Zilean vs Wukong
How to Beat Wukong as Zilean
based on 467 Zilean vs Wukong matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Wukong Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Wukong Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Wukong
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Wukong
Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.
Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.
Zilean vs Wukong Counter Stats
How to Counter Wukong with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Zilean versus Wukong matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Wukong. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Wukong. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Wukong
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Who is Better, Zilean or Wukong?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Wukong, with a 55.0% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a great counter to Wukong.
While Zilean does have a much higher win rate than Wukong, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Wukong.
Additionally, Zilean has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Wukong. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Zilean vs Wukong matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Zilean is a great counter to Wukong. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Wukong.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean in order to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often racks up less CS as Wukong. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Wukong build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Wukong than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 55.0% when countering Wukong with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Wukong as Zilean, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zilean vs Wukong face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.0% win rate overall.
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