Kindred vs Wukong
Skill matchup
Build vs Wukong
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Kindred: Kraken Slayer, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Plated Steelcaps, Trinity Force, Infinity Edge, Hexoptics C44, Mortal Reminder.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Wukong's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Wukong gains stacking armor and max health regeneration while fighting champions and monsters.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 22s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 22s | 10s | 2m10 |
| 9 | 6s | 21s | 10s | 2m10 |
| 11 | 6s | 20s | 10s | 1m50 |
| 16 | 6s | 18s | 8.5s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 6s | 18s | 7s | 1m30 |
Playing as Kindred
Tips to maximize your impact
- Hunt your marks
Hunt the targets of Mark of the Kindred (passive), jungle monsters included: each successful hunt empowers your basic spells, and every 4 hunts, your range increases.
- Fight inside Wolf's zone
Activate Wolf's Frenzy (W), then fight inside its zone: Dance of Arrows (Q) has a much shorter cooldown there.
- Three autos after your E
Cast Mounting Dread (E), then land three autos on the same target: the third sends Wolf, who strikes based on their missing health.
- Save your team with your R
Cast Lamb's Respite (R) to save your team or deny an objective: nothing inside the zone can die, allies, enemies and monsters alike.
Playing against Wukong
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Trade after his W
Trade after Warrior Trickster (W): it's his best escape, and it has a 22 to 18 second cooldown.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other Kindred matchups
Patch 16.21.1