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

Wukong with Gnar

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

based on 268 Wukong with Gnar pairs
Win Rate
40.3 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Wukong has been on the same team as Gnar in 268 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much accurate data from the creators of League of Legends, we are sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Wukong play with Gnar. It is very rare for Wukong to play alongside Gnar on the same team. This has only happened in about 0.6% of games with Wukong.

Wukong Gnar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a awful job of playing alongside Gnar. On average, he wins a poor 40.3% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Wukong when playing alongside Gnar by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Gnar 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

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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Gnar

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Gnar

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 Gnar Will Play

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Wukong Gnar Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
40.3 %
VS
Win Rate
59.7 %
Gnar Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
7.4
< Assists >
6.7
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
49
< Minions Killed >
90
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,080
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,242
< Magic Damage >
2,380
851
< True Damage >
961
17,174
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
33,000
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,552
< Gold Earned >
11,794
1.57
< Towers >
1.92
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
11,849
< Total Healing >
10,036
13,148
< Experience >
13,933
23
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
7
166
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Gnar as Wukong in LoL

The Wukong Gnar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gnar, 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 Gnar. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gnar helps Wukong perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Wukong plays on the same team as Gnar, he observes a moderate decrease in his full damage output. This could indicate that Gnar does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played together with Gnar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gnar.

Moreover, when Wukong plays with Gnar on the same team, he usually receives more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Gnar does a poor job of protecting Wukong in team fights.

Synergies between Wukong and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Gnar

Is Wukong better when played alongside Gnar?

There is no top ally for Wukong that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, Gnar is a terrible teammate for Wukong. By being on the same side as Wukong, he lowers their win rate by -9.1% to 40.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a very bad bond between Wukong and Gnar that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Gnar has a much greater difficulty compared to Wukong. That means you need to be careful when lining up Gnar allies to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to do well with you.

When playing on the same side, Wukong players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Wukong and Gnar together, you probably will not be providing your team a lot of AP. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Gnar ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Gnar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Gnar, we analyzed 268 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 Gnar 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

To truly master Wukong in order to pair well with Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to have in your Wukong and Gnar synergy build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Gnar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 40.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gnar with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, Wukong players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 40.3% winrate overall.

If you need to get Wukong and Gnar synergy tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all games played with both champions.