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

Wukong vs Nocturne

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

based on 2,410 Wukong vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Wukong faced off against Nocturne 2410 times. Having so many games with Wukong vs Nocturne provides us faith in our ability to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to defeat Nocturne. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Wukong is forced to battle against Nocturne in only 5.8% of his games.

Wukong vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong has done a poor job of beating Nocturne. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Wukong against Nocturne games, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Wukong vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageBlack CleaverDeath's DanceSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Nocturne as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Wukong vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Nocturne Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.2
6
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
7.6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
86
< Minions Killed >
33
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,332
< Physical Damage >
15,292
2,353
< Magic Damage >
1,258
985
< True Damage >
1,247
18,671
< Damage Dealt >
17,798
31,032
< Damage Taken >
35,571
11,874
< Gold Earned >
12,123
1.91
< Towers >
1.25
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,180
< Total Healing >
16,698
14,020
< Experience >
13,756
21
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
136
< Time Dealing CC >
532

How to Counter Nocturne with Wukong in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Wukong versus Nocturne matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Wukong normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Nocturne

Who is Better, Wukong or Nocturne?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Wukong usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Wukong makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Wukong does have a lower winrate than Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Nocturne.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Wukong is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Nocturne.

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 Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Wukong, we analyzed 2,410 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Wukong in order to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind 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 often accumulates more CS compared to Nocturne. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Nocturne build include Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Nocturne than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Nocturne with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Nocturne 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. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Wukong vs Nocturne matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

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