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How to Win Wukong vs Akali Counter MatchupWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Wukong

based on 2,517 Wukong vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Wukong engaged Akali 2517 times. Including so many matchups for Wukong versus Akali gives us confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to suppress your opponent. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Wukong encounters Akali in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Akali Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a decent job of countering Akali. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Wukong vs Akali games, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Wukong vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseDeath's DanceSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
>
Second ability for Wukong to level upe
>
Last skill for Wukong to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Wukong's passive ability p
Wukong's q ability q
Wukong's w ability w
Wukong's e ability e
Wukong's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Akali

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.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Wukong vs Akali Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Akali Image
6.7
< Kills >
9.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
7
< Assists >
4.9
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
2.09
89
< Minions Killed >
157
0.86
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,924
< Physical Damage >
1,303
2,527
< Magic Damage >
21,904
988
< True Damage >
767
19,440
< Damage Dealt >
23,974
31,342
< Damage Taken >
27,246
11,897
< Gold Earned >
11,880
1.95
< Towers >
1.46
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,111
< Total Healing >
3,351
14,037
< Experience >
14,477
21
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
131
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Akali with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown here feature several significant Wukong versus Akali counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..

Wukong typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Akali

Who is Better, Wukong or Akali?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually wins when taking on Akali, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a good counter for Akali.

While Wukong does have a higher winrate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Akali.

Additionally, Wukong has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Akali matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Wukong is a decent counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateRyzeRyze44.6% winrateAzirAzir44.9% winrate

Wukong Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateRenektonRenekton56.8% winrateQuinnQuinn55.5% winrateLuluLulu55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Wukong, we analyzed 2,517 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Akali as Wukong comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Wukong Build Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong often picks up less CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Wukong versus Akali build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Wukong had an average winrate of 51.3% battling Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Akali as Wukong, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Wukong vs Akali counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Wukong vs Akali tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game with data with these champions.