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

Wukong vs Zed

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

based on 1,456 Wukong vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Wukong did battle with Zed 1456 times. Having so many matchups for Wukong vs Zed provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to shatter Zed. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Wukong has to counter Zed in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Zed Matchup Summary

Wukong does a good job of beating Zed. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.4% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Wukong against Zed games, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Wukong vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Profane HydraSpear of ShojinRavenous HydraSterak's Gage

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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zed as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Wukong vs Zed Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Zed Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.3
6
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
94
< Minions Killed >
156
0.88
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.33
15,913
< Physical Damage >
21,412
2,493
< Magic Damage >
1,210
1,014
< True Damage >
1,202
19,421
< Damage Dealt >
23,825
31,606
< Damage Taken >
23,463
12,103
< Gold Earned >
12,387
2.05
< Towers >
1.5
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,184
< Total Healing >
3,877
14,344
< Experience >
14,645
21
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
144
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Wukong versus Zed counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zed..

Wukong normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Zed. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Zed

Who is Better, Wukong or Zed?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a great counter for Zed.

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

Furthermore, Wukong also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Zed matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Wukong is a great counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Wukong, we analyzed 1,456 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 Zed 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 Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Zed during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong most often picks up less CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Wukong versus Zed build include Trinity Force, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Zed than with most other common builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 53.4% battling Zed with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Zed as Wukong, you should use 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 Zed counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.

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