Matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatStrong engageHeavy CC

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Wukong

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Blackfire Torch
2Mage
Echoes of Helia
3HP

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Seraph's Embrace
5Mage

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

DPS

Seraph's Embrace
Mage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Mage tank
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage

Other options

Moonstone Renewer
HP
Dawncore

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SeraphineSeraphine
MonkeyKingWukong
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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 against Wukong

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

His clone is identifiable: if Wukong suddenly stops, it's probably the real one going invisible. The clone doesn't move.

2

His R can be cast twice: don't Flash the first knockup if the second one is coming right after.

3

Punish him when his W is on cooldown (20-16s): it's his only protection and mobility in lane.

4

Champions that outscale in 1v1 beat him because Wukong is a team engage champion, not a duelist.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026