Wukong vs Yone — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Wukong against Yone · 50.95% win rate (4,251 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Wukong is slightly favoured — 50.95% win rate over 4,251 games, and Wukong's game plan below claims 4 of the 7 stage windows.

At a glance

Decoy his E return — E-Q burst at the snap-back.

Track: Yone's E — Soul Unbound (22–10s cooldown). He snaps back when it ends. Burst there.

Do

W-decoy his Q3 knockup
E-Q burst at his E return
Fight when his E is down

Don't

Get hit by his Q3
Fight during his E burst
Chase his dashes

Runes & build vs Yone

Start: Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back: Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item: Black Cleaver (shred + HP tempo)
Then: Sterak's Gage
Boots: Plated Steelcaps
Runes: Conqueror (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Wukong's game plan

Read from Wukong's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yone.

Stage	Favoured	Why
Level 1	Wukong	Level 1 your Q trade beats Yone's weak early poke.
Level 2	Wukong	Level 2 you stay ahead before his E and Q-stacks come online.
Level 3	Wukong	Level 3 E-Q-W out-trades his Q-stack combo cleanly.
Levels 4-5	Wukong	Level 4 your burst still beats his pre-crit sustained damage.
Level 6	Even / skill	At 6 both ults online makes the all-in an even skill fight.
First item	Yone	First crit/on-hit item spikes Yone's DPS above your burst.
Two+ items	Yone	With 2+ items Yone's dashes, mixed damage and reset out-duel you.

How to beat Yone as Wukong: the early game

Levels 1-2 belong to you: Yone's early Q poke is weak and your Q trade plus tankiness win every short exchange before he has E.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Wukong in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Wukong's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Wukong vs Heimerdinger — 42.06% win rate
Wukong vs Ziggs — 46.01% win rate
Wukong vs Tryndamere — 46.44% win rate

Easiest

Wukong vs Mel — 57.49% win rate
Wukong vs Kassadin — 56.12% win rate
Wukong vs Lillia — 55.8% win rate

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Wukong vs Yone 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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Common questions

Who wins Wukong vs Yone in top lane?

Wukong, slightly — a 50.95% win rate edge over 4,251 games; execution can flip it.

Is Wukong vs Yone a skill matchup?

Mostly — Wukong has a small statistical edge (50.95% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Wukong counter Yone?

Not a hard counter — Wukong has a slight edge (50.95% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Wukong take vs Yone?

Wukong takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Yone.

What should Wukong build vs Yone?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Black Cleaver (shred + HP tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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