Wukong vs Warwick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Wukong against Warwick · 56.16% win rate over 292 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (2 apiece of the 7 stages). Wukong wins 56.16% of games vs Warwick in top lane (292 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WarwickWarwick's Q sustain and passive healing win the Level 1 auto exchange.
Level 2Even / skillAt Level 2 the lane evens as you get your combo and can bait his Q.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 stays a skill trade with his Q on a long cooldown.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 remain even as both farm and look for a window.
Level 6WarwickLevel 6 Infinite Duress is a guaranteed lockdown, swinging the phase to Warwick.
First itemWukongWith your first item you burst past his Q heal, tipping it to you.
Two+ itemsWukongLate game your knock-up cancels his suppression and peels his dives, favouring you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Warwick wins Level 1: his Q heals off your health and his passive sustain lets him win the opening auto exchange outright. Don't try to out-trade him early; farm with Nimbus Strike range and wait for your kit, because raw exchanges only fuel his Jaws healing.

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The full Wukong vs Warwick 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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