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

Wukong vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Wukong

based on 1,116 Wukong vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our data, Wukong battled Irelia 1116 times. With so many games with Wukong vs Irelia gives us faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a pro build to smash your foe. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Wukong is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Wukong does a good job of countering Irelia. On average, he wins a whopping 52.9% of games the champs battle each other in. In Wukong vs Irelia rounds, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Wukong vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Death's DanceSundered SkyExperimental 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: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
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Q
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Wukong vs Irelia Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Irelia Image
6.9
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
4.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
92
< Minions Killed >
203
0.83
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,519
< Physical Damage >
15,157
2,359
< Magic Damage >
5,908
1,067
< True Damage >
707
18,946
< Damage Dealt >
21,773
30,096
< Damage Taken >
30,551
11,837
< Gold Earned >
12,600
2.01
< Towers >
2.24
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,861
< Total Healing >
10,282
13,850
< Experience >
14,688
20
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
129
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Irelia with Wukong in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Wukong against Irelia counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Wukong usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Irelia

Who is Better, Wukong or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Wukong usually wins when trying to fight Irelia, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Wukong makes a good counter for Irelia.

While Wukong does have a higher winrate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Wukong into Irelia.

Additionally, Wukong also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Irelia matchups, Wukong is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Wukong is a good counter to Irelia. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Wukong, we analyzed 1,116 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 Irelia 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

To truly master Wukong to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong usually racks up less CS compared to Irelia. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Wukong versus Irelia build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Wukong bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Irelia than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when playing against Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Irelia as Wukong, Wukong players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Wukong vs Irelia counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% winrate overall.

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