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

Wukong vs Zilean

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

based on 467 Wukong vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our data, Wukong faced Zilean in 467 matches. Using so many matchups for Wukong vs Zilean provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to defeat Zilean. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Wukong encounters Zilean in only 1.1% of his matches.

Wukong vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a terrible job of beating Zilean. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Wukong versus Zilean games, Wukong’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zilean.

Best Wukong vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverEclipseRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
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Second ability for Wukong to level upe
>
Last skill for Wukong to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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 Zilean as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Wukong vs Zilean Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Zilean Image
6.5
< Kills >
2.4
5.9
< Deaths >
4.9
6.4
< Assists >
13.4
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.51
101
< Minions Killed >
63
0.88
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.52
16,852
< Physical Damage >
1,049
2,645
< Magic Damage >
10,399
1,025
< True Damage >
694
20,522
< Damage Dealt >
12,144
31,651
< Damage Taken >
18,939
12,018
< Gold Earned >
9,228
1.93
< Towers >
1.99
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,318
< Total Healing >
7,290
14,442
< Experience >
12,522
21
< Vision Score >
53
7
< Wards Placed >
23
139
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Zilean with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Wukong against Zilean matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Wukong usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zilean. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Zilean

Who is Better, Wukong or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Wukong usually loses when taking on Zilean, with a 45.0% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes a poor counter to Zilean.

While Wukong does have a much lower winrate compared to Zilean, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Wukong into Zilean.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Wukong is a garbage counter for Zilean. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

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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 Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Wukong, we analyzed 467 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 Zilean 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 Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Wukong in order to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong most often accumulates more CS as Zilean. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Zilean build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Zilean than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 45.0% battling Zilean with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zilean as Wukong, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Wukong vs Zilean counters, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Wukong are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.