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Wukong Top build & stats

FighterTank D 129 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
46.5%
Pick rate
0.7%
Ban rate
1.5%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
52.2% 23 games

Build in this order

Trinity Force 1
Trinity Force
3,333 g
Black Cleaver 2
Black Cleaver
3,000 g
Death's Dance 3
Death's Dance
3,300 g
9,633 g
66.7% WR 9 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 g
48.5% 66 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
51.7% WR
29 games · 22% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

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

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand Last Stand
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Unflinching Unflinching
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 49.5% 105 games

Max order

Crushing Blow Q Nimbus Strike E Warrior Trickster W 50.0% 20 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Wukong

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Wukong wins 46.5% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (129 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Trinity Force → Death's Dance — 67% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 78% of games with a 50% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
66.7% WR
9 games · 7% pick
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
Eclipse
Eclipse
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra
80.0% WR
5 games · 4% pick
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
Eclipse
Eclipse
66.7% WR
3 games · 2% pick

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
52.2% WR
23 games · 18% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 2% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
48.5% WR
66 games · 51% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
46.2% WR
39 games · 30% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 16% (21)
60.0% 4% (5)
58.8% 13% (17)
54.5% 9% (11)
52.4% 33% (42)
51.6% 48% (62)
48.1% 40% (52)
43.9% 32% (41)
42.9% 5% (7)
35.7% 11% (14)
28.6% 5% (7)
0.0% 2% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
51.7% WR
29 games · 22% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

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

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand Last Stand
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Unflinching Unflinching
Shards AS AF HP
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
30.0% WR
10 games · 8% pick
Grasp of the Undying Demolish Second Wind Overgrowth Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
16.7% WR
6 games · 5% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Bone Plating Overgrowth

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 50.0%78% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 29.4%13% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 44.4%7% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 33.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 49.5%81% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 36.4%17% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Crushing Blow Q Nimbus Strike E Warrior Trickster W 50.0%20 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (75%), E → W → Q (18%).

  • PStone Skin

    Wukong gains stacking armor and max health regeneration while fighting champions and monsters.

  • QCrushing Blow

    Wukong's next attack gains attack range, deals bonus damage, and reduces the target's armor for a few seconds.

  • WWarrior Trickster

    Wukong becomes Invisible and dashes in a direction, leaving behind a clone that will attack nearby enemies.

  • ENimbus Strike

    Wukong dashes to a targeted enemy and sends out images to attack enemies near his target, dealing damage to each enemy struck.

  • RCyclone

    Wukong's extends his staff and spins it around repeatedly, gaining Move Speed.Enemies struck take damage and are knocked up.