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How to Win Wukong vs Alistar Counter MatchupWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Wukong

based on 676 Wukong vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Alistar as Wukong came out of an analysis of 676 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Wukong has to counter Alistar in only 1.6% of his games.

Wukong vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a good job of beating Alistar. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Wukong against Alistar rounds, Wukong’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Alistar.

Best Wukong vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraMaw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinExperimental Hexplate

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Alistar

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 Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Wukong vs Alistar Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Alistar Image
6.6
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6
7.2
< Assists >
13.9
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
96
< Minions Killed >
33
0.78
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,185
< Physical Damage >
1,325
2,603
< Magic Damage >
7,060
1,141
< True Damage >
939
19,931
< Damage Dealt >
9,325
30,550
< Damage Taken >
26,454
11,793
< Gold Earned >
8,535
2
< Towers >
1.84
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,667
< Total Healing >
9,613
13,761
< Experience >
10,483
21
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
129
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Counter Alistar with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Wukong versus Alistar counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between these two champions. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Wukong typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Alistar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Alistar

Who is Better, Wukong or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Wukong usually wins when facing off against Alistar, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Wukong makes a good counter for Alistar.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate compared to Alistar, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Wukong into Alistar.

Moreover, Wukong has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Alistar matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Wukong is an above average counter to Alistar. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateRyzeRyze44.6% winrateAzirAzir44.9% winrate

Wukong Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateRenektonRenekton56.8% winrateQuinnQuinn55.5% winrateLuluLulu55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Wukong, we analyzed 676 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 Alistar as Wukong 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 learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong most often racks up more CS relative to Alistar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Wukong versus Alistar build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Alistar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Alistar with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Alistar as Wukong, Wukong players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Wukong vs Alistar clashes, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.

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