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

Wukong vs Riven

How to Beat Riven as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Riven as Wukong

based on 1,245 Wukong vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Wukong engaged Riven 1245 times. Including so many games with Wukong vs Riven gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to annihilate Riven. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Wukong fights Riven in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Riven Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a good job of countering Riven. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Wukong against Riven rounds, Wukong’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Riven.

Best Wukong vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSterak's GageRavenous HydraExperimental Hexplate

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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Riven as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Riven

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 Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.

Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Wukong vs Riven Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Riven Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.5
< Assists >
4.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
95
< Minions Killed >
178
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,628
< Physical Damage >
18,381
2,213
< Magic Damage >
49
921
< True Damage >
1,131
17,763
< Damage Dealt >
19,562
29,937
< Damage Taken >
24,923
11,851
< Gold Earned >
12,108
2.11
< Towers >
2.18
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,788
< Total Healing >
5,298
13,876
< Experience >
14,824
21
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
141
< Time Dealing CC >
130

How to Counter Riven with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some significant Wukong against Riven matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Riven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..

Wukong normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Riven. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Riven

Who is Better, Wukong or Riven?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually wins when facing off against Riven, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a great counter to Riven.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate than Riven, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Wukong into Riven.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Riven 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 teammates during team fights.

Wukong is a great counter for Riven. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Riven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

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Wukong Wins Against

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Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Wukong, we analyzed 1,245 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 Riven 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 truly master Wukong to counter Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong most often gets less CS relative to Riven. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Riven build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Riven than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 53.5% when countering Riven with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Riven 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 sets players chose for Wukong vs Riven counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

If you need to see Wukong vs Riven tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using every round completed with both champs.