So is Tanky Wukong a thing?

Whatevsman97·Aug 25, 2015·1 votes·828 views

I notice Wukong's secondary role is Tank. Yet I never really hear about anyone going Tank with him. And I just wanted to know if there were any recommended items for tank wukong? I'm asking because in some of the games I play Wukong, I notice there usually isn't a tank on my team, and that's usually when we need a tank, and I know I can fill the role, but I never know what to buy that will be the most efficient for the role. So yeah, if anyone has any recommended items for a tanky wukong build, that'd be awesome.

13 Comments

DryditchAug 25, 20152 votes

MonkeyKing My place is at the top:

item 3717 ( item 3047 or item 3111 ) item 3742 ( item 3143 or item 3110 ) item 3083 ( item 3065 or item 3102 )

You can build titanic hydra instead of SV if you want. It's a semi-decent item on him.

Whatevsman97Aug 25, 20151 votes

I used to build item 3074 on him a lot, but I've been meaning to try the newer items that came out.

DryditchAug 25, 20151 votes

Hydra is OP on him if you're going damage, but since you wanted tank, you build titanic for the health based damages. I actually almost suggest playing Tahm pure AD/Health Tank, since the synergy with Titanic and his ulti is ABSURD.

SalidfingersAug 25, 20152 votes

Enough damage to 1v1 a ADC and rest tanky

MLDzXnRRRAug 25, 20151 votes

You go tank, if you are jungler, because you won't probably get enough gold to buy dmg

DryditchAug 25, 20151 votes

That's just flat out wrong. Wukong goes Warrior>Mobis>Hydra>Dead Man's>Cleaver>LW in the jungle. You ALWAYS have enough gold to buy damage.

MLDzXnRRRAug 25, 20151 votes

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That's just flat out wrong. Wukong goes Warrior>Mobis>Hydra>Dead Man's>Cleaver>LW in the jungle. You ALWAYS have enough gold to buy damage.

Most games are decided 10 minutes in. your build is impossible unless they feed you.

DryditchAug 25, 20151 votes

You can ignore warrior for a while. All you really need is the red smite, and Mobis>Hydra isn't that bad. It's the same as going directly from Tabi or Mercs to Randuin's or Frozen heart. The rest of the items are decently tanky in and of themselves, short of Last Whisper, which you really only buy if the enemy team is stacking armor. I can usually get jungle item and mobis off first back with him.

SukishooAug 25, 20151 votes

I always love building him tanky, that's just how you should build a bruiser. They work so much greater that way. You can deal damage and absorb it greatly.

EyesOfTheFoxAug 25, 20151 votes

He's also listed as a bruiser... and didn't get any updates during the whole, "Riot loves bruisers!" update. I actually posted a comment in a Juggernaut thread:

"I like how Wukong is actually considered a bruiser by RIot, yet he just kinda got left out. I know he's nearly perfect and I'd hate to bring attention to my favorite champion, for fear they just may nerf him out of existence, but he really is weak compared to the other bruisers, which Riot obviously felt were weaker and in greater need of an update. He also has one ability that scales with AP... very little scaling... so little, in fact, that it is pointless to even invest in AP for that ability. He has one of the lowest base attack damages of any of the other bruisers... I guess they just feel his kit is so loaded that he doesn't need help. However, the more buffs you give to similar champions the weaker he becomes."

Personally, I build item 3078 , item 3142 , item 3031 , item 3006 , item 3071 , then I leave the last spot open as a situational item. I like the attack speed cause it synergizes really well with the ability he gets from his E. item 3022 is nice on him too, especially if you have attack speed built up, then the ability from his E just shreds people with the autos not to mention will slow them by then your cool downs are over and you can lay into them again. I build more health on him than actual armor or magic resist, but like I said its situational.

As a lover of Wukong the only complaint I have about him really is the fact that his base attack damage is a joke compared to the other bruisers/juggernauts. But his abilities scale well and his kit is pretty loaded.

However, going back to your original quandary, what you build should be determined by what you're facing. If you're supposed to be a tank for the team, does the other team have more AP or AD? If you were playing in lane did you get shreded or were you the one shredding? Personally I feel building HP is the better option for Wukong since his passive just makes him super tanky anyway, you can normally sustain long enough in a team fight for your team to do what they need to do.

Dr PoroAug 25, 20151 votes

With that build, of course he feels weak. Wukong is one of the best, if not the best champion for soloQ. I used him to climb to Diamond.

Try this build: item 3074 item 3111 item 3071 item 3143 item 3102 item 3035 Order of last 3 items may vary. BC can be built before finishing boots if you're fed.

Wukong has absolutely NO synergy with AS. He has no on his effects and no steroids for his AA. He has an AS boost on his E, but building more AS yourself is a complete waste. The AS from his E synergizes better with flat AD. Also, his ult puts him in a mode where he can't attack. AS is completely wasted during his ult. What will you be doing lategame? You'll either combo with your E into AA Q hydra and W out or you ult somewhere in between (or after) your combo, depending on how much time you can afford to give your opponents before the knock up. Wukong is by no means an AAer. The AS boost he gets helps him in those situations where he has no other choice, but its main uses are in the early game trades and for farming/jungling.

Btw, Riot never mentioned anything about "bruisers". They talked about "juggernauts" which is a subclass of bruisers who don't have a dash to gapclose.

EyesOfTheFoxAug 26, 20151 votes

The build I use has a higher attack damage output than the one you listed... besides like I said, its situational.