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

Wukong vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Wukong

based on 415 Wukong vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Wukong came out of an analysis of 415 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Wukong fights Kennen in only 1.0% of his matches.

Wukong vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Wukong does a good job of countering Kennen. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Wukong against Kennen games, Wukong’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Wukong vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlack 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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Wukong vs Kennen Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Kennen Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
7
< Assists >
6.4
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
88
< Minions Killed >
162
0.81
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,180
< Physical Damage >
1,936
2,300
< Magic Damage >
21,192
914
< True Damage >
604
17,395
< Damage Dealt >
23,733
31,042
< Damage Taken >
22,324
11,795
< Gold Earned >
11,526
2.03
< Towers >
1.92
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,862
< Total Healing >
2,968
14,081
< Experience >
14,641
21
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
9
144
< Time Dealing CC >
75

How to Counter Kennen with Wukong in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some significant Wukong vs. Kennen counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kennen..

Wukong often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Kennen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Kennen

Who is Better, Wukong or Kennen?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a good counter for Kennen.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate than Kennen, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Wukong into Kennen.

Moreover, Wukong has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often 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 Kennen matchups, Wukong is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Wukong is a good counter to Kennen. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Kennen.

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

KledKled+ 54.3% 280 GamesBriarBriar+ 54.3% 795 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55.8% 319 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1361 Games

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Wukong, we analyzed 415 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 Kennen 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong typically gets less CS compared to Kennen. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Kennen build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Kennen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Kennen as Wukong, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Wukong vs Kennen counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Wukong are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.