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How to Synergize Wukong with Akali on the Same TeamWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong with Akali

How to Win With Wukong and Akali Paired TogetherWukong is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Wukong and Akali

based on 2,412 Wukong with Akali pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Wukong has fought alongside Akali in 2412 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data straight from the hosts of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Wukong play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Wukong to play alongside Akali as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 5.8% of games with Wukong.

Wukong Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong has done a poor job of synergizing with Akali. Usually, he wins a poor 48.4% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Wukong when playing alongside Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSterak's GageProfane HydraBlack Cleaver

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
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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
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Akali

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Wukong Akali Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
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6
< Kills >
6.5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
82
< Minions Killed >
90
0.97
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,633
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,247
< Magic Damage >
2,380
933
< True Damage >
961
17,814
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
30,844
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,639
< Gold Earned >
11,794
1.88
< Towers >
1.92
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
10,597
< Total Healing >
10,036
13,821
< Experience >
13,933
21
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
7
140
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Akali as Wukong in LoL

The Wukong Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Wukong sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akali helps Wukong perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Wukong is paired with Akali, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This change may indicate that Akali does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played together with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Akali. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Akali.

Additionally, when Wukong plays with Akali on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Akali does a decent job of protecting Wukong during teamfights.

Synergies between Wukong and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Akali

Is Wukong better when played alongside Akali?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Wukong that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Akali is a very typical companion for Wukong. By locking into the same team as Wukong, she drops their win rate by -1.0% to 48.4%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Wukong and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Akali has a much greater difficulty compared to Wukong. That means you need to be cautious when enlisting Akali comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Wukong and Akali together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of tankyness. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Akali, we analyzed 2,412 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Wukong with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Wukong to synergize with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Wukong and Akali synergy build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip 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 chose for Wukong and Akali pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you want to view Wukong and Akali collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds run with both champions.