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

Wukong vs Xayah

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

based on 654 Wukong vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Wukong came out of an evaluation of 654 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Wukong fights Xayah in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Wukong vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Wukong does a good job of beating Xayah. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Wukong against Xayah rounds, Wukong’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Wukong vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverRavenous HydraMaw of MalmortiusExperimental Hexplate

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Wukong vs Xayah Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Xayah Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
93
< Minions Killed >
182
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,906
< Physical Damage >
19,035
2,366
< Magic Damage >
375
933
< True Damage >
385
18,207
< Damage Dealt >
19,796
29,666
< Damage Taken >
20,145
11,753
< Gold Earned >
11,891
1.96
< Towers >
2.27
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
9,676
< Total Healing >
4,574
13,855
< Experience >
12,599
21
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
134
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Wukong in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Wukong vs. Xayah matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Wukong typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Xayah

Who is Better, Wukong or Xayah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Wukong does have a higher win rate compared to Xayah, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Wukong into Xayah.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Xayah matchups, Wukong is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Wukong is a good counter for Xayah. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Wukong, we analyzed 654 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Wukong to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong typically gets less CS as Xayah. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Xayah build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Xayah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average winrate of 52.9% when playing against Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xayah as Wukong, Wukong players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Wukong vs Xayah counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Wukong are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.