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Xin Zhao vs Wukong

Xin Zhao
vs
45.7%

over 173 games

Wukong
Analyze a draft with Xin Zhao

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHeavy CCStrong engageDive threat

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Wukong

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Xin Zhao: Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Sundered Sky, Guardian Angel, Dusk and Dawn, Sterak's Gage.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1
Black Cleaver
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sundered Sky
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite99%
ExhaustSmite0%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sundered Sky
Guardian Angel
Dusk and Dawn
Sterak's Gage
Statikk Shiv
B. F. Sword
Maw of Malmortius
Spirit Visage
Eclipse
Trinity Force
Stridebreaker
Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart
Blade of The Ruined King
Chempunk Chainsword
Bramble Vest
Executioner's Calling
Hubris
Nashor's Tooth
The Collector
Phantom Dancer
50.0% WR40 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Xin Zhao

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Land your three hits

    After Three Talon Strike (Q), land your three autos: the third one is a knock-up, and each one lowers your other spells' cooldowns by 1 second.

  2. Thrust first, charge second

    Land the thrust of Wind Becomes Lightning (W) before Audacious Charge (E): the Challenged target is revealed, and your charge reaches farther on them.

  3. Isolate your target with your ult

    Hit your target right before Crescent Guard (R): Challenged, they stay with you while the others are knocked back, and damage from outside can't reach you for a moment.

  4. Get ahead early

    Gank and skirmish as much as you can early on: Audacious Charge (E) and the Three Talon Strike (Q) knock-up matter most before everyone has their items.

Playing against Wukong

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade after his W

    Trade after Warrior Trickster (W): it's his best escape, and it has a 22 to 18 second cooldown.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Xin Zhao matchups

Patch 16.21.1