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

Wukong vs Master Yi

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

based on 1,971 Wukong vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Master Yi as Wukong resulted from an analysis of 1971 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Wukong is forced to battle against Master Yi in only 4.7% of his games.

Wukong vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Wukong does a decent job of countering Master Yi. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Wukong against Master Yi games, Wukong’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Master Yi.

Best Wukong vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceMaw of MalmortiusSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageBlack CleaverSpear of Shojin

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
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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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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Master Yi

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 Master Yi

If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.

Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.

Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.

Wukong vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Master Yi Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
7.1
6.7
< Assists >
5.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
87
< Minions Killed >
36
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.36
14,988
< Physical Damage >
12,547
2,302
< Magic Damage >
870
999
< True Damage >
5,258
18,290
< Damage Dealt >
18,676
30,160
< Damage Taken >
32,252
11,886
< Gold Earned >
12,188
1.94
< Towers >
1.35
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
10,025
< Total Healing >
14,796
13,997
< Experience >
13,536
20
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
136
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Master Yi with Wukong in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Wukong versus Master Yi counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..

Wukong usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Master Yi

Who is Better, Wukong or Master Yi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually wins when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a good counter to Master Yi.

While Wukong does have a higher winrate compared to Master Yi, when facing one another, Wukong also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Master Yi.

Additionally, Wukong has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Master Yi matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Wukong is a decent counter for Master Yi. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Wukong against Master Yi.

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 Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Wukong, we analyzed 1,971 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 Master Yi 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 Master Yi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Wukong to counter Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong often accumulates more CS relative to Master Yi. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Wukong versus Master Yi build include Trinity Force, Maw of Malmortius, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Master Yi than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Master Yi with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Master Yi as Wukong, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Wukong vs Master Yi face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Wukong versus Master Yi tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every match with data with these champs.