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

Wukong vs Malphite

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

based on 1,659 Wukong vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Wukong did battle with Malphite 1659 times. Using so many games with Wukong vs Malphite gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Malphite. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Wukong encounters Malphite in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a pathetic job of countering Malphite. On average, he wins a lowly 45.9% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Wukong vs Malphite matches, Wukong’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Malphite.

Best Wukong vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseRavenous HydraProfane HydraBlack 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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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 Malphite as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Wukong vs Malphite Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Malphite Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5
7
< Assists >
8.2
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
85
< Minions Killed >
146
0.86
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,222
< Physical Damage >
4,995
2,223
< Magic Damage >
14,920
905
< True Damage >
638
17,351
< Damage Dealt >
20,554
31,351
< Damage Taken >
24,892
11,649
< Gold Earned >
10,965
1.79
< Towers >
2.06
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,085
< Total Healing >
3,401
13,774
< Experience >
14,402
21
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
135
< Time Dealing CC >
713

How to Counter Malphite with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Wukong against Malphite counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..

Wukong normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Malphite

Who is Better, Wukong or Malphite?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually loses when taking on Malphite, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes a bad counter for Malphite.

While Wukong does have a much lower winrate than Malphite, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Wukong into Malphite.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Wukong is a trash counter for Malphite. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Malphite.

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 Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Wukong, we analyzed 1,659 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 Malphite 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

If you would like to truly master Wukong in order to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong usually racks up less CS relative to Malphite. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Wukong versus Malphite build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Malphite than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 45.9% when playing against Malphite with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Malphite as Wukong, you should equip 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 combinations players used for Wukong vs Malphite clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.9% win rate overall.

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