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

Wukong vs Ryze

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

based on 352 Wukong vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Wukong resulted from an analysis of 352 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Wukong is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.8% of his games.

Wukong vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a pathetic job of beating Ryze. On average, he wins a lowly 44.6% of games the champs battle one another in. In Wukong vs Ryze rounds, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Wukong vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlack Cleaver

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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Wukong vs Ryze Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Ryze Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
6.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
89
< Minions Killed >
191
0.84
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.53
15,195
< Physical Damage >
986
2,420
< Magic Damage >
22,209
897
< True Damage >
343
18,513
< Damage Dealt >
23,539
30,646
< Damage Taken >
25,658
11,663
< Gold Earned >
12,170
1.75
< Towers >
2.31
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,808
< Total Healing >
4,439
13,863
< Experience >
16,119
22
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
133
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Ryze with Wukong in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Wukong vs. Ryze counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Wukong typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ryze. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Ryze

Who is Better, Wukong or Ryze?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually loses when taking on Ryze, with a 44.6% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a bad counter for Ryze.

While Wukong does have a much lower winrate compared to Ryze, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Wukong into Ryze.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champion 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 bad counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Wukong, we analyzed 352 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 Ryze 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 learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong on average gets less CS as Ryze. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Wukong versus Ryze build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Ryze than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 44.6% when playing against Ryze with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Ryze as Wukong, you should equip 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 Ryze counters, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 44.6% winrate overall.

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