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October 2026 · Patch 7.3d
Bruiser · TOP · JUNGLE

Wukong Wild Rift Best Build Guide

Messy-entry bruiser build: Wukong wins when he forces contact the enemy reads badly once and even worse the second time. The build must therefore protect his access, the quality of first impact, and enough durability that his second layer of control or damage truly matters.

★ TOP · JUNGLE Tier A
DMG
UTIL
TANK
DIFF
Win 50.6% #33 · ↑10pt
Pick 3.4% #18
Ban 0.4% #109

Builds — official CN server data (patch 7.3)

Why this data? →

Wukong Baron Lane — recommended build

Plated Steelcaps
Recommended bootsPlated Steelcaps
Grasp of the Undying
Recommended runes: Grasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowthBrutal

Power vs. the roster

Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.

Early (lv 1-5)52 %
Mid (lv 6-10)57 %
Late (lv 11-15)64 %
Scales into the late game– – roster average
Lv 6 Trinity ForceLv 9 Black Cleaver + Ultimate rank 2Lv 13 Blade of the Ruined King + Ultimate rank 3

50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.

Situational adaptations

Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk ChainswordAgainst healing (Soraka, Aatrox, lifesteal…)
Divine Sunderer
Divine SundererAgainst 2+ tanks / HP stackers — instead of Trinity Force
Guardian Angel
Guardian AngelAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)
Wit's End
Wit's EndAgainst AP burst (Syndra, Fizz, Evelynn…)
Stridebreaker
StridebreakerAgainst heavy mobility

Adaptations by opponent

Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.

Wukong Jungle — recommended build

Plated Steelcaps
Recommended bootsPlated Steelcaps
Conqueror
Recommended runes: ConquerorDemolishSecond WindOvergrowthBrutal

Power vs. the roster

Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.

Early (lv 1-5)52 %
Mid (lv 6-10)57 %
Late (lv 11-15)64 %
Scales into the late game– – roster average
Lv 6 Trinity ForceLv 9 Black Cleaver + Ultimate rank 2Lv 13 Blade of the Ruined King + Ultimate rank 3

50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.

Situational adaptations

Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk ChainswordAgainst healing (Soraka, Aatrox, lifesteal…)
Divine Sunderer
Divine SundererAgainst 2+ tanks / HP stackers — instead of Trinity Force
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's GageAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)
Wit's End
Wit's EndAgainst AP burst (Syndra, Fizz, Evelynn…)
Stridebreaker
StridebreakerAgainst heavy mobility

Adaptations by opponent

Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.

Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.

Skill order & runes — background analysis

Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.

Wukong needs to survive long enough to fully use his R and disrupt fights. The build maximizes survivability and sustained impact.

Skill order

Passive Stone Skin
Golden Staff
1468
Cooldown
8 / 7 / 7 / 6 s
Mana cost
30 / 30 / 30 / 30
Cooldown
12 / 10 / 8 / 6
Base damage
60 / 90 / 120 / 150
Attack ratio
35% / 40% / 45% / 50%
Ratios
35/40/45/50% AD
Warrior Trickster
3111415
Cooldown
14 / 13 / 13 / 12 s
Mana cost
55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Duration
3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5
Nimbus Strike
271012
Cooldown
8 / 8 / 8 / 8 s
Mana cost
40 / 40 / 40 / 40
Base damage
80 / 120 / 160 / 200
Attack speed
25% / 35% / 45% / 55%
Ratios
80% bonus AD
Cyclone
5913
Cooldown
80 / 70 / 60 s
Mana cost
100 / 100 / 100
Max HP
10% / 14% / 18%
Ratios
220% AD

Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.

Runes

Grasp Of The Undying
Grasp Of The Undying

Your steady E-auto-Q trades carry the proc — every exchange builds permanent HP.

Demolish
Demolish

After a won trade, the clone covers your back while you take the plates.

Second Wind
Second Wind

Heals back poke between trades — doubled for melee, you hold the wave longer.

Overgrowth
Overgrowth

Permanent HP stacked while farming — your double teamfight R tanks that much more.

Brutal
Brutal

The flat bonus rides every auto in the E-auto-Q combo — short trades hit harder.

Situational Runes

vs Tanks
Coup De Grace Coup De Grace
›
Giant Slayer Giant Slayer
vs Crowd Control
Overgrowth Overgrowth
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Perseverance Perseverance
For Split Pushing
Sudden Impact Sudden Impact
›
Demolish Demolish