Wukong vs Nidalee
Build vs Nidalee
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Wukong: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Maw of Malmortius, Sterak's Gage, Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Nidalee's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Moving through brush increases Nidalee's Move Speed by 10% for 2 seconds, increased to 30% toward visible enemy champions within 1400 range.Hitting champions or monsters with Javelin Toss or Bushwhack triggers a Hunt, granting True Sight of them for 4 seconds. During this time, Nidalee gains 10% Move Speed (increased to 30% toward the Hunted target) and her Takedown and Pounce are enhanced against them.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 13s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 13s | 12s | 3s |
| 9 | 6s | 12s | 12s | 3s |
| 11 | 6s | 11s | 12s | 3s |
| 16 | 6s | 9s | 12s | 3s |
| 18 | 6s | 9s | 12s | 3s |
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 Nidalee
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Dodge her javelin
Dodge Javelin Toss (Q), especially from range: its damage grows with distance, and a javelin that hits empowers her cougar spells against you.
- Back before you get too low
Back before your health gets too low: in cougar form, Takedown (Q) deals more damage to targets that have already lost health.
- Ward the brush in your jungle
Ward the brush and entrances of your jungle early on: Prowl (passive) speeds her up there, especially when she's heading toward a visible champion.
- Drag the game out
If you survive her first minutes, play for time: Nidalee looks to get ahead through early ganks and invades.
Other Wukong matchups
Patch 16.21.1