Talk:Wukong/@comment-4296199-20130426042234/@comment-4659858-20130426144311

I'm afraid you are wrong.

Wukong's first two levels aren't easy because his kit is synergistic (Q helps E scale, W allows you to lane QE safely, etc...) but many champions have a dodgy level 1 and 2 and it doesn't last very long. Resistances and HP should not be a problem for 3 reasons: you outdamage everything, your clone should tank most of the damage and you scale so hard that building survivability doesn't set your damage back.

Wukong's kit early game allows hit to effectively harass an opponent with no retaliation whatsoever: E to close the gap, Q to land damage, and then you run away while invisible. Why to you think he runs out of mana so fast? because mana is the biggest cost of his EQW combo; it's safe, it deals damage, you can follow up with your increased AS boost or you can retreat to try again. His pre-6 is not weak at all in lane. At level 6 he is a good duelist: clone tanks some of the damage, E AS buff allows you to have consistent DPS and his ult is a huge finisher.

Wukong is actually a good jungler, especially in S3 where single-target damage isn't as bad. Q is an autoattack-reset and E grants you an AS boost; so you proc Madred's Razor very very often without having to invest in a particular runeset besides a small armor boost. Did I mention that your clone now doesn't reset creep aggro and tanks 3-5 hits for you as well? Wukong lacks CC, but he can gank extremely effectively as soon as he is level 3, because he has on-demand stealth and a gap-closer. You use the stealth to get into E range, dash, land a Q and AA until you get the kill. Shaco doesn't have a true CC, but he's one of the best gankers in the game because he can position himself and close the gap to deal his damage, just like Wukong.

Wukong is a champ that is strong thoughout the entire game. Where his problem lies is that he's snowballish by nature: if you are behind on damage or HP, then you'll have a harder time keeping up with your opponent.