effect: Now casts in the direction of cursor rather than where Wukong was facing. New Effect: Turret shots now instantly kill the clone.
  • Nimbus Strike Damage type changed to magic from physical. Base damage increased to 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 from 65 / 100 / 135 / 170 / 205. Removed: No longer scales with Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)80% bonus AD. New Effect: Now scales with 80% AP. Bonus attack speed increased to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% from 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50%. Bonus attack speed duration increased to 5 seconds from 4. Cooldown increased to 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 seconds from 8 at all ranks. Mana cost reduced to 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 from 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65. New Effect: Now has an offset distance of 75 units from the target dashed to.
  • Cyclone New Effect: Can now be cast a second time within 8 seconds of the first cast. Knock up duration reduced to 0.75 seconds from 1. Duration reduced to 2 seconds from 4. Removed: No longer has a base damage of 20 / 110 / 200 per second. New Effect: Now deals Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)4 / 6 / 8% of the target's maximum health per second. New Effect: Damage is now capped at 200 / 400 / 600 (based on level) per second against monsters. Tick rate reduced to 1 per 0.25 seconds from 1 per 0.5. New Effect: Now grants stacks of Conqueror on each tick. Bonus movement speed changed to 20% at all times active from 5% − 40% (based on time active). Lockout timer reduced to 0.5 seconds from 1. New Effect: Basic attack range is reduced to 50 units while spinning. New Effect: Can now cast abilities during Cyclone, cancelling the ability. New Effect: Nimbus Strike's bonus attack speed duration is now paused while active. New Effect: Added a timer to the ability icon to show how much spin time is left and how much time he has left to recast the ability before it goes on cooldown. Undocumented: Tiamat is no longer disabled while spinning.

Win rate by elo

Wukong's win rate in each rank tier, from Iron to Challenger, plus all tiers combined.

A champion that climbs with rank is usually one that rewards mechanics or game knowledge; one that peaks in low elo is often easy to pick up and punished by better players. Read the tier you play in, not the average. Tiers with no data for this patch are hidden.

Counters and matchups

A preview of the counters page: the five opponents Wukong struggles against the most, and the five it beats most often, on the current patch.

Percentages are Wukong's own win rate in each duel, with the gap to its overall win rate. The full lists, with every matchup that has enough games, are on the counters page linked below each table.

Patch history

Balance changes that touched Wukong, patch by patch, most recent first, as published in the official patch notes.

The ten latest patches are shown, the older ones fold out. Use it to read the win rate movements above: a jump right after a patch is usually a buff or a nerf, not a change in how people play the champion.