Jungle Matchup

Wukong vs Pantheon

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Wukong

Wukong

the Monkey King
Jungle
Wukong Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.97%

Matchup Win Rate

55.7%
Wukong vs Pantheon Wins
⚔
44.4%
Pantheon vs Wukong Wins
Pantheon

Pantheon

the Unbreakable Spear
Jungle
Pantheon Jungle Overall Win Rate
49.78%

Wukong vs Pantheon - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Wukong Jungle vs Pantheon Jungle - Who is stronger?

Wukong Jungle performs well against Pantheon (55.7% win rate) based on 711 games. This matchup works well for Wukong players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Wukong Jungle vs Pantheon Jungle in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 65.8% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Wukong dominates the meta (19th most popular, 3.9% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Pantheon (2.9% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of jungle's current powerhouses. Meta strength confirmed: Wukong's superior tier rating (A+ vs B+) translates into a solid 55.7% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Wukong ranks 21st in win rate among Jungle champions. Amplify your advantage: The Conqueror + Triumph rune setup achieves 56.4% win rate (20.4% popularity), while the core build Trinity Force > Sundered Sky > Death's Dance with Plated Steelcaps (65.8% win rate) lets you snowball advantages into guaranteed victories by 15 minutes.

Lane dominance: Wukong not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.20/min vs 6.13 for Pantheon). This 0.07 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Wukong wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (591 vs 679/min), the 55.7% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Wukong leads in both matchup win rate (55.7%) and KDA (2.90 vs 2.80) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Wukong vs Pantheon - Jungle Stats Comparison

Wukong Jungle
Wukong Jungle		Versus
Pantheon Jungle
Pantheon Jungle
A+TierB+
55.7%Matchup Winrate44.4%
50.97%Role Winrate49.78%
#21Winrate Rank#36
3.9%Pickrate2.9%
2.9Average KDA2.8
411Gold per Minute418
6.20CS/Min6.13
0.19Wards per Minute0.21
591Damage per Minute679

How to Beat Pantheon as Wukong (Jungle)

The Wukong versus Pantheon matchup in the jungle is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Wukong deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Pantheon deals mainly physical damage (88.62%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Wukong is higher farming statistics (ranked 25th among role champions) (versus 31st for Pantheon), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.8 versus 2.9) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Wukong Jungle versus Pantheon Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Wukong player to maintain constant pressure on Pantheon, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Wukong vs Pantheon: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
49.0% Win Rate74.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
58.4% Win Rate17.3% Pick Rate

Wukong vs Pantheon: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.0% Win Rate76.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.4% Win Rate20.4% Pick Rate

Wukong vs Pantheon: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.8% Win Rate37.3% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.5% Win Rate45.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.2% Win Rate39.1% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.9% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
Core Build
Sheen
Sheen (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
59.5% Win Rate15.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
56.8% Win Rate17.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Mosstomper that assists you against monsters.
Mosstomper's Courage
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants a shield that regenerates after killing large monsters or out of combat.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.3% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
58.4% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.9% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.5% Win Rate45.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Sheen
Sheen (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
65.8% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Eclipse
Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon
Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
63.2% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
56.8% Win Rate15.8% Pick Rate
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
60.9% Win Rate10.3% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
57.3% Win Rate7.4% Pick Rate
Eclipse
Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon
Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
63.2% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate
Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk Chainsword (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
15 Ability Haste
Hackshorn
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
56.8% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate
Ravenous Hydra
Ravenous Hydra (3300 gold) 65 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
12% Life Steal
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.Ravenous Crescent
Deal physical damage to enemies around you.
Your Life Steal applies to this damage.
50.4% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
51.7% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate

Wukong vs Pantheon: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Crushing Blow Wukong's next attack gains attack range, deals bonus damage, and reduces the target's armor for a few seconds.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Warrior Trickster Wukong becomes Invisible and dashes in a direction, leaving behind a clone that will attack nearby enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Nimbus Strike Wukong dashes to a targeted enemy and sends out images to attack enemies near his target, dealing damage to each enemy struck.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Cyclone Wukong's extends his staff and spins it around repeatedly, gaining Move Speed.

Enemies struck take damage and are knocked up.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
46.9% Win Rate68.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
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R
Q
Crushing Blow Wukong's next attack gains attack range, deals bonus damage, and reduces the target's armor for a few seconds.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Warrior Trickster Wukong becomes Invisible and dashes in a direction, leaving behind a clone that will attack nearby enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Nimbus Strike Wukong dashes to a targeted enemy and sends out images to attack enemies near his target, dealing damage to each enemy struck.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Cyclone Wukong's extends his staff and spins it around repeatedly, gaining Move Speed.Enemies struck take damage and are knocked up.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
89.0% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate

Wukong tips:

  • 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.

Playing Against Pantheon

  • Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.
  • Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.
  • Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

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+4.5%
Naafiri

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Wukong
+4.4%
Nocturne

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Wukong
+4.3%
Sejuani

Wukong vs Sejuani

Wukong
+3.4%
Lee Sin

Wukong vs Lee Sin

Wukong
+2.6%
Zac

Wukong vs Zac

Wukong
+2.5%
Vi

Wukong vs Vi

Wukong
+2.2%
Kayn

Wukong vs Kayn

Wukong
+2.0%
Graves

Wukong vs Graves

Wukong
+1.8%
Jarvan IV

Wukong vs Jarvan IV

Wukong
+1.7%
Viego

Wukong vs Viego

Wukong
+1.3%
Shaco

Wukong vs Shaco

Wukong
+1.0%
Zed

Wukong vs Zed

Wukong
+1.0%
Kha'Zix

Wukong vs Kha'Zix

Wukong
-0.9%
Xin Zhao

Wukong vs Xin Zhao

Wukong
-1.0%
Nidalee

Wukong vs Nidalee

Wukong
-1.1%
Amumu

Wukong vs Amumu

Wukong
-1.1%
Hecarim

Wukong vs Hecarim

Wukong
-1.2%
Briar

Wukong vs Briar

Wukong
-2.0%
Trundle

Wukong vs Trundle

Wukong
-2.3%
Talon

Wukong vs Talon

Wukong
-2.4%
Warwick

Wukong vs Warwick

Wukong
-4.6%
Ekko

Wukong vs Ekko

Wukong
-4.7%
Diana

Wukong vs Diana

Wukong
-5.1%
Lillia

Wukong vs Lillia