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Wukong vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Wukong

based on 853 Wukong vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our dataset, Wukong faced Vel'Koz in 853 rounds. With so many games with Wukong versus Vel'Koz gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful data and a supported build to crush Vel'Koz. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Wukong encounters Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of his games.

Wukong vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong has done a below average job of beating Vel'Koz. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Wukong vs Vel'Koz rounds, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Wukong vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusRavenous HydraSpear of ShojinExperimental 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: 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
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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 Vel'Koz as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Wukong vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Vel'Koz Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
8.9
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
92
< Minions Killed >
89
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,531
< Physical Damage >
525
2,391
< Magic Damage >
18,003
980
< True Damage >
5,672
18,903
< Damage Dealt >
24,201
31,986
< Damage Taken >
18,002
11,970
< Gold Earned >
10,481
1.84
< Towers >
1.74
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,342
< Total Healing >
1,711
14,278
< Experience >
12,437
21
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
21
136
< Time Dealing CC >
204

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Wukong against Vel'Koz matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vel'Koz..

Wukong often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Wukong or Vel'Koz?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually loses when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes a bad counter to Vel'Koz.

While Wukong does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Wukong into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Wukong also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Wukong is a trash counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Wukong, we analyzed 853 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Wukong in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Wukong versus Vel'Koz build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Vel'Koz than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 47.9% battling Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Vel'Koz 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 players chose for Wukong vs Vel'Koz fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

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