How to win lane as Nasus against Wukong · 49.64% win rate over 828 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak level 1 — deny his Q last-hits and farm your own Q stacks with Spirit Fire instead of trading autos. |
| Level 2 | Wukong | His E-dash into Q armor-shred plus crit autos out-trades you here, and you have no Wither yet to peel the engage. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Wither comes online — if he E-dashes in you ramp the slow and walk out of the extended trade he needs. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Roughly even: he can still E-Q poke, but Wither neuters his attack speed and escape every time he commits. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | His R spin can interrupt your Q and chain his combo, but Fury of the Sands HP plus lifesteal lets you survive if you Wither first. |
| First item | Nasus | Your Sheen-empowered Q and Spirit Fire armor shred plus lifesteal beat his item-dependent burst — force the all-in here. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Stacked Q with R out-trades his full combo and your lifesteal eats his armor stacking; his clone only buys an escape, not a kill. |
Wukong's E-dash into Q is the early threat — the Q shreds your armor and his crit-heavy autos out-trade you while you have no Wither to slow the engage. Don't contest the wave with autos at level 1-2; soak Q stacks with the tip of Spirit Fire and let your Soul Eater lifesteal heal the poke back. At 3 you finally get Wither, so if he E-dashes in you can ramp the slow on him and walk away from the trade he wanted.
The full Nasus vs Wukong report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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