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How to Win Gangplank vs Wukong Counter MatchupGangplank is in the a tier of champions

Gangplank vs Wukong

How to Beat Wukong as Gangplank in LoLGangplank is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Wukong as Gangplank

based on 642 Gangplank vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our database, Gangplank engaged Wukong 642 times. Including so many matchups for Gangplank vs Wukong gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a pro build to shatter your opponent. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Gangplank fights Wukong in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Gangplank vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Gangplank has done a average job of beating Wukong. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Gangplank against Wukong matches, Gangplank’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Wukong.

Best Gangplank vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Essence ReaverNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsTrinity ForceInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
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Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Gangplank

Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Wukong

Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.

Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.

Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.

Advice to Win Against Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Gangplank vs Wukong Counter Stats

Gangplank Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Wukong Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
193
< Minions Killed >
91
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.93
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,193
< Physical Damage >
15,197
3,793
< Magic Damage >
2,344
4,472
< True Damage >
944
24,459
< Damage Dealt >
18,485
25,851
< Damage Taken >
31,557
13,851
< Gold Earned >
11,949
2.23
< Towers >
1.87
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
6,704
< Total Healing >
10,095
15,659
< Experience >
14,247
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
7
315
< Time Dealing CC >
132

How to Counter Wukong with Gangplank in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Gangplank vs. Wukong counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Wukong’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Wukong..

Gangplank usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Wukong. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gangplank and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Gangplank
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gangplank
Wukong

Who is Better, Gangplank or Wukong?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually fairs equally well when taking on Wukong, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes an ok counter to Wukong.

While Gangplank does have a higher win rate than Wukong, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gangplank into Wukongas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Gangplank also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Wukong. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Wukong matchups, Gangplank is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gangplank is a decent counter for Wukong. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Wukong.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gangplank

Gangplank Loses Against

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Gangplank Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.2% winrateVolibearVolibear55.4% winrateEliseElise55.2% winrate

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Additional Information for Gangplank Players

How We Calculated Our Gangplank vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Gangplank, we analyzed 642 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Wukong as Gangplank comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gangplank Build Wukong Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gangplank most often picks up more CS as Wukong. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gangplank versus Wukong build consist of Essence Reaver, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Wukong than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 50.9% battling Wukong with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Wukong as Gangplank, Gangplank players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Gangplank vs Wukong clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Wukong as Gangplank are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.