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How to Win Wukong vs Karthus Counter MatchupWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Karthus as Wukong

based on 500 Wukong vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Wukong faced off against Karthus in 500 rounds. With so many games with Wukong vs Karthus gives us faith in our capacity to produce useful stats and a pro build to suppress Karthus. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Wukong is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.2% of his games.

Wukong vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Wukong has done a good job of beating Karthus. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.0% of games the champs face one another in. In Wukong versus Karthus games, Wukong’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Wukong vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlack CleaverRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
>
Second ability for Wukong to level upe
>
Last skill for Wukong to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Karthus as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Karthus

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 Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Wukong vs Karthus Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Karthus Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
7.4
6.7
< Assists >
9.7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
94
< Minions Killed >
90
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.93
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.3
15,942
< Physical Damage >
231
2,420
< Magic Damage >
29,664
935
< True Damage >
2,005
19,297
< Damage Dealt >
31,901
33,901
< Damage Taken >
28,970
12,411
< Gold Earned >
12,714
1.9
< Towers >
1.08
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
11,293
< Total Healing >
8,965
14,721
< Experience >
14,949
21
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
7
137
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Karthus with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown here feature some valuable Wukong versus Karthus counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..

Wukong typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Wukong and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Karthus

Who is Better, Wukong or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Wukong does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Wukong into Karthus.

Furthermore, Wukong has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Karthus matchups, Wukong is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Wukong is a decent counter for Karthus. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Wukong against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateRyzeRyze44.6% winrateAzirAzir44.9% winrate

Wukong Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateRenektonRenekton56.8% winrateQuinnQuinn55.5% winrateLuluLulu55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 54.3% 280 GamesBriarBriar+ 54.3% 795 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55.8% 319 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1361 Games

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Wukong, we analyzed 500 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Karthus as Wukong comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Wukong Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Wukong in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Karthus. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Wukong versus Karthus build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Karthus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average winrate of 52.0% battling Karthus with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Karthus as Wukong, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Wukong vs Karthus LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Wukong versus Karthus tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every round run with these champs.