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How to Win Nami vs Wukong Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Wukong

How to Beat Wukong as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Wukong as Nami

based on 1,132 Nami vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Wukong as Nami came out of an evaluation of 1132 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Nami fights Wukong in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Nami vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of countering Wukong. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Nami against Wukong rounds, Nami’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Wukong.

Best Nami vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionShurelya's BattlesongZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Wukong as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Wukong

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

Advice to Win Against Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Nami vs Wukong Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Wukong Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.2
5.1
< Deaths >
5.8
15.3
< Assists >
6
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
24
< Minions Killed >
94
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.79
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
828
< Physical Damage >
14,709
8,274
< Magic Damage >
2,312
529
< True Damage >
911
9,632
< Damage Dealt >
17,932
15,920
< Damage Taken >
29,678
8,418
< Gold Earned >
11,591
2.23
< Towers >
1.92
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
10,160
< Total Healing >
9,407
10,626
< Experience >
13,747
59
< Vision Score >
20
25
< Wards Placed >
7
197
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Wukong with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Nami against Wukong matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Wukong’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Wukong. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Wukong. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Wukong

Who is Better, Nami or Wukong?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when taking on Wukong, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter for Wukong.

While Nami does have a higher winrate compared to Wukong, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Wukong.

Additionally, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Wukong. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Wukong matchups, Nami is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter to Wukong. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Wukong.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Nami, we analyzed 1,132 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 Wukong as Nami 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

Nami Build Wukong Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nami in order to counter Wukong during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually accumulates a lot less CS as Wukong. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus Wukong build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Wukong than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Wukong with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Wukong as Nami, Nami players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nami vs Wukong counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Wukong as Nami are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.