Talk:Wukong/@comment-4499945-20140317164404/@comment-5211662-20140502194713

I recommend that you build Spirit of the Elder Lizard, and then build the rest tanky. If your team already has a tank, however, you can substitute one or two of your tank items with items like Ravenous Hydra, The Black Cleaver and Trinity Force. You should always have at least 2 tank items, however.

I prefer Spirit of the Elder Lizard even when I am behind because Wukong needs the damage this item offers. He is not a true tank like Malphite or Cho'Gath. Wukong needs damage items to do damage itself, otherwise he will just be a punching bag late-game, a punching bag that deals no damage and only serves to CC the entire enemy team with his ultimate. He will surely be hard to kill, but his damage will be so low that outside his ultimate, he can be easily ignored, and he will never be able to trade with champions that build damage and are not too squishy.