Who wins: Advantage — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dWukong winsAkali wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
How to play it
- Press early
Wukong is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Magic resistance
Akali deals magic damage — Maw of Malmortius as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Full combo or nothing
Akali is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
- Full HP or back off
Akali's burst kills from half HP. No trades under 60%, and buy Death's Dance early.
Items that answer Akali
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Akali
- Drop a Control Ward / Vision Ward to reveal her shroud
- Build Bramble Vest + Executioner's Calling for anti-heal
- Mercury's Treads cuts her second R (R2) stun
- Akali runs out of energy quickly — bait her abilities
How to play as Wukong
- W (Warrior Trickster) to engage or escape — pick direction wisely
- E + R combo in teamfights — big AOE knockup
- Build Trinity Force + Sterak's Gage + Plated Steelcaps for bruiser tankiness
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Wukong · ■ AkaliLevel 1
- Health690 / 630
- Attack damage64 / 64
- Armor40 / 34
- Magic resistance38 / 38
- Attack speed0.82 / 0.80
- Movement speed350 / 355
Level 5
- Health1170 / 1190
- Attack damage82 / 82
- Armor57 / 56
- Magic resistance46 / 46
- Attack speed0.89 / 0.87
- Movement speed350 / 355
Level 15
- Health2370 / 2590
- Attack damage128 / 128
- Armor100 / 111
- Magic resistance66 / 66
- Attack speed1.07 / 1.05
- Movement speed350 / 355
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.