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

Wukong with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Wukong and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherWukong is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Wukong and Tahm Kench

based on 727 Wukong with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Wukong has been on the same team as Tahm Kench in 727 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Wukong synergize with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Wukong to play alongside Tahm Kench as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.7% of games with Wukong.

Wukong Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Wukong does a good job of teaming up with Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.9% of rounds the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Wukong when playing with Tahm Kench by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinExperimental HexplateRavenous HydraMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
>
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
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Tahm Kench

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 Understand How Tahm Kench Will Play

Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!

Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.

Wukong Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Tahm Kench Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
6.8
< Assists >
6.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
70
< Minions Killed >
90
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,698
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,245
< Magic Damage >
2,380
895
< True Damage >
961
17,839
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
31,140
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,739
< Gold Earned >
11,794
1.93
< Towers >
1.92
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
11,296
< Total Healing >
10,036
13,574
< Experience >
13,933
21
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
7
144
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Wukong in LoL

The Wukong Tahm Kench synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tahm Kench, 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 Tahm Kench. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Tahm Kench 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 paired with Tahm Kench, he sees a little drop in his full damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Tahm Kench does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played alongside Tahm Kench on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Tahm Kench. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Tahm Kench.

Additionally, when Wukong plays with Tahm Kench on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Tahm Kench does a poor job of protecting Wukong during team fights.

Synergies between Wukong and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Tahm Kench

Is Wukong better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no ideal synergy for Wukong that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, Tahm Kench is a top-tier teammate for Wukong. By playing on the same side as Wukong, he improves their win rate by 4.5% to 53.9%. This proves that there is an important strategic relationship between Wukong and Tahm Kench that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Tahm Kench has a greater difficulty than Wukong. That means you should be careful when arranging Tahm Kench allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Combined, these champs will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by bringing Wukong and Tahm Kench together, you may not be granting your side very much AP. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Tahm Kench ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 727 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 Tahm Kench 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to pair well with Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to use in your Wukong and Tahm Kench synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Tahm Kench than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 53.9% helping carry Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you 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 runes we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.9% winrate overall.

If you want to get Wukong with Tahm Kench collaboration tips and stats for a a particular rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round finished with both champs.