Wukong should be next in line for a rework.

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If you're reworking someone like Irelia, who has far better match ups top lane and can survive a lot more shit... then someone like Wukong should have been reworked a long time ago. Wukong has a 50% win rate with 1% pick rate. All he has now is building full lethality and the hope to delete someone. But nowadays with supports and their shields, you can't do jack shit.

Top lane pick literally any tank/bruiser and you won your lane against Wukong. In the jungle he has a really weak early game, just invade him or countergank and he's done for. Jarvan does in the jungle everything Wukong does, but a lot better. You can play Wukong mid in low elo for chesee, but anything higher than plat, good luck trying to cs. I was spamming the kong since I started playing in season 4 through season 6, but when tanks and bruisers got reworked, I was pulling my hair out trying to play him. Despite not playing him much for 2 years, I still have highest mastery points on him. That's how much I played him, but last 2 years were really bad for him. Btw he has not seen a change since season 4, which is crazy.

He has so much potential with his lore of a monkey king, journey to the west and his skins can be fucking amazing if you just made him your next full VGU.

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ModWulf Helhammer2 votes

They aren't reworking Irelia for anything to do with balance. They are reworking her because she doesn't fit the theme of a telekinetic blade fighter

option paralysis3 votes

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They aren't reworking Irelia for anything to do with balance. They are reworking her because she doesn't fit the theme of a telekinetic blade fighter

so wukong fits into a monkey king theme ? he isnt a king of jungle or top lane or mid lane. so how does he fit then ?

Blue Moon Wolf1 votes

They are reworking her for balance. Really they are reworking her because she's lacking in all of the above (lore, gameplay, theme, pretty much everything). If she was fine balance wise they wouldn't even be giving her a VGU cause there would be champs who are in much greater need of a Rework (Case in point, Meddler said they won't be updating Wukong for a bit yet for that exact reason). But as its been shown with her throughout the history of league, she has been a HUGE balance problem. Currently Champs who are getting VGUs are lacking in almost every category and she is no exception.

Kaìju1 votes

Mord

big boi edri2 votes

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Mord

First off... Fuck mord he's gotten more attention that Wukong ever has. In fact, I'm pretty sure every champion ever released has seen more attention than Wukong in regards to game play and balance.

Second, they already mentioned that Wukong will be getting a gameplay update, but he's not next in line unfortunately. They are however buffing him in compensation for Duskblade nerfs, I just wish they'd take this time to redo his passive to anything besides what he has.

Kaìju1 votes

Sometimes we have to wait for a long time to get the things we want.

big boi edri2 votes

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Sometimes we have to wait for a long time to get the things we want.

You sound like my divorce attorney.

Kaìju1 votes

I sound like someone who's seen some shit. Either way just keep playing Wu. If you don't like him because he's bad then you probably aren't so attached to be unable to find another champion to enjoy.

painkills1 votes

Yeah. The sad thing is they said he was a candidate for rework over a year ago and theres been complete radio silence since then.

I'll just keep posting my suggestions in case anything ever does happen.

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