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

Wukong vs Sona

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

based on 941 Wukong vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Wukong resulted from an evaluation of 941 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Wukong fights Sona in only 2.3% of his games.

Wukong vs Sona Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a average job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Wukong versus Sona matches, Wukong’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sona.

Best Wukong vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinProfane HydraRavenous HydraMaw of Malmortius

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Wukong vs Sona Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Sona Image
6.3
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
6.7
< Assists >
14.6
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
85
< Minions Killed >
28
0.97
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.59
14,995
< Physical Damage >
1,629
2,235
< Magic Damage >
8,309
877
< True Damage >
533
18,107
< Damage Dealt >
10,471
30,376
< Damage Taken >
19,100
11,621
< Gold Earned >
8,637
1.98
< Towers >
2.34
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,217
< Total Healing >
12,895
13,618
< Experience >
10,779
21
< Vision Score >
55
7
< Wards Placed >
24
137
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Wukong in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Wukong against Sona counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Wukong typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Sona. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Sona

Who is Better, Wukong or Sona?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sona, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes an ok counter for Sona.

While Wukong does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Sona.

Furthermore, Wukong has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

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

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Wukong, we analyzed 941 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 Sona 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 Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong most often racks up much more CS as Sona. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Wukong versus Sona build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Sona with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Sona 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Wukong vs Sona battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.

If you need to view Wukong vs Sona tips and counter stats for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match with data with both champs.