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Fighter Tank Mana

Wukong

the Monkey King

Attack 8/10
Defense 5/10
Magic 2/10
Difficulty 3/10
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A Current tier in Jungle · Patch 16.13.1 — view tier list

About Wukong

Deception and burst define Wukong’s approach to top lane. A fighter-tank with an 8 attack rating and a modest difficulty of 3, he trades in short, explosive engagements where the enemy is never quite sure which Wukong they are fighting. His passive, Stone Skin, grants stacking armor and maximum-health regeneration while he fights champions and monsters, letting a champion built around damage survive the frontline duty his kit invites.

The core trick is Warrior Trickster: Wukong turns invisible and dashes away, leaving behind a clone that attacks nearby enemies. Used offensively it doubles his damage output for a moment; used defensively it baits out enemy cooldowns aimed at a decoy. Layering it with Nimbus Strike — a dash to a target that sends images to strike nearby enemies — gives him two gap-closers and constant ambiguity about his real position.

Combo flow

A standard engage chains Nimbus Strike into Crushing Blow, an empowered attack with extended range that shreds the target’s armor, softening them for everything that follows. The payoff is Cyclone, a spinning staff attack that grants movement speed and knocks up every enemy it strikes — one of the more disruptive fighter ultimates in the game and a genuine teamfight-swinging tool when it catches multiple targets.

Wukong contributes dive pressure, armor shred and repeated knockups to a composition. He fits players who like decisive all-ins and a bit of mind-gaming — committing to a combo, vanishing behind a clone, and reappearing to finish the job.

Wukong Abilities

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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: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 Cost: 20 Range: 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: 22/21/20/19/18 Cost: 60/55/50/45/40 Range: 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: 10/9.25/8.5/7.75/7 Cost: 30/35/40/45/50 Range: 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: 130/110/90 Cost: 100 Range: 315

Wukong Stats

HP610
HP per level99
Mana330
Resource per level65
Armor31
Magic Resist28
Attack Damage66
Attack Speed0.69
Move Speed340
Attack Range175
HP Regen3.5
Resource Regen8

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Wukong Builds

Jungle 50.94% win rate 5.63% selection rate 12,304 games Patch 16.13.1
Conqueror Flash Smite
Ability priority: Q E W

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