Volibear vs Wukong — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Volibear against Wukong · 47.93% win rate over 1,471 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Wukong is favoured — Wukong owns 3 of the 7 game windows to Volibear's 2. Play it patient and win your windows. Volibear wins 47.93% of games vs Wukong in top lane (1,471 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even skill with neither committing decisively.
Level 2WukongLevel 2 favours Wukong as his Q crush and W clone win the burst trade.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 returns to skill as your Frenzied Maul stacks start closing the gap.
Levels 4-5VolibearLevel 4 is yours once full W sustain out-lasts his burst.
Level 6VolibearLevel 5 stays Volibear as your extended-trade sustain holds.
First itemWukongFirst item flips to Wukong with armor shred and item power out-trading you.
Two+ itemsWukongTwo items in his Cyclone ult and gap-close make him the better fighter, so the late edge is Wukong's.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 is even skill, then level 2 tilts to Wukong as his Q crush and W clone give him the stronger short-trade burst.

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The full Volibear 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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