S11 Aug 2025 Stat Buffs
Increased Skill 1 shield
Wukong
(孙悟空) A Jungle Difficulty
Assassin
Burst Assassin Gap-Close/Crowd Control Late Game Hard
Wukong
孙悟空
A Jungle
Difficulty Assassin
Burst Assassin Gap-Close/Crowd Control Late Game Hard
Also known as
Wukong is also known as Sun Wukong (孙悟空) in Chinese Honor of Kings references.
孙悟空Sun WukongSun Wu KongMonkey King
Quick summary
Wukong is a strong Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Hunting Knife and Smite.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Wukong, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Wukong is a strong Jungle Assassin who wants to snowball with kills off early ganks. Public guide data shows a build centered on Hunting Knife, Boots of Dexterity, Relentless Blade, paired with Smite, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick him when the draft lets Wukong reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Wukong when
- The map shape favors gank routes, where mobility translates directly into kills
- The enemy team has multiple high-mobility threats that need to be locked down before they reach your backline
- The enemy draft includes Dun, Lian Po, and Xiang Yu, who appear in counter data as matchups Wukong can pressure.
Avoid Wukong when
- Enemy peel is strong and Wukong cannot reach the backline without dying first
- Your team lacks the follow-up damage to convert your control windows into kills
- The enemy team is built around answers to Gap-Close, removing the windows Wukong's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: jungle clear into level-4 ganks is the first window where Wukong can translate routes into kills.
Mid game: with cooldown reduction online, gap-close skills come back fast enough to chain into multiple fights
Late game: full build online, Wukong reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor him once items are completed.
Build decisions
Crit assassin jungle core
Wukong's official build runs a crit assassin jungle path for his Gap-Close and Crowd Control kit. Hunting Knife speeds up his clear (with Smite for objectives), Relentless Blade and Rapacious Bite scale physical attack from monster kills, and Eternity Blade adds the high crit damage to burst the backline. Boots of Dexterity ramps his attack speed between resets.
Burst, anti-tank & survivability
Blazing Cape (area burn) and Overlord's Might add output, Starbreaker is the anti-tank pivot against armor stacks, and Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) plus Destiny (negates fatal damage) let him dive and escape. The recommended arcana are Unparalleled, Reaver and Eagle Eye, with Smite for jungle control.
Matchup logic
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Wukong's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Golden Cudgel, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Wukong is a Jungle pick whose value depends on tempo from objectives and cross-map kill threats. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Heino, Shi, and Kongming as strong partners for Wukong. Plan engages around Heino's setup window, then second-engage with Golden Cudgel.
Common mistakes
- Diving while enemy hard control is still up, which directly counters Wukong's engage.
- Throwing Furious Advance on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Wukong's commit reaches the target alive.
- Pathing predictably and getting tracked by the enemy jungler — vary first clear and rotate based on ward placement rather than muscle memory.
Background
Monkey King
“The right path is under my feet!”
Rebellious by nature, Wukong hated being governed and restrained, and he openly despised the shackles the hypocritical superbeings had placed on the feralis. During those dark times, he led a rebellion. Wherever his Golden Cudgel went, the shackles of oppression were shattered—and the feralis freed. Until the superbeings used their absolute power to seal him at the foot of Mountains, that is. But the fire within him could not be extinguished, and now he awaits the one destined to forge a new path with him...
- Race:
- Ferali
- Height:
- 180 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Sun Tower
- Title:
- Leader of the Ferali Uprising
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Wukong.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3334
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
50
HP/5s
Offense
173
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
20%
Crit Rate
150%
Crit DMG
Utility
385
Move Speed
560
Max Mana
14
Mana/5s
Melee
Range
Build
How to choose a build
Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Arcana
Jungle Full AD lethality
SnowballBest when you are ahead and can keep tempo through picks and fast clears.
Arcana
Jungle Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Jungle Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Jungle Full AD lethality
SnowballBest when you are ahead and can keep tempo through picks and fast clears.
Arcana
Jungle Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Presets
Skills
passive The Great Sage
Using skills enhances the next Basic Attack to a dash strike that deals extra damage. Base Critical Rate increases, but Critical Damage decreases.
skill1 Protective Shroud
Gains increased Movement Speed and blocks the damage and effects of the next enemy hero skill. After a successful block, gains temporary invulnerability to damage andskills, as well as a shield.
skill2 Furious Advance
Wukong shifts in the target direction. Hitting units during the shift will trigger another shift and grant a Movement Speed boost. The shift deals damage to monsters, and grievous damage to monsters at low Health.
ultimate Golden Cudgel
Launches enemies in range, damaging and placing 3 marks on them. BasicAttack removes 1 mark and deals extra damage every time.
Skins
7 skins
Anoman
Holy Sentinel
Journeymonk
Crimson Zero
Digital Fragments
Hellfire
Vaqueros
Playstyle
Your main threat is Golden Cudgel (launches enemies in range, damaging and placing 3 marks on them). Reset between kills rather than over-staying in a won fight.
Patch History
S7 Oct 2024 Stat Buffs
Reduced Ultimate cooldown and increased passive base damage.
Show details
"Wukong has been underperforming lately. His enhanced Basic Attack, being his primary damage source, relies heavily on completing his equipment. We're increasing the Growth of his enhanced Basic Attack, so he can still pose a threat even when behind."
S6 Jul 2024 Stat Buffs
Ultimate damage and Skill 1 shield are increased, improving play from the beginning.
Show details
Wukong is currently too weak, so we strengthened the shield of his Skill 1, giving him a stronger response when successfully blocking skills. Since his Ultimate is an important part of his skill combos, we also hope to adequately improve his early-game stats to ensure his playability from the start.