Wukong Rework idea
Wukong is one of those champs who while not bad is certainly in need of a rework for various reasons. Just a heads up the opinions I voice here may not match your own and it may just be me but then again we will see(hey i rhymed). So lets start with an overview of his current kit and why I don't like it. First off-passive- this seems like it belongs on a tank and it really does it's job in that respect- let's look at the numbers- at max rank with 5 nearby enemies Wukong gains the equivilant of a free gargoyle's stoneplatye in armor and magic resist- not counting rune's like conditioning that increase armor that alone is really scary Q- it deals some hefty damage, it is also an auto attack and can proc black cleaver, whats the big deal- ill tell you-30% ARMOR SHRED- at max anyway- that is damn terrifying- cause if you ge this off along with all black cleaver reduction the enemies armor has been reduced by 54%- wow that's a lot W-Decoy is a stealth ability- it makes him invisible- it also gives him a "lunge"- this ability is annoying for a few reasons but mainley because of what i call "stutter monkey"- it is a playstyle i generally see used in which a wukong will be in lane fighting amoung minions and every so often just stop everything- it is a form of psychological warfare because all of a sudden your afraid of an engage and you hesitate to go in and risk taking his meaty pole to the face E- its a damage dealing point and click dash with a 110% ad ratio- it also give's him attack speed and hit;s three enemies
R- you spin dealing dps and knock up enemies when you first hit them-
all together this kit deals a lot of things- wukong is advertised as a fighter but he is highly mobile, incredibly tanky with just his passive and a tank item, has stealth, and deals pretty good damage not to mention the ability to get a free black cleaver and gargoyle's and then double up on either you wish, SO is he meant to be a fighter with all in potential- well he deals to much damage for that and his stealth is really assassin-like. OK is he an assassin with that mobility and damage- well he could be but he is also quite beefy and has cc like a tank. So he must be a tank- well no he has to much damage and mobility.
All in all our friendly neighborhood monkey man has a few to many aces up his sleeve and not much defining about him. So i wanted to give him a proper rework that puts focus on his fighter aspect while giving him a level of "skill" and clever play's that can keep the trickster spirit alive
Passive- Honestly he can keep his passive- but only if it either only lasts for 4 seconds on first entering combat or activate's when he is almost dead
Q- instead of a basic attack enhance he extends his pole and slams it down in a line- it will apply on hit effects so it still can reduce armor, but with cleaver and not innately- W-Instead of stealth and a decoy wukong create's a clone of himself that walks next to him- it remains until his next ability cast- it has no health bar- on casting a basic ability the monkey will then perform that in wukong's stead while wukong remains free to move and do shit- think shadow assassin kayne blade reach
e- e is a leap- if it targets the ground near your feat it deals a wide aoe knock-up but the farther you leap the longer the travel time and the smaller the knockup radius.
R- after a brief choreographed wind up wukong spins his staff in his hand's while extending it, dealing damage and knocking away enemies
With this wukong is no longer so simple and he has several options especially with decoy combo's- for example in lane he can send it to knockup and enemy and use q preemptively- if you hit the knockup you benefit by dealing extra damage. Likewise when entering a teamfight you could break it up by using a close range decoy e and then while the enemies are in the air using the time to wind up your r and knock them apart.
