Wukong Build Guide by lithybaer

Hi everyone, and welcome to my build for wulong! From my experience with Wukong, he is a very fun to play burst AD champion with great survivability. He's a great 1 vs 1 champ, as well as being great in team fights. I will be updating this guide as I play him more, so leave any comment and feedback and I'll get back to you.

Of course every champion has their pros and cons right?

For masteries with Wukong, I take a 22-0-8 page, maximizing damage and ability cooldowns where I can, as well as specing for less time dead, and more experience gained.

Well, why not a 9-21-0 build, or a 0-21-9 build, or a chicken-turkey-turtle build? He is an offtank after all.

The reason I don't spec into the defensive mastery tree is because I find him tanky enough already. As well as having a great passive that helps him immensely, he also has Decoy which will help him out of tough situations. Yes, he is an offtank, but that doesn't mean that you need to go all out with his defensive masteries. The fact is that he's beefy enough, and I want to maximize the amount of burst he can get. I also take Good Hands for less time dead so you can be a better asset to your team, and Awareness to get my ultimate quicker.

For runes on Wukong, I get
greater mark of desolation greater quintessence of desolation

greater quintessence of desolation
This is pretty much self explanatory, just like the marks. You can either roll with these, or Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed depending on your preference.

Here's a summary of the various runes you can use.

Top spells

Ghost

Great spell for chasing people down, as well as escaping while Decoyed. Ghost is a great summoner spell that doesn't need a lot of explanation.

Flash

Flash can be used for engaging team fights (not recommended), chasing down enemies with Flash and Nimbus Strike combo, and running away. Most of the time, however, you should save Flash for when you know you're either going to have to chase, or run away, as this skill can often catch people off guard.

Viable spells

Cleanse

Should you choose to go for a slightly tankier approach to building Wukong (building a frozen hammer before the Last Whisper, I find that Cleanse is a very viable option. Using this, you can initiate in team fights to a degree where you can be a little more aggressive than without Cleanse, giving you a little more head room. Also good for tight situations. I recommend taking Flash with you if you take Cleanse because they synergize well.

Exhaust

This is an option for people who may have trouble chasing down opponents, or just hate their opponents, and can go hand in hand with either Flash or Ghost. You may also choose to grab the mastery for Exhaust to maximize effectiveness, seeing as that extra point in the first line isn't doing you much good anyway.

Ignite

Ignite is a pretty good summoner spell, but I wouldn't personally take it on Wukong because of his great ability to chase people down already, but you may want to pick this up should you want to play aggressively to pick up early game kills. Pick whatever spells you want to go with Ignite really, it all works pretty well. You can also spec the Ignite mastery if you wish.

Rally

Now, before you yell, "OMGWTFBBQ U TOOK RALLI U N00B", let me preface this with the fact that this is a burst damage build. Putting down a rally not only increases your AD, but your team's AD too. This little boost can give you just that little oomph that you need to get that kill, and sometimes multi-kills in team fights. Personally, I would never take this, but it's completely viable, and I personally think only idiots can't find a use for rally.

Meh. Summoner Spells

Clairvoyance

I think that Clairvoyance is a good spell, don't get me wrong, but it's better left to be used by more supportive characters like Janna. Wukong doesn't really have all that much of a use for it compared to spells like Ghost or Flash. Don't ever take this unless you're playing ULTIMATE BRAVVEERRRYYYYYYYYY.

Clarity

This is a spell that does not work very well at all with Wukong. Because of how low your mana costs for abilities already are, then there's really no reason why you should get it unless you for some reason can't manage your mana, and you need some kind of.. I don't know, mana diaper. So don't be a mana baby, and grow a pair of mana balls.

Fortify

Once again, a great spell, but not on Wukong. Better to let support or tank characters take it. If you do take it though, it'd be better to pair it with something like Teleport to go full on tanky support.

Heal

You could take this if you want to play slightly more aggressively and help your team mates with some extra health, but I don't see a use for this otherwise. No strategic synergy when it comes to ability pairing (ex. Tryndamere Undying Rage + Heal = most annoying thing ever).





Will update on Summoner Spells as I play more of him.

Wukong has a set of skills that make him a well rounded fighter. He can initiate, gank, juke, and retreat very well. His ability to take damage also makes him a great offtank. Let's take a look at what makes him so great, shall we?

Stone Skin
Innate Passive

Wukong's armor and magic resistance are increased by 4 / 6 / 8 for each nearby enemy champion.

This is Wukong's passive, and I think it's one of the best defensive passive's in the game. For every champion near Wukong, his armor and magic resistance are increased by 4, 6, and 8, and the amount is increased at certain levels. So near late game, this gives Wukong a good extra 40 armor and magic resistance in full team fights. Awesome.

Crushing Blow

This is Wukong's multi-purpose damage skill. You can use it to harass, last hit, finish off champs, hit towers, lower defense of other champs.. the works. Because I felt that the overall damage scaling for this skill was a little low, I grabbed a Sheen and it made it instantly better. Use this often, as it's low mana cost and low cooldown with your CDR glyphs will make it a great farming and harass tool.

Decoy

Decoy is one of my favorite skills ever. You can use it to run away, creep up behind people without them knowing, and just piss people of in general. Decoy, in conjunction with Ghost or Flash is one of the most annoying things you can ever come in contact with. Flashing in while you lay a Decoy in a bush, or out of your enemies field of view and give you a lot of free kills on squishies, but it can also save your life in a lot of different situations. Juking is also very effective, as many people will confuse your decoy with the real you should you use it in a bush. I can't tell you how many times my decoy has been Exhausted, Igniteed, stunned, ulti'd, and just CC'd in general. This doesn't mean that this skill makes you immortal though, so use this power wisely!

Nimbus Strike

Nimbus Strike is your bread and better for ganking, initiating, assassinating, and sometimes running away. Using this in conjunction with Crushing Blow and Sheen proc and yield devastating results. As well, Nimbus Strike will also hit your target, as well as two other enemy units in the area of it, making it an excellent farming tool. It gives you great mobility, as well as a nice increase in attack speed once you use it, making it ideal for ganking.

Wukong's staff grows outward and he spins it around for up to 4 seconds, dealing damage every second and knocking up enemies once per cast. Wukong gains 5% movement speed bonus every half second for the duration of the spell, with the bonus disappearing once he stops spinning.

SPACE

Cost: 100 Mana, Cooldown: 120 / 105 / 90 seconds

SPACE

Physical DPS: 20 / 110 / 200 (+1.0 per AD)

This build is quite dependent on your ability to execute your skills properly. With your Sheen, this is how you burst down enemy champs.

1 vs 1/Team fight focusing

->Auto-attack-> ->Auto-attack

NOTE: Because Sheen has a 2 second cooldown, you won't always be able to land the Sheenproc after activating your Q. This will result in a combo like Nimbus Strike Sheen->Auto-attack-> Crushing Blow->Auto-attack.

For my build of Wukong, the core items in the build are the Frozen Mallet, the Sheen, and the Last Whisper.

Frozen Mallet

The Frozen Mallet is a great item for Wukong, as it gives plenty of health, some damage, and of course the chance to slow targets. This is a very important item, as it gives you survivability, as well as a slight damage boost. With the health boost you get, you can also segway into an Atma's Impaler right afterwards for added damage and armor. This is also a good choice because of your ultimate, as it deals damage per second, and is great for slowing down large groups of champions. Great item.

Sheen

Many people would definitely object to not rushing a Trinity Force because of all the great benefits it gives you for an all around character buff. For this guide however, we skip the Trinity Force and keep the Sheen for a while. The reason for this is that because a Trinity Force is more of a DPS item, the money for the extra 2810 Gold after getting a Sheen can be used elsewhere. The Sheen provides you with your main combo for the rest of the game with it's passive, allowing you to do massive burst damage when in 1 vs 1 fights, and singling out people in team fights.

Last Whisper

Again, many people would prefer the Black Cleaver to this, but as this is a burst damage guide, we are focused on doing as much damage as we can in small amounts of time. Amazing item for bursting with Wukong. The 40 damage, as well as the 40% armor penetration it gives you, along with your Sheen just DESTROYS squishies, and hits beefier champs pretty hard.

Other items

Atma's Impaler

I typically get this after I grab my Frozen Mallet, as the health I get from the Frozen Mallet is enough to give me a decent amount of damage from Atma's passive, as well as armor and crit chance. Great follow up items.

Guardian Angel

Good item for late in the game. You'll be twice as annoying with this item, and makes running into team fights with your ultimate a lot safer. Don't be too confident with this though, because being smart and playing it safe is a lot better than just running in thinking you're flying Raptor Jesus.

Trinity Force

Gives a nice all around beef up near the end of the game, and makes you a force to be reckoned with. Not as useful early game, as your damage output will be next to none without items like Last Whisper that give you AD and armor penetration. Nevertheless, quite a good item for late game, and can be considered should you have a large amount of gold.
NOTE: Never, EVER get this before any AD items, as your damage output will be next to none, and you'll have trouble catching up in damage. I've done the math people. Straight up rushing a Trinity Force will only net you an extra 68 damage on your Q versus getting just a Sheen Phage, and other items that will give you beefyness/attack damage.

Banshee's Veil

Viable option if the team is AP heavy. Because of the low amount of magic resist in the build, this may be a good choice depending on if the other team's AP champs hate you or not. Magic resist, health and mana, and a spell shield are great for survivability, as well as pissing off the other team. Great item.

The Shoes Issue

There's a very large spectrum when it comes to boots with Wukong.
I personally take for the tenacity, as well as magic resist which is lacking in this build. Other viable options are to get around the map quicker, or for further CDR.

In conclusion, Wukong is a great champion that excels in beating the **** out of people, and then vanishing into the shadows.



Learning to play Wukong means getting his skill order down, using them while minimizing damage done to you, and being an asset to your team. Will update when the time comes!
Below is a screen shot of match history to show the effectiveness of my runes, masteries, and build order. Have fun! If you want to play, my in game name on NA is Crimmm.