Warwick vs Wukong Counter Pick

At 101 games the sample is thin, so the 59.4% favoring Warwick on patch 16.13.1 reads as a lean rather than a law. The mechanics behind it are consistent, though. Both champions are physical-damage fighters rated 3 for difficulty, both run mana, and the outcome comes down to who can hold the other in place.

• Warrior Trickster is Wukong’s escape and his bait, combining invisibility, a dash and a clone that keeps attacking, but it does not break a suppression already applied by Infinite Duress.
• Crushing Blow reduces the target’s armor and extends his attack range, punishing Warwick’s 33 base armor long before it grows to 107.8.
• Stone Skin stacks armor and health regeneration while Wukong fights champions and monsters, which makes short exchanges better for him than long ones.

The durability numbers explain the margin. Wukong carries 610 health and 28 magic resistance to Warwick’s 620 and 32, finishing at 2,293 against 2,303, close on paper, except that Eternal Hunger keeps healing on every attack below 50% health and harder below 25%, while Jaws of the Beast converts Wukong’s maximum health into damage and healing at once. Wukong’s 66 attack damage at level 1 beats 65 and his 175 attack range beats 125, so the first exchanges are his. Kit reference: Wukong.