How to win lane as Wukong against Illaoi · 52.47% win rate over 263 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even, cagey farm phase where you just avoid Test of Spirit. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even as both of you respect the tentacle-and-E threat. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even while you dodge her E and break tentacle sight. |
| Levels 4-5 | Wukong | Level 4 gives you a window to E-Q burst her when Test of Spirit is down. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens out as Leap of Faith's tentacle field cancels your all-in advantage. |
| First item | Illaoi | At first item Illaoi's vessel damage makes one landed E chunk half your bar. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With two items the lane levels as fights leave her tentacle nest and you dive. |
Levels 1-3 play even and cagey: your job is simply to dodge Test of Spirit (E), which is Illaoi's entire kill threat, while farming safely and using your W Warrior Trickster to break tentacle line-of-sight. Do not walk into a Tentacle Smash (Q) beside her tentacles.
The full Wukong vs Illaoi 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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