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How to Synergize Wukong with Samira on the Same TeamWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong with Samira

How to Win With Wukong and Samira Paired TogetherWukong is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Wukong and Samira

based on 1,820 Wukong with Samira pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Wukong has fought alongside Samira in 1820 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Wukong play with Samira. It is somewhat uncommon for Wukong to play with Samira on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 4.4% of matches with Wukong.

Wukong Samira Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Samira. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Wukong when fighting on the same team as Samira by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEclipseDeath's DanceProfane 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
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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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Samira

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Samira

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.

Wukong Samira Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Samira Image
6
< Kills >
6.5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
88
< Minions Killed >
90
0.83
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,356
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,267
< Magic Damage >
2,380
895
< True Damage >
961
17,518
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
29,406
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,323
< Gold Earned >
11,794
1.83
< Towers >
1.92
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
9,670
< Total Healing >
10,036
13,494
< Experience >
13,933
20
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
7
125
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Samira as Wukong in LoL

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

Overall, Wukong sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Samira. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Samira helps Wukong perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Wukong is an ally to Samira, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Samira does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played together with Samira on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Samira. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Samira.

Moreover, when Wukong plays with Samira on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Samira does a decent job of protecting Wukong in team fights.

Synergies between Wukong and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Samira

Is Wukong better when played alongside Samira?

There is no top ally for Wukong that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Samira is a not very good teammate for Wukong. By being on the same team as Wukong, she lowers their win rate by -1.7% to 47.7%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Wukong and Samira that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Samira has a greater difficulty than Wukong. That means you should be careful when lining up Samira allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Wukong players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Wukong and Samira together, you will not be providing your other teammates a great deal of magic damage. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Samira teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Samira Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Samira, we analyzed 1,820 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 Wukong with Samira 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 truly master Wukong to work well with Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to use in your Wukong and Samira synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Wukong used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Samira than with most other common builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing alongside Samira with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Wukong players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Wukong and Samira pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Samira with Wukong are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.