How to win lane as Wukong against Graves · 51.94% win rate over 618 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even farm start before Graves has his full shell-and-blind kit online. |
| Level 2 | Graves | At level 2 Graves's double Buckshot and Smoke Screen blind punish your engages. |
| Level 3 | Graves | Level 3 favours Graves as his reload burst and blind out-trade your E-Q. |
| Levels 4-5 | Graves | Levels 4-5 stay his: passive armor tanks your burst while his poke chunks you. |
| Level 6 | Graves | Level 6 Collateral Damage gives Graves a finisher that beats your all-in. |
| First item | Graves | At first item Graves's AD spike makes one Buckshot magazine a huge threat. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With two items your R knockup and W decoy even the fight in grouped combat. |
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.
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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