Wukong vs Ivern
Build vs Ivern
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Wukong: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Maw of Malmortius, Sterak's Gage, Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Ivern's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Ivern cannot attack or be attacked by non-epic monsters. Ivern can create magical groves on jungle camps which grow over time. When the grove is fully grown, Ivern may free the monsters to receive gold and experience.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14s | 0.5s | 11s | – |
| 6 | 12s | 0.5s | 11s | 2m20 |
| 9 | 10s | 0.5s | 11s | 2m20 |
| 11 | 10s | 0.5s | 11s | 2m10 |
| 16 | 10s | 0.5s | 9s | 2m |
| 18 | 10s | 0.5s | 7s | 2m |
Playing as Wukong
Tips to maximize your impact
- Nimbus Strike, then Crushing Blow
Engage with Nimbus Strike (E), then Crushing Blow (Q): the dash gives you attack speed, and Crushing Blow shreds your target's armor before your Cyclone (R).
- Stay in close
Stay in close when you fight: Stone Skin (passive) increases your armor and health regen as long as you're fighting champions or monsters.
- Vanish to escape or dodge
Cast Warrior Trickster (W) to escape or dodge a key spell: you dash and turn invisible for a moment, and your clone stays in place to fool the enemy.
- Recast your Cyclone
Recast Cyclone (R) right after the first: the spell can be cast twice, and each spin knocks nearby enemies into the air again.
Playing against Ivern
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay behind your minions
Keep your minions between you and Ivern: Rootcaller (Q) roots the first enemy hit, and his allies can then dash to you.
- Avoid his brush
Don't fight in or near the brush from Brushmaker (W): Ivern and his nearby allies gain bonus magic damage on their autos there.
- Don't take three hits from Daisy
Focus Daisy! (R) or leave her range before her 3rd consecutive auto on you: it triggers a shockwave that knocks everyone it hits into the air.
- Take his camps
Take his camps while his groves grow: Friend of the Forest (passive) stops him from attacking non-epic monsters, so he has to wait for a grove to grow before he can free them.
Other Wukong matchups
Patch 16.21.1