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

Wukong with Kindred

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

based on 366 Wukong with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Wukong has gone into battle with Kindred in 366 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the makers of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Wukong synergize with Kindred. It is very rare for Wukong to play with Kindred as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.9% of matches with Wukong.

Wukong Kindred Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a terrible job of teaming up with Kindred. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Wukong when playing with Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Wukong vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverRavenous 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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E
2
Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Wukong and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Wukong with Kindred

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 Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Wukong Kindred Synergy Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Kindred Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
147
< Minions Killed >
90
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,231
< Physical Damage >
15,232
2,622
< Magic Damage >
2,380
1,046
< True Damage >
961
19,899
< Damage Dealt >
18,574
28,473
< Damage Taken >
30,849
11,640
< Gold Earned >
11,794
2.18
< Towers >
1.92
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
6,570
< Total Healing >
10,036
14,195
< Experience >
13,933
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
7
84
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Play with Kindred as Wukong in LoL

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

When Wukong tries to synergize with Kindred, he observes a sizeable uptick in his complete damage output. This change may indicate that Kindred helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Wukong is played alongside Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kindred.

Additionally, when Wukong plays with Kindred on the same team, he usually takes less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Kindred does a decent job of protecting Wukong in teamfights.

Synergies between Wukong and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Wukong
Kindred

Is Wukong better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no one best companion for Wukong that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Kindred is a not very good ally for Wukong. By being on the same team as Wukong, they drops their win rate by -2.7% to 46.7%. This shows that there is a harmful bond between Wukong and Kindred that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kindred has a greater difficulty than Wukong. That means Wukong players must be careful when finding Kindred comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Wukong and Kindred together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a lot of AP. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kindred ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Wukong and Kindred, we analyzed 366 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 Kindred 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 Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to have in your Wukong and Kindred synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Kindred than with many other common item sets. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 46.7% helping carry Kindred with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 rune builds players picked for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Wukong and Kindred collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are computed using every game with data with these champions.