Wukong with Xerath
How to Synergize Wukong and Xerath
based on 1,651 Wukong with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Wukong Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Wukong vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Wukong with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Wukong Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Wukong in LoL
The Wukong Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xerath helps Wukong perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Wukong is an ally to Xerath, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Xerath doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played with Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Additionally, when Wukong plays with Xerath on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Wukong during team fights.
Synergies between Wukong and Xerath
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Is Wukong better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no one best synergy for Wukong that will no matter what be his #1 ally. However, Xerath is a not very good companion for Wukong. By locking into the same side as Wukong, he decreases their win rate by -1.3% to 48.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Wukong and Xerath that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Xerath has a much greater difficulty compared to Wukong. That means you must be careful when finding Xerath allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Wukong players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by grouping Wukong and Xerath together, you may not be providing your other teammates much engage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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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 synergize with Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to build first in your Wukong and Xerath synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Xerath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 48.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xerath with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing 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 rune combinations players picked for Wukong and Xerath pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.1% win rate overall.
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