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

Wukong with Graves

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

based on 825 Wukong with Graves pairs
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Wukong has gone into battle with Graves in 825 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Wukong play with Graves. It is relatively rare for Wukong to play with Graves on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.0% of matches with Wukong.

Wukong Graves Synergy Summary

Wukong does a average job of playing alongside Graves. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.8% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Wukong when fighting on the same team as Graves by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseBlack CleaverSterak's GageRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Graves

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Graves

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 Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Wukong Graves Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Graves Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
154
< Minions Killed >
90
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,805
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,645
< Magic Damage >
2,380
1,031
< True Damage >
961
20,481
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
28,173
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,788
< Gold Earned >
11,794
2.37
< Towers >
1.92
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
6,327
< Total Healing >
10,036
14,328
< Experience >
13,933
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
76
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Graves as Wukong in LoL

The Wukong Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, 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 Graves. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Graves helps Wukong perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Wukong tries to synergize with Graves, he observes a noticable increase in his complete damage dealt. This may signal that Graves supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played alongside Graves on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Graves. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Graves.

Additionally, when Wukong plays with Graves on the same side, he usually receives less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Graves does a decent job of protecting Wukong in teamfights.

Synergies between Wukong and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Graves

Is Wukong better when played alongside Graves?

There is no one best ally for Wukong that will always be his best synergy. However, overall, Graves is a very typical teammate for Wukong. By locking into the same side as Wukong, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 49.8%. This shows that there is a weak synergy between Wukong and Graves that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Graves has a lower difficulty than Wukong. That means Wukong players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Graves comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Wukong and Graves together, you probably will not be giving your team enough magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Graves teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Graves, we analyzed 825 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 Graves 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 in order to work well with Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to focus on in your Wukong and Graves synergy build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Graves than with most other common item sets. In fact, Wukong had an average winrate of 49.8% helping carry Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Wukong players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

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