Thornmail Wukong Build
Thornmail Wukong build with runes and items. Thornmail Wukong guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Thornmail Wukong build in League of Legends Patch 14.18!
Updated: 2024-08-17 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
E
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Thornmail Wukong Runes
Resolve
Precision
Passive
How it works
Thornmail Build specific
- You rush Thornmail.
- You go full Armor.
- Hit or miss. Works only if an enemy team is full of physical damage dealers (preferably auto-attackers).
- If an enemy team is full of mages/AP damage, play regular tank build instead.
Wukong specific
- All items like Unending Despair, Thornmail or Sunfire Aegis work off your clone, making them extra efficient.
How to play
Thornmail Build specific
- How is this Thornmail build for Wukong different to regular tank builds? Item order, Armor stacking and countering enemy physical damage dealers!
- This build is aimed to counter AD comps. Since you don't know the enemy team, you need to adapt in game. It is hit or miss. If they are heavy AP - just play regular tank.
- Late game, you can consider selling boots for 6th item - for even more sweet Thornmail damage!
- Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Wukong specific
- You get extra spikey with stacks of Stone Skin (Passive), thanks to increased Armor.
Tips and Tricks
General
- Your Crushing Blow (Q) inflicts armor reduction. You can apply that debuff to enemy bruisers or tanks, making them easier to kill.
- You can be actually decent peeler for your carries (especially when playing off-meta roles). Your Cyclone (R) can knock the enemy up two times to cut your damage dealers some slack.
- You can pretend that you used Warrior Trickster (W) by stopping mid-fight with an S key (stop movement binding).
Riot
- Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.
- Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.
Skill Order
- Crushing BlowQ
- Warrior TricksterW
- Nimbus StrikeE
- CycloneR
Items
Starting items
Rush this
Good tank items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational items
For the last fight
Example final build