Gangplank vs Wukong

Gangplank
vs
46.8%

over 263 games

Wukong

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHeavy CCStrong engageDive threat

Build vs Wukong

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Gangplank: Essence Reaver, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Plated Steelcaps, Infinity Edge, Immortal Shieldbow, Voltaic Cyclosword, Mortal Reminder.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Essence Reaver
1
The Collector
2
Lord Dominik's Regards
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Infinity Edge
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot89%
FlashTeleport10%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Infinity Edge
Immortal Shieldbow
Voltaic Cyclosword
Mortal Reminder
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Death's Dance
Trinity Force
Serrated Dirk
Executioner's Calling
Liandry's Torment
Bastionbreaker
Guardian Angel
Malignance
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Axiom Arc
Shadowflame
Hubris
59.6% WR47 games
SorcerySorcery
Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touch
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
PrecisionPrecision
Cut DownCut Down
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Wukong's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Stone Skin (P)

Wukong gains stacking armor and max health regeneration while fighting champions and monsters.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s22s10s–
67s22s10s2m10
96s21s10s2m10
116s20s10s1m50
166s18s8.5s1m30
186s18s7s1m30

Playing as Gangplank

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Chain your kegs

    Build a chain with Powder Keg (E): detonate the keg farthest from your opponent, and each keg whose area touches the previous one explodes too, all the way to them.

  2. Last-hit with Parrrley

    Last-hit minions and pop kegs with Parrrley (Q): a kill with the shot gives bonus gold, and so does a kill from a keg it sets off.

  3. Save your W for CC

    Save Remove Scurvy (W) for a key CC rather than for healing: it cleanses all CC on you, on a 22 to 14 second cooldown.

  4. Bombard other fights

    Cast Cannon Barrage (R) anywhere on the map to help a fight or cover an objective: each wave of cannonballs slows and damages in the area.

Playing against Wukong

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade after his W

    Trade after Warrior Trickster (W): it's his best escape, and it has a 22 to 18 second cooldown.

  2. Ignore the still clone

    When Warrior Trickster (W) turns him invisible, ignore the figure standing still: that's the clone, and the real Wukong just dashed off to the side.

  3. Spread out from your allies

    When he has Cyclone (R), spread out from your allies: he spins in the middle of your team and knocks every nearby enemy into the air, twice.

  4. Escape after his second Cyclone

    If you have a way to escape, wait for his second Cyclone (R) to end: the spell can be recast once, and each spin knocks nearby enemies into the air again.

Patch 16.21.1