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How to Win Graves vs Wukong Counter MatchupGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves vs Wukong

How to Beat Wukong as Graves in LoLGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Wukong as Graves

based on 1,886 Graves vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Graves battled Wukong in 1886 rounds. Including so many games with Graves vs Wukong gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to defeat Wukong. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Graves is forced to battle against Wukong in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Graves vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Graves has done a decent job of countering Wukong. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In Graves against Wukong matches, Graves’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Wukong.

Best Graves vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterOpportunityDeath's DanceLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves'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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Guide to Countering Wukong as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Wukong

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Wukong Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Wukong Image
7
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
7
< Assists >
6.4
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
53
< Minions Killed >
92
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,202
< Physical Damage >
15,079
826
< Magic Damage >
2,349
1,603
< True Damage >
917
19,632
< Damage Dealt >
18,345
29,997
< Damage Taken >
30,575
12,723
< Gold Earned >
11,749
1.68
< Towers >
1.93
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
13,957
< Total Healing >
9,973
14,422
< Experience >
13,863
24
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
7
501
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Wukong with Graves in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Graves against Wukong matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Wukong..

Graves typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Wukong. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Wukong

Who is Better, Graves or Wukong?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Graves usually wins when facing off against Wukong, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a good counter for Wukong.

While Graves does have a higher win rate than Wukong, when facing one another, Graves also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Wukong.

Additionally, Graves has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Wukong. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Graves is a decent counter to Wukong. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Wukong.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Graves, we analyzed 1,886 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 Graves 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Graves to counter Wukong during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves often accumulates less CS as Wukong. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Graves versus Wukong build consist of Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Wukong than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Wukong with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Wukong as Graves, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Wukong counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Graves vs Wukong tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all rounds finished with both champs.