AP Wukong Build

AP Wukong Build.

AP Wukong build with runes and items. AP Wukong guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Wukong build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!

Updated: 2024-11-26 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Hextech Alternator should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Wukong ability Nimbus Strike should be leveled first.
E
Wukong ability Crushing Blow should be leveled second.
Q
Wukong ability Warrior Trickster should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Hextech Rocketbelt should be final item in your build.
Zhonya's Hourglass should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Lich Bane should be final item in your build.
Nashor's Tooth should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Wukong Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General
  1. You play as burst oriented Mage.
  2. You build AP items.
  3. You rush Hextech Rocketbelt.
Wukong AP specific
  1. Wukong's Nimbus Strike (E) has 100% ratio and hits 3 targets. It has the potential to deal massive damage, when an enemy team is grouped together.

How to play

General
  1. Playing AP Wukong build, your default rush is Hextech Rocketbelt.
  2. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  3. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
Wukong AP specific
  1. This AP Wukong build relies on going in (preferably from bush, because W is good for escape), doing burst damage with E, auto, Q, auto and running away with W.
  2. With the combo mentioned above, you will deal plenty of damage from abilities + auto attacks + items.
  3. With this build, your R won't be super strong, so use it for CC, disrupting fights or running away.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. Your Crushing Blow (Q) inflicts armor reduction. You can apply that debuff to enemy bruisers or tanks, making them easier to kill.
  2. You can be actually decent peeler for your carries (especially when playing off-meta roles). Your Cyclone (R) can knock the enemy up two times to cut your damage dealers some slack.
  3. You can pretend that you used Warrior Trickster (W) by stopping mid-fight with an S key (stop movement binding).
Riot
  1. Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.
  2. Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

Skill Order

  • Wukong [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Crushing Blow
  • Wukong [object Object] ability.
    W
    Warrior Trickster
  • Wukong [object Object] ability.
    E
    Nimbus Strike
  • Wukong [object Object] ability.
    R
    Cyclone

Items

Starting items
Hextech Alternator item.
Rush this
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good items
Cosmic Drive item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Stormsurge item.
Horizon Focus item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Shadowflame item.
Lich Bane item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Situational items
Morellonomicon item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter high HP
Liandry's Torment item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Lich Bane item.
Nashor's Tooth item.