Talk:Wukong/@comment-58.186.200.170-20120612143403/@comment-70.29.61.77-20120616190134

I rarely go warmogs with Wu. I've tried it, and it's good, but the more I play him, the more I prefer damage, or items with a mix of offensive and defensive capabilities.

The previous poster's suggestion of starting with Phage and Wriggles' is very good, and that's what I usually do (though I sometimes take Wriggles' first, and instead of Doran's I prefer a Faerie Charm+pots>Philo Stone for sustain and ability spamming).

Lifestel is good on Wu, so if you don't take Wriggles, you should take a Vamp Scepter anyway and make a Bloodthirster late game. Basically, by taking lifesteal and damage, you don't need to have such a large HP pool.

That said, health is still important. Once you have a Lantern and Phage, build phage into either a Frozen Mallet (if you aren't lasting long enough in fights) or Trinity (if you need damage and speed). After that, grab Last Whisper for epic damage and then get situational items. Hexdrinker/Maw of Malmortius is a really good choice if you are having problems with magic damage (you can get Hexdrinker after Phage/Wriggles'). Youmou's is good lategame for a burst of damage in teamfights. Also, Shurelia's Reverie (builds out of Philo) is surprisingly good late-game: build it for more health, and get bonus CDR and a speed boost.

One last note (if you've made it this far): DON'T get Beserker's Greaves. Please. Get either defensive boots, or, if you're feeling plucky, Ionian Boots of Lucidiy for CDR (goes well with Trinity). The reason I say not to get 'Zerks is that Wukong needs to (a) stick around in fights so he can use his ult (this is why we need health) and (b) make good use of his abilities (because they're awesome). For the same reasons, I advise you to always take Last Whisper of the Brutaliser, Bloodthirster/Maw over IE/PD, Sheen before Zeal, etc. Always remember that while attack speed is nice, damage benefits your abilities AND your autoattacks.