Draft / Ranked opening · separate from item 1
Scorchclaw Pup
450 goldProvides the Smite upgrade and a slowing burn after the companion is fully grown.
Game patch 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
Wukong Jungle · Normal Draft
Wukong has an established clear and map plan that can function without lane income while contesting camps and objectives.
Primary roleStandard Summoner's Rift preparationReview patch unknownRecommendation review pending
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- Recommendation patch
- — Data Dragon
- Build validation patch
- 16.19.1 Data Dragon
- Item lookup patch
- 16.20.1 Data Dragon
Normal Draft · Jungle
Wukong jungle
Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.
First item
Trinity Force
3,333 goldAdds health, haste and a strong spell-into-attack fighting pattern.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 goldReduces repeated physical damage; choose Mercury's Treads instead when reducible crowd control and magic damage are the larger threat.
Armour shred
Sundered Sky
3,100 goldAdds health, haste and repeatable healing across Wukong's multi-target ultimate fights.
Fight sustain
Black Cleaver
3,000 goldShreds armour during extended fights for Wukong and his physical-damage allies.
Safety
Death's Dance
3,300 goldAdds armour and delayed physical-damage protection after committing.
Low-health safety
Sterak's Gage
3,200 goldAdds health and a low-health shield against mixed burst.
Complete build choices
Choose the route before play
Recommendation review pending
AlternativeToo much healingChempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
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Best when: Chempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
- First itemTrinity Force
- BootsPlated Steelcaps
- Chempunk Chainsword
- Fight sustainBlack Cleaver
- SafetyDeath's Dance
- Low-health safetySterak's Gage
AlternativeSustained magic damageKaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
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Best when: Kaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
- First itemTrinity Force
- BootsPlated Steelcaps
- Armour shredSundered Sky
- Kaenic Rookern
- SafetyDeath's Dance
- Low-health safetySterak's Gage
Runes and summoner spells
Runes and summoner spellsWukongJungle
Reach the fight with control available and absorb the first response.
Resolve
Aftershock
Font of Life
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Precision
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Flash
SmiteSmite is part of Jungle companion progression and objective security. The movement or combat spell beside it is the adjustable slot.
Ghost can fit sustained access; Flash can fit one immediate reposition. Use the champion's route and intended fights to choose.
Static alternatives
Compare the problem before changing the plan
These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.
Too much healing
Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
Sustained magic damage
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
Kit reference
Wukong abilities
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
Stone Skin
What it doesWukong gains stacking armor and max health regeneration while fighting champions and monsters.
Practical readStone Skin is the always-on rule shaping Wukong's normal trading and fight pattern. Watch its in-game state before committing.
Maximum-health interaction
This effect references a maximum-health value. Check whether the current tooltip uses the caster's or the target's health before comparing damage or protection.
Q
Q ability
Crushing Blow
What it doesWukong's next attack gains attack range, deals bonus damage, and reduces the target's armor for a few seconds.
Practical readCrushing Blow contributes damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Cooldown8/7.5/7/6.5/6 secCost20Listed range250/275/300/325/350 units
W
W ability
Warrior Trickster
What it doesWukong becomes Invisible and dashes in a direction, leaving behind a clone that will attack nearby enemies.
Practical readWarrior Trickster is part of Wukong's W pattern. Read its listed effect first, then track the cooldown and condition that make the next use valuable.
Cooldown22/21/20/19/18 secCost60/55/50/45/40Listed range275 units
Movement
The cast changes position or access. Account for where the champion finishes, not only where the ability begins.
E
E ability
Nimbus Strike
What it doesWukong dashes to a targeted enemy and sends out images to attack enemies near his target, dealing damage to each enemy struck.
Practical readNimbus Strike contributes damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Cooldown10/9.25/8.5/7.75/7 secCost30/35/40/45/50Listed range650 units
Movement
The cast changes position or access. Account for where the champion finishes, not only where the ability begins.
R
Ultimate
Cyclone
What it doesWukong's extends his staff and spins it around repeatedly, gaining Move Speed. Enemies struck take damage and are knocked up.
Practical readCyclone contributes damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Cooldown130/110/90 secCost100Listed range315 units
Adapt the plan
What to do when the game changes
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Ahead plan
Convert tempo into camps, vision and objectives
Pathing
Take efficient camps between plays so a lead does not disappear into repeated waiting.
Map play
Use lane priority before invading or starting an objective, and leave when nearby lanes cannot move.
Fights
Enter through controlled vision and keep a route out; a winning Jungler still loses a shutdown when isolated.
Even plan
Keep the clear moving and choose high-information plays
Pathing
Track opposing camps and lane states instead of forcing the first visible target.
Map play
Trade sides of the map when contesting would require weaker lanes to move first.
Fights
Save important control for the enemy who threatens your carries or objective access.
Behind plan
Recover guaranteed camps and avoid desperate invades
Pathing
Path through known territory and help lanes only when the opponent is genuinely vulnerable.
Map play
Cross-map rather than arriving late to a lost objective, then restore defensive vision with an ally.
Fights
Play around the strongest teammate and make the enemy commit into your control.
Pings, movement and objectives
Wukong Jungle map plan
Link each clear to the next informed decision. Pings should tell lanes where you are pathing and whether the team is contesting or trading an objective.
Turn tempo into controlled territory
- Ping
- Use On My Way before entering a lane, Assist Me before an objective and Danger when nearby lanes cannot move to an invade.
- Path or gank
- Gank when the lane has reach, damage and a safe exit. Do not wait beside a protected target while camps and the next objective disappear.
- Objective
- Establish vision with the nearest winning lane, keep Smite available and avoid chasing away from the objective after gaining control.
Choose the play with the clearest information
- Ping
- Use On My Way early enough for the lane to prepare, Assist Me only when nearby lanes can move, and Retreat when the contest has already become late.
- Path or gank
- Prefer a lane with crowd control, damaged opponents or a favourable wave. A visible opponent is not automatically a usable gank.
- Objective
- Check Mid and Bot priority before Dragon, or Mid and Top before Herald. Set a safe entrance before beginning the objective.
Trade the map instead of forcing recovery
- Ping
- Ping Retreat from lost contests, Danger on likely invades and On My Way when covering a vulnerable lane or remaining camp.
- Path or gank
- Counter-gank or help only when allies can survive until arrival. Repeated low-chance ganks deepen the camp and level deficit.
- Objective
- If entry is unsafe, trade for camps, a wave, vision or the opposite objective. Keep Smite and crowd control for a contest the team can actually reach.
Objective setup
Four calls, in order
Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
- 1Before the route
Decide which camps lead toward the objective and ping the nearby lanes before they spend the wave or recall timing.
- 2Check priority
Confirm which nearby lanes can move first. Do not convert an isolated objective marker into a forced fight.
- 3Control entry
Move with a teammate, sweep one entrance and keep Smite available before committing damage to the objective.
- 4Finish or turn
Call whether the team is finishing, fighting or leaving. Mixed decisions are more dangerous than either clear choice.
Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.
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