How to win lane as Vladimir against Wukong · 49.35% win rate over 995 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Wukong | Wukong's Q shred and E gap-close out-trade your poke at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Wukong | His level-2 burst pattern with W clone keeps the advantage his. |
| Level 3 | Wukong | Q Crushing Blow and E engage let him win exchanges through level 3. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Level 4 is the skill-based turning point as your E-Q poke comes online. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | By level 5 your rotation outpaces his cooldown-gated trades. |
| First item | Vladimir | At first item your AP burst clearly beats his trade-back. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You outscale Wukong at 2+ items, pooling his R and bursting him down. |
Wukong wins the early lane — his Q Crushing Blow, E Nimbus Strike gap-close, and W Warrior Trickery clone give him a burst-trade pattern your poke can't match at levels 1-3. Don't contest his all-in; farm with Q Transfusion and hold W for his E engage. He'll try to bait Sanguine Pool with the clone, so read whether it's the real him before you commit. Play safe and wait for your spike.
The full Vladimir 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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