The ultimate Wukong Jungle build/guide

[devout ginkgo]

As Wukong is still the least picked hero i want to create this thread helping new players to get comfortable with my favourite monkey in jungle

This will be the build ill use at the patchday on Tuesday. note: idk how spectra will feel, but you can already use this build and use a flex item over spectra or an attack speed/hp Item like Augmentation or Earthshaker.

[updated version of this build further down]

This is how i always build wukong:

A mix between bruiser and assassin. Alot of ability haste and hp

If you want to go full assassin go malady first get nightfall 3rd and go on from there. Note: on wukong especially ill never go tainted trident over tainted blade as id do on feng mao just because of the hp and the better passive for wukong.

Good assassin flex items if you go full assassin or want to experiment on the bruiser/assassin build:

Omen (with his mobility it stacks fast just like gaia greaves)

Perforator (basically a 15 ability haste item which has 30% phys armor ignore passive)

Infernum (his clones almost insta proc the burn passive)

Envy (mana is always good on wukong and he has 3 abilities to proc the silence)

Dread (always build this if you are atleast against 3 magic dmg dealer, also in the bruiser/assassin build, sleeper item)

Demon Edge (solid base stats but only really viable against a muriel, very niche item)

Honorable mentions:

Solaris (The more dmg Augmentation, but if i build a 0 hp Item its more likely to have physical pen now)

Viper (could honestly be good as Clones can stack armor shred passive same as Basilisk)
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Hope you have fun and enjoy the monkey as i do, feel free to ask me any questions about his gameplay in this thread. I'm happy to help

[devout ginkgo]

Seems like no one gives a fck about wukong but if someone stumbles over that thread heres the updated version of Spectrakong in Patch 1.9.2:

The hp from the first 3 items allows you to build spectra (40% attack speed) which simulates crits (true dmg) with its passive. It shreds towers and objectives like crazy. The first 4 items gives you 55 ability haste which is enough to get more slams and dashes out (your primary dmg abilities). Vanquisher might seem weird here but it has 9 physical pen and since you already have +40% attack speed from Spectra the 20% crit is nice to have. The feeling when a clone procs Vanquisher passive is unbeatable 😆

This is a 50% ability dmg and 50% basic attack dmg output build.

skill order: max slam/stun then push/dash. Occasionally get lvl 2 on pole jump to get more attack speed if slam/stun is maxed out

[devout ginkgo]

Beginner tipp: don't ever use his push to deal dmg. If you gank a carry for example, dash through him and push him into your duo lane team. The push is so far that you mostly dont reach that enemy again.

[unreal ingot]

Will be tested as soon i get on console this weekend! Thanks for sharing 😘

[desert roost]

I feel like I’d have zero mana with this build

[devout ginkgo]

very true, but you have overlord so you only use slam to clear jungle

[desert roost]

One gank would take half your mana and you’d have maybe 3 rotations for a team fight before you’re oom

[devout ginkgo]

works good tho

[desert roost]

Granted I’m awful at Monke and you’re most definitely better than I am at the character but I feel like you’d need mana

Also how does the overlord nerf feel?

[devout ginkgo]

yh my most success with wukong were with Infernum start. but since it got nerfed/fixed it sucks

[devout ginkgo]

for this build overlord is just for the hp and jungle clear speed. the - 5dmg is definitely noticeable. i won't build it on zarus anymore 😆

[desert roost]

Damn that question was specifically for Lizard too

Back to zerker’s axe I go

[desert roost]

Have you tried full assassin monke?

[devout ginkgo]

not on this patch yet but i like attack speed too much on monkey to go full assassin

attack speed allows you to splitpush in a scary fast time

[desert roost]

Deathstalker time ;)

[devout ginkgo]

idk how exactly Deathstalker attack speed passive works but i tried it in practice mode on lvl 11 wukong. 40% flat attack speed was slightly faster than only Deathstalker. Youd need a 2nd attack speed item to get the potential of Deathstalkers passive. Also -12 physical armor is like whatever with all the armor % shred items

[devout ginkgo]

To get back to the mana problem, wukong only has mana issues early game so you'd need a mana item 1st or 2nd. With that you don't have the durability to go attack speed tho. Remember this is a 50% ability dmg 50% basic attack build. So if you are oom you are not useless like other assassins. Another good tipp for wukong jungle, start at 3 camp -> blue buff -> 4 camp gank mid or spam all abilities on your first full clear. Never use stun to clear, it has less damage per second as just basic attacking on lvl 1 and it has the most mana cost in his kit

[devout ginkgo]

this build is insane

[tight scroll]

Hmm nice guide ive been going

Berserker axe
Aug
Infernum
Gaia
Penumbra
Tainted B

[devout ginkgo]

ty, your build looks solid aswell

[desert roost]

Can’t wait to throw my next game trying this out

[glossy yacht]

Could this build also work on offlane?

A build like this maybe?🤔

I also tried out crit wukong feels really strong to me but idk i would like to know more from someone that uses him regularly

I thought also to do full assassin wukong, the idea behind this is the fact that the stun can reach up to 50% damage reduction thanks to the fact that it scales with penetration

Same thing on the stick that makes u jump higher, u can get over 60% attack speed because it scales with armor penetration

Another item like this is deathstalker, that item gives u for 10 armor pen -> 10% attack speed

[devout ginkgo]

This build will definitely work on offlane, seems pretty good. To the damage reduction scaling: its only for 1.1 seconds. while wukong spins his stick hes most vulnerable to everything because he doesn't deal damage and is stuck in its animation but its only for 1.1 seconds. Its nice to have but not worth building pen only for that. the attack speed scaling is quite nice on assassin wukong tho.
Full attack speed/crit builds (adc builds) were never my cup of tea on wukong since you are as squishy as assassins but can't get the damage out in teamfights, in 1v1s it feels really good tho (so probably still viable in offlane).

[devout ginkgo]

I thought the passive means you get 100% attack speed on all your attack speed. But i honestly don't know how it exactly works. But everytime i build it, it feels weaker than other items. I really want it to work but i failed every time. If its like you said scaling with physical pen i need to try it out again on a physical pen build

[devout ginkgo]

okay it is like you said, all pen converts to attack speed. Ill try to build an full assassin build with Deathstalker 4th or 5th and try it in the next few days. no wonder it always felt shit on my builds lol. shoulve checked wiki instead of looking at that app x)

that's how Ill start trying. probably need omnivamp in there somewhere.

you would get +59% attack speed when finishing Deathstalker. seems quite nice. Augmentations would be Clones or slam damage if you are good at it, Voracity, Executioner

[glossy yacht]

Good point on that, i hope they change his stun that un can reclick and unleash it directly instead of waiting the full 1.1 sec

[glossy yacht]

U are definitely right on the crit build, in 1v1 u rock them, teamfight wise i think u should play him more as an assassin type or support ur team, for example with ur stick to throw them in a teamfight from behind, or as a supporttype to be like a help for the carry in case a kallari wanna sneak up and kill the adc u could delete him without any problems. Mostly isolated fights to take

What i do to counter kallaris is slam the stick and directly do the stun , because they gonna jump 100% after they feel ur presence and stun them

Idk maybe its stupid but i think u should be sneaking fro behind or play around ur adc if he gets jumped

[glossy yacht]

Problem with those assassins build u dont have a source of healing, i used to rock everytime some lifesteal on paragon but here either u go bruiser or crit to have this lifesteal

[glossy yacht]

Solid build, maybe the last item to the spike ball i dont remember the name, to get maybe a bit more flat pen and same time some more attack speed thanks to deathstalker

[glossy yacht]

The clone one really strong for cleaning jungle , i prefer more the other one with the healing and gold, just because sometimes its hard to play in early with heroes that have alot of sustain so i rock that augment every minion kill u get 2.5% of ur missing health back, and 4 or 6 gold extra out of every minion/hero kill if u on body stance.

[devout ginkgo]

I saw a video where a guy made the point that they should change an augment to have a new augment: the spinning stick ability is longer and eats projectiles again but just slows instead of stuns. Pretty interesting as most wukong players want the clone augment, so you would have to choose. I kind of like that idea

[devout ginkgo]

yeah its definitely very different to play adc builds, i don't have much experience in them tbh

[devout ginkgo]

I think it needs omnivamp too, so either Nightfall which has pen but no ability haste or Mutilitator which has haste but no pen

[devout ginkgo]

Perforator 😁 i just like to build some sort of durability as last item. most of the time matches end too soon to be full build anyways^^

[devout ginkgo]

definitely the best choice on offlane. in jungle its useless, tried it to only get more gold but wasn't really worth the hustle to check if im in body stance before killing monsters 😁

[glossy yacht]

That would be also very intresting its a good point

[glossy yacht]

Old paragon days u would rock crit every time😂

[glossy yacht]

I mean its a good item but only 7% lifesteal and 6% ability damage lifesteal idk if its worthy, imagine they have a tainted item they melt u way. Let assume u hit around 400 damage per attack 7% of that is 42 so u heal 28 per hit

With 10 shots landed u earn 280 life

I mean its not that much

[glossy yacht]

Exactly that item😃 yeah frr it ends every time at around 30-35 min so u either are on 4th item or max 5th

[glossy yacht]

Yeah on offlane is definitely the best augment imagine u are farming less then the opponent u could still farm thanks to the bonus gold so that the gap between u and him aint that much

[tight scroll]

Yea deathstalker is good p ly if your full pen

And 5th or 6 card

To get max value

[subtle elm]

I tried deathstalker on sparrow on aram when played assassin sparrow with the cooldown reset augment and it cooked hard.

[devout ginkgo]

i think sparrow is the only hero who likes Deathstalker

I tried a full assassin build with Deathstalker on wukong but you die too fast to get basic attacks out. If you go full assassin only go ability haste + pen and play around your abilities. The Spectra build works way better if you want attack speed on wukong. Atleast for me

That did somewhat work with Deathstalker but i rather go other builds

[glossy yacht]

Whats the build with spectra?

[glossy yacht]

Is spectra worth it ?

[devout ginkgo]

imo yes heres the copy paste where i explained the build:

The hp from the first 3 items allows you to build spectra (40% attack speed) which simulates crits (true dmg) with its passive. It shreds towers and objectives like crazy. The first 4 items gives you 55 ability haste which is enough to get more slams and dashes out (your primary dmg abilities). Vanquisher might seem weird here but it has 9 physical pen and since you already have +40% attack speed from Spectra the 20% crit is nice to have. The feeling when a clone procs Vanquisher passive is unbeatable 😆

This is a 50% ability dmg and 50% basic attack dmg output build.

[devout ginkgo]

but due to overlord first this build starts slow, but worth it imo

[glossy yacht]

Understandable broo

[devout ginkgo]

For Assassin Wukong enjoyers. Finish Resolution after Mindrazor. With this build you have so much mana that your health bar definitely is empty first 😜

had a 51k dmg game with this build 😁

[glossy yacht]

Spear of desolation on wukong

Should activate the damage always when u change stance?

[devout ginkgo]

doesn't work, would be brokenly op. Same as Tyranny

[glossy yacht]

Yeah makes sense now😂

[glossy yacht]

Hello hello guys

Solacity best item for wukong

[glossy yacht]

New build

Mindrazor, manta scythe, infernum, gaia greaves, mutilator, painweaver. Other items that u can build or are situational : solastice, tainted blade, augumentation, omen

Why manta? Basically u can 3 shot minions in lane

Why is it important? Because u clean ur minions faster than the opponent and u can start hitting him with help of ur minions

Important thing, start with potion as first item and unlock the alternate ability first

I play him offlane

[desert roost]

Why would you delay the stacking item

[glossy yacht]

If u know wukong well u know that he has mana problem

Why is mindrazor better its basically for ur skills, u wanna do one thing always: get close to minion wave, if enemy wants to hit u like for example zarus with the spear u gonna jump with the stick and slam to the minions on the back u hit them abit and if u see he is trying to catch u just push him away with the stick to ur minions, after that u dash in and the minion wave should be dead and urs should be up, after that u try to stun him inside the minions wave that u still have up and punish him

This combo or way of clear is mana draining but u will never lose the lane because they cant keep u at distance so that u cant farm.

One think really important is if u have the feeling damn he won the trade just double jump backward and use cloud walk to get high and u should be out 10 out of 10 times

After u get the manta scythe the weave clear is different because u can 3 shot the minions (dont forget mindrazor) and now u can use less mana , focus on clearing wave faster then the enemy and punish him with ur abilities and the wave u got

Another thing is get the camp always if u are good with health or wining the lane, never go and take camp if u dont have mindrazor atleast

Stealing is easier if u got manta to tbh

But its up to u

[devout ginkgo]

Ingame Build Codes:

Wuking (Assassin focused) - 0050F

Cursed Scroll Bruiser (Bruiser focused with alot Attack Speed) - 0007B

Wukong Offlane (Offlane stacking build) - 00YQT

Support Monkey (works better than you think) - 00DF7

[glossy yacht]

Support is good

The offlane with alternata doesnt make much sense

[devout ginkgo]

i made it today and trying the last 2 games to test it

the 2 jungle builds i used often tho

[devout ginkgo]

ok got one against a morigesh - probably the worst to test an assassin build but alternator stacks fast af, Mindrazor is still probably better

[desert roost]

Ya but delaying the stacking item does not seem optimal

[devout ginkgo]

i changed it:

Ingame Build Codes:

Wuking (Assassin focused) - 0050F

Cursed Scroll Bruiser (Bruiser focused with alot Attack Speed) - 0007B

Support Monkey (works better than you think) - 00DF7

[devout ginkgo]

i feel the same way

[glossy yacht]

U dont take the item for the stacking, u take it for the wave cleaning. And even if u delay it u can still roam jungle of enemy and kill the big minion of camps and go back to lane in like 10 secodns

Look bro

Offlane is a lane u need pressure

Wukong = squishy

Wukong= mana hungry

First u need to have mana to do something in lane

As i told u before try to use my way of wave clear so that u will always have ur wave cleared before the enemy. Wave advantage is key

Never try to do the 1v1 without wave advantage

U lose the trade

Only do it if u have item advantage or lvl advantage

I dont want to say my build is the best .. its not even my build tbh but from a paragon wukong player he teached me abit and also build wise also

Im just trying to help others with wukong with the teaching of this paragon player

As I said the stacking item is good for 2 reasons: first u get 12% more damage on the enemy if he is alone . Second its che benefit of the 2x damage on every minion, this means with the help of mind razor and help of ur clones u delete every minion already with only this 2 items in 3 basic attacks

This create lane pressure and also faster clearing of the wave

With this wave advantage u have control of lane and control of the 1v1 in offlane

[glossy yacht]

Without using much mana, or abilities so u have them up for the fight after the wave cleaning

Punish the enemy every time he is to slow to clean the wave

Its key

[devout ginkgo]

ohh in offlane, yeah there's the stacking slow either way. for some reason i thought it was jungle. Im not a good offlane at all, i belong in the woods 😁

[glossy yacht]

No problem bro❤️❤️ i am talking only for offlane as i do play there

But yh u definitely right manta first if u jungle is 100% better

[glossy yacht]

New item insight: basilisk instead of mutilator. Thi build lacks on HP since i took out augmentation for manta