Wukong vs Graves — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Wukong against Graves · 51.94% win rate over 618 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Graves owns 5 of the 7 game windows, yet the win rate favours Wukong: survive their windows and the game is yours. Wukong wins 51.94% of games vs Graves in top lane (618 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is an even farm start before Graves has his full shell-and-blind kit online.
Level 2GravesAt level 2 Graves's double Buckshot and Smoke Screen blind punish your engages.
Level 3GravesLevel 3 favours Graves as his reload burst and blind out-trade your E-Q.
Levels 4-5GravesLevels 4-5 stay his: passive armor tanks your burst while his poke chunks you.
Level 6GravesLevel 6 Collateral Damage gives Graves a finisher that beats your all-in.
First itemGravesAt first item Graves's AD spike makes one Buckshot magazine a huge threat.
Two+ itemsEven / skillWith two items your R knockup and W decoy even the fight in grouped combat.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 is roughly even before Graves has his kit online, but the lane belongs to him almost immediately after — you can trade in the opening seconds but should not expect to snowball off level 1.

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The full Wukong vs Graves 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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