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

Wukong with Gwen

How to Win With Wukong and Gwen Paired TogetherWukong is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Wukong and Gwen

based on 659 Wukong with Gwen pairs
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Wukong has gone into battle with Gwen in 659 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of League, we are sure that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Wukong play with Gwen. It is relatively rare for Wukong to play alongside Gwen as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.6% of games with Wukong.

Wukong Gwen Synergy Summary

Wukong has done a good job of playing alongside Gwen. Usually, he wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Wukong when playing with Gwen by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlack CleaverRavenous HydraExperimental Hexplate

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: 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
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Gwen

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Gwen

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 Gwen Will Play

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

Wukong Gwen Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Gwen Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
7.1
< Assists >
6.7
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
66
< Minions Killed >
90
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,487
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,153
< Magic Damage >
2,380
876
< True Damage >
961
17,517
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
30,205
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,466
< Gold Earned >
11,794
1.6
< Towers >
1.92
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
10,655
< Total Healing >
10,036
13,309
< Experience >
13,933
21
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
7
145
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Gwen as Wukong in LoL

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

When Wukong is an ally to Gwen, he gets a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This could indicate that Gwen doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played together with Gwen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Gwen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gwen.

Moreover, when Wukong plays with Gwen on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Gwen does a decent job of protecting Wukong in teamfights.

Synergies between Wukong and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Gwen

Is Wukong better when played alongside Gwen?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Wukong that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Gwen is a superb companion for Wukong. By being on the same side as Wukong, she increases their win rate by 3.0% to 52.4%. This proves that there is a very strong bond between Wukong and Gwen that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Gwen has a greater difficulty than Wukong. That means you need to be very careful when enlisting Gwen teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by aligning Wukong and Gwen together, you may not be giving your other teammates much AP. We recommend you have other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Gwen teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Gwen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Gwen, we analyzed 659 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 Gwen 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 pair well with Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to include in your Wukong and Gwen synergy build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Gwen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, Wukong players should use 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 players used for Wukong and Gwen pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Gwen with Wukong are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu above.