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

Wukong vs Lux

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

based on 4,050 Wukong vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
9.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Lux as Wukong resulted from an evaluation of 4050 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Wukong is forced to battle against Lux in only 9.7% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong has done a poor job of beating Lux. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Wukong vs Lux matches, Wukong’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Lux.

Best Wukong vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

The CollectorKaenic RookernEclipseSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lux as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Wukong vs Lux Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Lux Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
6.3
< Assists >
10.4
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
88
< Minions Killed >
90
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,890
< Physical Damage >
964
2,293
< Magic Damage >
18,387
927
< True Damage >
1,119
18,111
< Damage Dealt >
20,471
31,819
< Damage Taken >
15,641
11,924
< Gold Earned >
10,322
1.86
< Towers >
1.93
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,360
< Total Healing >
1,284
14,155
< Experience >
12,303
21
< Vision Score >
44
7
< Wards Placed >
19
133
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Lux with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Wukong versus Lux matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lux..

Wukong usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lux. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Lux

Who is Better, Wukong or Lux?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually loses when trying to fight Lux, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Wukong makes a bad counter for Lux.

While Wukong does have a lower winrate than Lux, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Lux.

Moreover, Wukong also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Wukong is a somewhat poor counter to Lux. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Wukong against Lux.

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 Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Wukong, we analyzed 4,050 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 Lux 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 Lux Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lux. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Wukong versus Lux build include Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 48.6% battling Lux with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Lux 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. Of all the rune combinations players used for Wukong vs Lux counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Wukong are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.