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Wukong combos

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4 Wukong combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is E › Q › AA › W. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Wukong combos

The engage

E › Q › AA AA › W

When: An enemy is within Nimbus Strike range.

Nimbus Strike dashes you onto the enemy while sending images that attack nearby enemies, Crushing Blow reduces their armor, Warrior Trickster makes you invisible with a clone.

The team fight

W › R › Q

When: Several enemies are grouped.

Warrior Trickster hides you, Cyclone raises your speed and knocks up the enemies it hits.

The exit

W › E

When: You are in danger.

Warrior Trickster makes you invisible and dashes you while leaving a clone.

The invisible entry

W › E › R › Q

When: A carry is in the enemy's brawl.

Warrior Trickster makes you invisible and leaves a clone, Nimbus Strike dashes you onto the target with images that attack its neighbors, Cyclone raises your speed and knocks up, Crushing Blow reduces armor.

Role in team fights

Wukong enters a fight by surprise with Warrior Trickster (invisible, clone left behind), dashes with Nimbus Strike onto the target he has chosen and casts Cyclone to knock enemies up. He is especially effective at isolating a carry.

Common mistakes

• Casting Cyclone with no grouped target.
• Forgetting the clone from Warrior Trickster.
• Using Nimbus Strike with no plan for what follows.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Crushing Blow	8/7.5/7/6.5/6	20 Mana	250/275/300/325/350
W · Warrior Trickster	22/21/20/19/18	60/55/50/45/40 Mana	275
E · Nimbus Strike	10/9.25/8.5/7.75/7	30/35/40/45/50 Mana	650
R · Cyclone	130/110/90	100 Mana	315

Official ability descriptions

PassiveStone Skin

Wukong gains stacking armor and max health regeneration while fighting champions and monsters.

QCrushing Blow

Wukong's next attack gains attack range, deals bonus damage, and reduces the target's armor for a few seconds.

WWarrior Trickster

Wukong becomes Invisible and dashes in a direction, leaving behind a clone that will attack nearby enemies.

ENimbus Strike

Wukong dashes to a targeted enemy and sends out images to attack enemies near his target, dealing damage to each enemy struck.

RCyclone

Wukong's extends his staff and spins it around repeatedly, gaining Move Speed.

Enemies struck take damage and are knocked up.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W60.6% · 66 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q		●		●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E	●							●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 86 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Wukong

• 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.

How to play around Wukong's combos

• Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.
• Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Frequently asked questions

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