Tanky Wu?

Woodakoodashooda··1 votes·532 views

So, going straight AD on Wukong has had its admitted bumps along the way. Namely, it's pretty much a feast or famine build that leaves him very, very vulnerable early to all manner of bad things.

So, I thought to try something new on him. I know that Wu's passive makes him inherently tanky in team fights especially during mid to late game, providing him with up to +40 Armor and MR against 5 enemy champions. So, I wondered, why invest in Armor and MR when he's got plenty of his own?

Then I decided to try and build Wu with Health and AD primarily thereby making the effective health his passive grants him through MR and armor even more effective.

item 3748 item 3071

Were my starting choices. BC being a must have and I thought that since Hydra is such a popular item on Wu, why not try its Titanic form?

I still need damage though and Wu has no real CC. Additionally, this build leaves Wu lacking in the movement speed department as well as deprives him of some of the AD burst he obtains from an all AD build. He's left with just his autos after a time, right? Plus, his Q and E empower his autos anyway.

item 3022

Was my solution. More health, a little more AD. And grants Wu a bit of CC from which he and his allies can certainly benefit.

I do enjoy some good CDR on my monkey and I top it off with two of the following depending on whether I'm top or jungle.

item 3083 item 3065 item 1412

And then the boots. Can't go wrong with some tenacity since this is a "tank" build. Right?

item 3111

What are your thoughts? Good? Bad? In between? So-so?

7 Comments

Mecha MaIphite1 votes

I don't actually play Wu (at least not often), but I play a lot of tanks and bruisers. 40 armor/MR is nowhere near enough if you want to survive long enough to do your damage. Maybe throw in a item 3742 or a item 3068 in there.

Woodakoodashooda1 votes

Thanks for the tip. I'll try Sunfire over Warmog's for the added protection and the magic damage since the only Armor Pen I'll have is from BC.

ReZisT Lust1 votes

I go crit wu lol

Solidarius1 votes

mallet is situational and very good on wuk, due to his E

if you want to go "tanky" wuk build at least item 3742 or item 3068

I build item 3117 on wuk

I dont recommend item 3083 item 3065

good luck, money is fun :D

Solidarius1 votes

monkey*

Sun Wu Ryuumoku1 votes

wtf !!! Don't Wukong if u want to play tank. Play malphite or any... Wu's passive's garbage, u'll don't feel any change : in lane in 2v1 u are dead, after 3 or more versus u r dead.

Don't take more than 2 item tank... despite this hybrid item'r better (Maw, Sterak...).

If u go tank ennemy'll just ignore u.

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