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How to Win Vladimir vs Wukong Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Wukong

How to Beat Wukong as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Wukong as Vladimir

based on 1,193 Vladimir vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Wukong as Vladimir resulted from an evaluation of 1193 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Vladimir is forced to battle against Wukong in only 1.1% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a good job of beating Wukong. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Vladimir versus Wukong matches, Vladimir’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Wukong.

Best Vladimir vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveRiftmaker

Optional Items

ShadowflameHextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Wukong

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Wukong Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Wukong Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
6.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
184
< Minions Killed >
92
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.82
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
976
< Physical Damage >
15,909
23,623
< Magic Damage >
2,528
377
< True Damage >
1,006
24,977
< Damage Dealt >
19,444
33,681
< Damage Taken >
30,731
11,855
< Gold Earned >
11,589
1.99
< Towers >
1.89
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
28,499
< Total Healing >
9,962
14,952
< Experience >
13,743
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
122
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Wukong with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several significant Vladimir against Wukong counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Wukong..

Vladimir typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Wukong. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Wukong

Who is Better, Vladimir or Wukong?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when facing off against Wukong, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a great counter for Wukong.

While Vladimir does have a higher winrate compared to Wukong, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vladimir into Wukongas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Wukong. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Wukong matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Vladimir is a great counter to Wukong. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Wukong.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,193 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 Vladimir 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vladimir in order to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir on average gets more CS as Wukong. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Vladimir versus Wukong build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Riftmaker. When Vladimir used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Wukong than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 53.2% battling Wukong with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Wukong as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Vladimir vs Wukong clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Wukong as Vladimir are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.