Wukong vs Ivern

Wukong
vs
Not enough games
Ivern
Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHeavy shieldingHeavy poke

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

Long Sword
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Black Cleaver
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Maw of Malmortius
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot67%
FlashTeleport33%

Other options

Maw of Malmortius
Sterak's Gage
Guardian Angel
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Dead Man's Plate
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ivern's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Friend of the Forest (P)

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

LevelQWER
314s0.5s11s–
612s0.5s11s2m20
910s0.5s11s2m20
1110s0.5s11s2m10
1610s0.5s9s2m
1810s0.5s7s2m

Playing as Wukong

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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).

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Patch 16.21.1