Fighter

Wukong

The Monkey King

Wukong is a vastayan trickster who uses his strength, agility, and intelligence to confuse his opponents and gain the upper hand. After finding a lifelong friend in the warrior known as Master Yi, Wukong became the last student of the ancient martial art known as Wuju.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Stone Skin
Q
Crushing Blow
W
Warrior Trickster
E
Nimbus Strike
R
Cyclone

Wukong

Overview

On patch 16.21, Wukong is rated A tier in the jungle, winning 52.2% of 3,184 ranked games with a 3.3% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Conqueror with Flash and Smite and builds Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, and Plated Steelcaps.

Wukong struggles most against Shyvana (32.7%), Sejuani (39.4%), and Bel'Veth (41.2%) and does best against Diana (62.9%), Graves (59.8%), and Volibear (57.1%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 3,184 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

52.2%

Win rate

3.3%

Pick rate

3.2K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Wukong

Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.
Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

Playing against Wukong

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.
Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

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Matchups

All Wukong matchups

Strong against

Diana62.9%70
Graves59.8%97
Volibear57.1%21
Rengar56.5%62
Naafiri56.3%32

Weak against

Shyvana32.7%52
Sejuani39.4%33
Bel'Veth41.2%34
Lillia41.7%48
Elise43.2%37

Abilities

P
Stone Skin
Wukong gains stacking armor and max health regeneration while fighting champions and monsters.
Q
Crushing Blow
Wukong's next attack gains attack range, deals bonus damage, and reduces the target's armor for a few seconds.
Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6Cost: 20Range: 250/275/300/325/350
W
Warrior Trickster
Wukong becomes Invisible and dashes in a direction, leaving behind a clone that will attack nearby enemies.
Cooldown: 22/21/20/19/18Cost: 60/55/50/45/40Range: 275
E
Nimbus Strike
Wukong dashes to a targeted enemy and sends out images to attack enemies near his target, dealing damage to each enemy struck.
Cooldown: 10/9.25/8.5/7.75/7Cost: 30/35/40/45/50Range: 650
R
Cyclone
Wukong's extends his staff and spins it around repeatedly, gaining Move Speed. Enemies struck take damage and are knocked up.
Cooldown: 130/110/90Cost: 100Range: 315