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Wukong vs Shyvana

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

based on 617 Wukong vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Wukong engaged Shyvana 617 times. Having so many matchups for Wukong versus Shyvana provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a pro build to crush Shyvana. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Wukong is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.5% of his games.

Wukong vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a average job of beating Shyvana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Wukong against Shyvana rounds, Wukong’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Wukong vs Shyvana 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

Black CleaverRavenous HydraMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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 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
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Wukong vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Shyvana Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
91
< Minions Killed >
67
0.81
< Dragons Killed >
1.71
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,165
< Physical Damage >
4,828
2,388
< Magic Damage >
14,269
953
< True Damage >
1,070
18,506
< Damage Dealt >
20,167
30,726
< Damage Taken >
34,075
11,824
< Gold Earned >
12,393
1.92
< Towers >
1.83
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
10,154
< Total Healing >
12,520
14,073
< Experience >
14,468
20
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
7
121
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Shyvana with Wukong in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Wukong against Shyvana counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Wukong often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Shyvana

Who is Better, Wukong or Shyvana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually fairs equally well when playing against Shyvana, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes an ok counter to Shyvana.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate compared to Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Shyvana.

Furthermore, Wukong also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Shyvana matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a similar 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 Shyvana. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Wukong, we analyzed 617 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Shyvana. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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 many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Wukong versus Shyvana build consist of Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Shyvana than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 50.7% battling Shyvana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Shyvana as Wukong, Wukong players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Wukong vs Shyvana LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

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