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How to Synergize Irelia with Wukong on the Same TeamIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia with Wukong

How to Win With Irelia and Wukong Paired TogetherIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Irelia and Wukong

based on 766 Irelia with Wukong pairs
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Irelia has been on the same team as Wukong in 766 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data straight from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Irelia play with Wukong. It is very rare for Irelia to play with Wukong on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.8% of matches with Irelia.

Irelia Wukong Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Wukong. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.1% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Irelia when fighting on the same team as Wukong by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Irelia vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

TerminusSterak's GageExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
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Second ability for Irelia to level upw
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Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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 Synergizing Irelia and Wukong

Tips for Playing as Irelia with Wukong

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Understand How Wukong Will Play

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.

Irelia Wukong Synergy Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Wukong Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.3
7
< Deaths >
7
4.9
< Assists >
5
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
202
< Minions Killed >
206
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,198
< Physical Damage >
16,208
6,196
< Magic Damage >
6,139
752
< True Damage >
751
23,146
< Damage Dealt >
23,099
30,988
< Damage Taken >
31,302
12,737
< Gold Earned >
12,894
2.21
< Towers >
2.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,637
< Total Healing >
10,768
14,834
< Experience >
15,027
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
104
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Play with Wukong as Irelia in LoL

The Irelia Wukong synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Wukong, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Irelia sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Wukong. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Wukong helps Irelia perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Irelia is paired with Wukong, she sees a small increase in her complete damage output. This change could indicate that Wukong supports by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Irelia is played together with Wukong on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Wukong. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Wukong.

Additionally, when Irelia plays with Wukong on the same side, she typically receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Wukong does a decent job of covering Irelia during team fights.

Synergies between Irelia and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Irelia
Wukong

Is Irelia better when played alongside Wukong?

There is no top synergy for Irelia that will 100% of the time be her best teammate. Yet, Wukong is a very typical teammate for Irelia. By playing on the same team as Irelia, he lowers their win rate by -0.7% to 49.1%. This shows that there is a weak synergy between Irelia and Wukong that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Wukong has a lower difficulty than Irelia. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Wukong allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, Irelia players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Irelia and Wukong together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Wukong ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia Wukong Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Irelia and Wukong, we analyzed 766 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Irelia with Wukong comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to pair well with Wukong during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to have in your Irelia and Wukong synergy build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting alongside Wukong than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing alongside Wukong with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Irelia and Wukong collaboration tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches played with both champs.