Jungle

Wukong Build 26.22

Middle of the pack at 50.5% and sliding, Wukong is a dive threat built around one great trick, the clone. Dash in with Nimbus Strike, drop a decoy with Warrior Trickster to juke skillshots or fake a retreat, then Cyclone through the middle of a group for a spinning knockup. His Q shreds armor, so he chunks even tanky targets. Everything keys off landing that ult on more than one enemy.

#31 of 82 jungle this patch · 4.4k games

Win rate50.5%−0.2Games4.4kPick rate5.6%Ban rate4.2%Last 8 patches−0.7 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 13%AD 79%True 8%DifficultyiLowForgiving

The 10-second answer standard · 50.5% WR

Plated Steelcaps SkillsQ›E›W Runes

Shards

ClassicModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopB50.2%AhriMidA51.0%AkaliMidB49.6%AkshanMidC49.2%AlistarSupportS53.1%AmbessaTopC48.0%AmumuJungleB49.9%AniviaMidB50.5%AnnieMidA51.8%ApheliosAD CarryB49.4%AsheAD CarryB49.4%Aurelion SolMidA52.0%AuroraMidA51.3%AzirMidD47.7%BardSupportC48.9%Bel'VethJungleA52.4%BlitzcrankSupportS52.3%BrandSupportC48.8%BraumSupportA51.1%BriarJungleB50.4%CaitlynAD CarryC48.0%CamilleTopA51.4%CassiopeiaMidC49.2%Cho'GathJungleA51.4%CorkiAD CarryB50.8%DariusTopB50.4%DianaJungleB49.7%Dr. MundoTopA51.5%DravenAD CarryA51.3%EkkoMidA52.2%EliseJungleC49.1%EvelynnJungleA51.3%EzrealAD CarryD46.5%FiddlesticksJungleB50.1%FioraTopA52.0%FizzMidB50.2%GalioMidB50.4%GangplankTopA52.0%GarenTopB50.6%GnarTopB49.4%GragasTopB49.5%GravesJungleB49.7%GwenTopB49.6%HecarimJungleA51.5%HeimerdingerTopA51.7%HweiMidA51.6%IllaoiTopC48.8%IreliaTopB49.9%IvernJungleB50.5%JannaSupportA51.1%Jarvan IVJungleC49.2%JaxTopB50.2%JayceTopD47.2%JhinAD CarryB50.3%JinxAD CarryA51.5%K'SanteTopD47.0%Kai'SaAD CarryB49.9%KalistaAD CarryC49.2%KarmaSupportC48.0%KarthusJungleC49.0%KassadinMidA52.1%KatarinaMidS52.4%KayleTopA51.5%KaynJungleB50.3%KennenTopA52.1%Kha'ZixJungleB49.7%KindredJungleA51.5%KledTopA51.7%Kog'MawAD CarryB50.8%LeBlancMidS52.5%Lee SinJungleC48.2%LeonaSupportA51.5%LilliaJungleA51.8%LissandraMidB50.0%LockeMidC48.8%LucianAD CarryC48.9%LuluSupportB49.4%LuxSupportC48.9%MalphiteTopA51.2%MalzaharMidB50.1%MaokaiSupportA51.9%Master YiJungleB49.4%MelMidD47.5%MilioSupportC49.1%Miss FortuneAD CarryB49.5%MordekaiserTopA51.3%MorganaSupportA51.5%NaafiriJungleB50.4%NamiSupportB50.0%NasusTopC49.1%NautilusSupportB50.2%NeekoSupportC48.2%NidaleeJungleA51.5%NilahAD CarryS54.1%NocturneJungleB50.1%Nunu & WillumpJungleA51.0%OlafTopB49.9%OriannaMidD47.2%OrnnTopB50.7%PantheonTopA50.9%PoppySupportS53.5%PykeSupportB50.4%QiyanaJungleD47.2%QuinnTopD47.5%RakanSupportS52.5%RammusJungleS+55.5%Rek'SaiJungleA51.7%RellSupportA51.9%Renata GlascSupportC49.2%RenektonTopB49.5%RengarJungleC48.9%RivenTopB50.5%RumbleTopC48.6%RyzeMidD46.1%SamiraAD CarryB50.4%SejuaniJungleA51.0%SennaSupportB50.3%SeraphineSupportB49.8%SettTopS52.6%ShacoJungleB49.9%ShenTopS52.6%ShyvanaJungleS53.4%SingedTopA51.8%SionTopA51.6%SivirAD CarryB50.6%SkarnerJungleS53.1%SmolderAD CarryA51.0%SonaSupportA51.6%SorakaSupportA51.2%SwainSupportB50.4%SylasMidC48.1%SyndraMidB49.7%Tahm KenchSupportD47.7%TaliyahJungleA51.3%TalonJungleA51.2%TaricSupportA51.6%TeemoTopA50.8%ThreshSupportA50.8%TristanaAD CarryB49.6%TrundleTopD47.7%TryndamereTopB50.1%Twisted FateMidB49.9%TwitchAD CarryB49.8%UdyrJungleB50.9%UrgotTopA50.9%VarusAD CarryC48.6%VayneAD CarryA51.6%VeigarMidC48.0%Vel'KozSupportS52.5%VexMidS52.5%ViJungleB49.7%ViegoJungleC48.8%ViktorMidB49.7%VladimirMidA51.5%VolibearTopB49.7%WarwickJungleA52.0%WukongJungleB50.5%XayahAD CarryS53.0%XerathMidA52.0%Xin ZhaoJungleS52.6%YasuoMidC48.3%YoneTopC47.9%YorickTopC48.1%YunaraAD CarryC49.2%YuumiSupportC48.5%ZaahenTopB50.2%ZacJungleA51.8%ZedMidC48.8%ZeriAD CarryA51.9%ZiggsAD CarryA51.5%ZileanSupportA51.5%ZoeMidA52.3%ZyraSupportB50.4%

LoL ClassicSee how Wukong was built in the classic eraWukong Classic Build

When Is Wukong Strongest?

The strong window is the later mid-game, once the build is mostly online, and games at this rank average around 28 minutes. Wukong wins by using that window to win duels and start picks, then looking for a moment to catch multiple enemies together so his knockup can flip a fight before the enemy carries outscale him.

Game timeline · Wukong drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end28:22

Ambush zone8:06–9:36 Power spike 11:29

16:19

11:29

16:19

19:40

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 58/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~5.3k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Plated Steelcaps · 16:19

Wukong Item Build

Wukong is a bruiser who bursts a single target with an armor-shredding strike and then spins a grouped team into the air. The build blends attack damage, armor, and health so he wins extended duels while his passive resistances keep him standing through the fight.

Standard loadout · Wukong The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 500g

Scorchclaw Pup×1

Health Potion×1

Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Plated Steelcaps53% · 51.3%

Mercury's Treads47% · 53.1%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.M

Maw of Malmortius54256.3%

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.G

Guardian Angel82662.2%D

Death's Dance2.0k56.5%R

Randuin's Omen4753.2%

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.S

Serpent's Fang7460.8%P

Profane Hydra19452.6%V

Voltaic Cyclosword8351.8%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.E

Eye of the Herald2979.3%O

Oracle Lens3.7k50.5%S

Stealth Ward61249.8%

Best Wukong Runes

Conqueror pays off his committed dives, rewarding him for locking onto a target the moment he jumps in. The rest of the tree wants sustain and a bit of tenacity so he lives long enough to finish the combo. He is an all-in champion, so build to commit.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Triumph99% · 50.3%

Legend: Alacrity93% · 50.3%

Last Stand65% · 50.9%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Inspiration Secondary

Cosmic Insight76% · 51.1%

Magical Footwear77% · 50.6%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

His path runs Trinity Force into Black Cleaver, with early skirmishing to tide him over. A rough lane is survivable here, since the payoff is in scaling. Black Cleaver landing around 20 minutes is the point where a single Cyclone plus Q rotation can burst a carry out, so his all-ins go from scary to lethal. Get that item first and pick your dive around it.

Wukong Skill Order

Nimbus Strike first is a jungle decision, because the images fan out onto everything near his target while Stone Skin stacks armor and health regeneration through the camps; Crushing Blow then takes over at two, four, and five with its armor shred.

Skill order · Wukong R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›Q

Q›E

E›W

WMax Q first; E at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q24579max 9

W314151718max 18

E18101213max 13

R61116max 16

Wukong Abilities

Two details get glossed over: Crushing Blow adds attack range to that hit, so he can poke from just outside melee before committing, and Cyclone hands him Move Speed while it spins, making it an engage or a getaway and not only a knockup.

Abilities · Wukongpatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Stone SkinPassiveP

Crushing BlowMax 1stQ

Warrior TricksterMax lastW

Nimbus StrikeMax 2ndE

CycloneUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Crushing BlowPhysical damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+25 per rank+50% bonus ADlv 220lv 445lv 570lv 795lv 9120Cooldown-0.5 per ranklv 28slv 47.5slv 57slv 76.5slv 96sConstant at every rankCost20same at all ranks

Wukong Base Stats

Base stats · WukongPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD66+3.5AS0.69+3%MS340Range175HP610+99HP55.5+0.65Armor31+4.7MR28+2.05MP330+65MP58+0.8

Wukong Matchups

Wukong needs to close the gap and commit, so ranged pokers who kite him and chip him before he reaches them give him a hard time. Immobile melee targets he can dash onto, shred, and knock up are where his all-in burst takes over.

Lane matchups · Wukong click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs carry junglers 01Invade early since fragile carry junglers lose extended duels to your Q shred02Track their clear with deep wards, then counter-gank lanes they overextend into03In fights use W decoy to dodge their burst, then R the backline Win rate by game lengthWukong overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min49.1%20–28 min50.0%28–35 min51.9%Over 35 min49.0%

Ranged pokers and heavy crowd control give him grief, so watch for Lillia, Kindred, and Shyvana, who whittle him down or lock him before he reaches the backline. Time the clone to dodge their key spell rather than eating it. He steamrolls Qiyana, Nunu & Willump, and Rengar once he can jump on them, so look to snowball those matchups and set the pace.

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