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

Wukong vs Lucian

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

based on 2,560 Wukong vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Wukong battled Lucian 2560 times. Including so many matchups for Wukong versus Lucian provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate Lucian. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Wukong is forced to battle against Lucian in only 6.1% of his matches.

Wukong vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a ok job of countering Lucian. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Wukong against Lucian games, Wukong’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Lucian.

Best Wukong vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceEclipseSpear of ShojinRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
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Second ability for Wukong to level upe
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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 Lucian as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Wukong vs Lucian Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Lucian Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.4
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
93
< Minions Killed >
184
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,217
< Physical Damage >
18,197
2,395
< Magic Damage >
2,647
962
< True Damage >
548
18,575
< Damage Dealt >
21,393
30,270
< Damage Taken >
20,952
11,758
< Gold Earned >
12,340
1.96
< Towers >
2.25
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,776
< Total Healing >
4,959
13,901
< Experience >
12,618
21
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
133
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Lucian with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Wukong against Lucian matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

Wukong normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lucian. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Lucian

Who is Better, Wukong or Lucian?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes an ok counter for Lucian.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate compared to Lucian, when facing one another, Wukong also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Wukong into Lucian.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Lucian matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Wukong is a decent counter to Lucian. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Lucian.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

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Wukong Wins Against

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Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Wukong, we analyzed 2,560 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 Lucian 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 in order to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong most often picks up less CS compared to Lucian. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Wukong versus Lucian build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Lucian than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 50.5% battling Lucian with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Lucian as Wukong, Wukong players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Wukong vs Lucian LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Wukong vs Lucian tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game completed with these champs.