Lux - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
9.9%

Luxvs Wukong

BMageSupport
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Lux vs Wukong is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Lux wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Wukong based on 7 games. Lux holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lux vs Wukong matchup.

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Lux Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lux performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Lux - 71.4% win rate in this matchup
Lux
71.4% WR
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Wukong vs Lux matchup - 28.6% win rate
Wukong
28.6% WR

Who Wins the Lux vs Wukong Matchup?

Lux wins the Lux vs Wukong matchup
Winner
Lux
Matches: 7
71.4%
Win Rate
28.6%
3.8
CS / min
4.0
948
DMG / min
843
13,506
Gold / game
14,521
56
Heal / min
203
469
DMG Mitigated / min
904
1.7
CC / min
0.5
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Lux vs Wukong Matchup Summary

The Lux vs Wukong matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Lux wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Wukong's 28.6%, giving Lux a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Lux dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Wukong players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Lux leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lux players can confidently pick into Wukong and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Wukong away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Lux vs Wukong Laning Phase Breakdown

Wukong wins the laning phase against Lux in League of Legends

Wukong is favored during the laning phase against Lux, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Wukong holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
3.8Lux
4.0Wukong
Lux and Wukong farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
948Lux
843Wukong
Lux heavily out-damages Wukong by 106 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Wukong should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Lux's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,506Lux
14,521Wukong
Wukong generates a commanding 1,015 more gold per game than Lux. This substantial economic advantage means Wukong consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Lux should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.7Lux
0.5Wukong
Lux brings significantly more crowd control than Wukong, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Lux far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Wukong should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
524Lux
1,107Wukong
Wukong vastly out-sustains Lux, healing and mitigating 583 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Wukong can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Lux is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Lux, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Lux Build Against Wukong

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Wukong, providing the mobility and stats Lux needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lux against Wukong are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Lux an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Wukong. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lux vs Wukong matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lux
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Lux early game win rateLux100.0%
Wukong early game win rateWukong0.0%
Late Game
Lux
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Lux late game win rateLux66.7%
Wukong late game win rateWukong33.3%

Lux dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Wukong. This lopsided early game means Lux can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Lux is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Wukong. Extended games heavily favor Lux, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Lux holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Wukong players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Lux Runes Against Wukong

Sorcery rune tree - Lux primary runes vs WukongSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Lux rune vs WukongManaflow Band - best Lux rune vs WukongTranscendence - best Lux rune vs WukongScorch - best Lux rune vs Wukong
Domination rune tree - Lux secondary runes vs WukongDomination
Cheap Shot - best Lux rune vs WukongUltimate Hunter - best Lux rune vs Wukong
50.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Lux to press their advantage against Wukong, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Lux matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Lux's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Lux matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.84%7112.37249,90048.5%45.9%
50.71%3532.47329,98652.2%49.8%
50.00%3022.16979,48759.0%43.9%
52.57%2722.07119,92554.6%51.6%
53.06%2452.275110,18857.3%50.6%
53.45%2322.573110,03255.7%52.1%
51.53%2292.268810,66150.7%51.9%
61.14%2293.675710,13860.5%61.5%
46.63%2082.06919,12254.2%41.6%
46.81%1885.692911,18357.4%40.8%
42.25%1873.578710,85838.1%44.4%
47.85%1862.979810,09746.4%48.7%
50.28%1776.093611,94550.0%50.4%
48.02%1772.16999,93849.2%47.4%
52.57%1752.871910,50953.3%52.2%
59.26%1622.679510,45660.0%58.9%
46.20%1582.471610,34258.8%40.2%
46.41%1532.26629,10755.4%39.8%
49.01%1515.883910,74449.2%48.8%
50.70%1426.182910,93452.8%49.4%
45.99%1372.16489,24250.9%42.3%
45.59%1366.483010,96749.2%42.7%
51.11%1355.286410,71154.7%48.8%
54.96%1312.26849,11357.1%53.3%
48.46%1302.17739,54762.8%39.2%
47.50%1202.07048,92747.4%47.6%
52.14%1172.15949,44557.1%47.5%
51.33%1132.06549,40059.0%47.3%
55.45%1106.178310,90853.7%56.5%
51.85%1086.01,00510,92860.0%46.0%
53.27%1074.476110,73366.7%45.6%
58.65%1046.185511,66560.5%57.4%
49.02%1022.671110,30148.5%49.3%
50.51%992.17329,23552.3%49.1%
42.11%956.079710,26850.0%35.9%
48.35%916.290611,70848.7%48.1%
53.41%886.091410,82745.5%58.2%
49.43%874.579911,44550.0%49.1%
68.24%856.291812,16877.8%61.2%
51.22%826.690910,47954.0%48.9%
54.32%812.16908,99948.6%58.7%
52.50%805.586312,12242.3%57.4%
45.00%802.079810,51545.5%44.8%
51.95%772.271610,19267.7%41.3%
46.05%762.07129,56750.0%43.2%
48.00%755.779110,78341.9%52.3%
45.21%735.582211,75539.1%48.0%
45.71%704.281511,74852.6%43.1%
47.14%706.187711,76852.4%44.9%
46.38%692.16719,55934.5%55.0%
41.18%682.77209,59755.6%31.7%
46.27%672.27239,78135.0%51.1%
43.08%655.890612,55628.6%47.1%
53.13%642.27159,81461.5%47.4%
58.33%605.786411,41454.2%61.1%
38.98%592.06268,62850.0%30.3%
39.29%562.173210,04547.6%34.3%
56.60%536.594211,50945.8%65.5%
45.10%516.583810,65345.5%44.8%
62.00%505.986711,06452.9%66.7%
48.00%506.11,00212,23447.4%48.4%
46.94%493.981611,41042.1%50.0%
56.25%485.679810,03158.3%54.2%
60.87%465.391010,42763.2%59.3%
69.57%466.184112,75564.3%71.9%
60.47%433.576411,38275.0%54.8%
51.16%435.579510,70064.3%44.8%
53.49%435.890810,86058.8%50.0%
55.81%436.289811,55763.6%47.6%
27.50%405.686711,16941.7%21.4%
58.97%392.28148,61361.9%55.6%
46.15%395.68379,69652.6%40.0%
48.72%395.991212,25075.0%37.0%
50.00%384.282211,76357.1%48.4%
47.37%382.27349,40040.0%52.2%
37.14%356.580812,15850.0%28.6%
38.24%346.387810,68133.3%46.1%
45.45%336.697312,62245.5%45.5%
40.00%305.785910,38550.0%31.3%
56.67%306.51,06012,93358.3%55.6%
41.38%296.499012,52575.0%28.6%
64.29%286.383210,30161.5%66.7%
57.14%286.292712,31150.0%61.1%
55.56%272.264910,11855.6%55.6%
52.00%252.17569,62255.6%50.0%
45.83%246.195012,49050.0%44.4%
47.83%237.295912,65250.0%46.7%
26.09%231.871010,29344.4%14.3%
60.87%236.986911,10762.5%57.1%
43.48%236.197111,24260.0%30.8%
59.09%225.893511,82850.0%64.3%
54.55%224.787811,42944.4%61.5%
57.89%196.893011,84150.0%61.5%
36.84%194.885410,65233.3%40.0%
38.89%184.776310,67328.6%45.5%
52.94%175.682411,16980.0%41.7%
82.35%173.979210,29788.9%75.0%
56.25%166.591211,29150.0%62.5%
37.50%162.578510,28914.3%55.6%
46.15%135.47298,69342.9%50.0%
69.23%136.797312,00460.0%75.0%
58.33%124.985110,53060.0%57.1%
75.00%125.27169,598100.0%57.1%
41.67%123.897811,3030.0%50.0%
58.33%126.384210,28650.0%62.5%
72.73%116.395810,06185.7%50.0%
60.00%104.594013,98450.0%62.5%
60.00%104.26328,35766.7%50.0%
50.00%103.681710,88350.0%50.0%
60.00%105.61,19113,98850.0%62.5%
33.33%94.21,00113,56250.0%28.6%
55.56%96.08719,82140.0%75.0%
62.50%83.778812,45850.0%66.7%
50.00%84.382510,28566.7%40.0%
50.00%84.072111,6450.0%57.1%
62.50%82.475412,4210.0%83.3%
75.00%84.49749,994100.0%50.0%
42.86%75.88838,31375.0%0.0%
42.86%76.296613,2210.0%60.0%
57.14%72.87678,80766.7%0.0%
42.86%76.871712,99866.7%25.0%
71.43%73.894813,506100.0%66.7%
57.14%74.480710,35633.3%75.0%
57.14%76.595911,45466.7%50.0%
42.86%74.91,0028,8480.0%60.0%
33.33%63.75257,85725.0%50.0%
33.33%64.873711,6450.0%50.0%
16.67%66.384111,9150.0%33.3%
50.00%65.573610,268100.0%25.0%
50.00%62.07038,16225.0%100.0%
50.00%64.676913,1570.0%60.0%
60.00%53.51,01810,80966.7%50.0%
40.00%56.565210,74750.0%33.3%
100.00%53.27609,537100.0%100.0%

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Lux vs Wukong - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Lux do against Wukong in League of Legends?

Lux wins the Lux vs Wukong matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Wukong's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Lux do against Wukong in the early game?

In the early game, Lux has the advantage against Wukong with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Lux players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Lux do against Wukong in the late game?

In the late game, Lux takes over the Lux vs Wukong matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Lux scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Lux vs Wukong matchup?

Lux wins the matchup against Wukong with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Lux is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Lux build against Wukong?

The best Lux build against Wukong includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Lux runes against Wukong?

The best Lux runes against Wukong use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Lux vs Wukong matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Lux counter Wukong?

Yes, Lux has a favorable matchup against Wukong with a 71.4% win rate. Lux strongly counters Wukong in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Lux against Wukong?

When playing Lux against Wukong, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.