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

Wukong vs Gnar

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

based on 455 Wukong vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Wukong came out of an examination of 455 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Wukong has to counter Gnar in only 1.1% of his matches.

Wukong vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong has done a pathetic job of beating Gnar. On average, he wins a lowly 46.4% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Wukong versus Gnar games, Wukong’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Wukong vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gnar as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Wukong vs Gnar Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Gnar Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
90
< Minions Killed >
167
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.53
14,950
< Physical Damage >
17,912
2,499
< Magic Damage >
3,204
982
< True Damage >
503
18,431
< Damage Dealt >
21,620
31,242
< Damage Taken >
30,078
11,771
< Gold Earned >
11,519
1.79
< Towers >
2.51
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,984
< Total Healing >
6,185
13,867
< Experience >
15,041
21
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
127
< Time Dealing CC >
422

How to Counter Gnar with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Wukong vs. Gnar counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Wukong normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Gnar

Who is Better, Wukong or Gnar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually loses when trying to fight Gnar, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a poor counter to Gnar.

While Wukong does have a lower winrate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Wukong also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Wukong into Gnar.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Wukong is a trash counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Gnar.

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

KledKled+ 54.3% 280 GamesBriarBriar+ 54.3% 795 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55.8% 319 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1361 Games

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Wukong, we analyzed 455 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 Gnar 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

Wukong Build Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong typically gets less CS relative to Gnar. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Wukong versus Gnar build consist of Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Gnar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 46.4% battling Gnar with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Gnar as Wukong, Wukong players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Wukong vs Gnar matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Wukong are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.