Karthus vs Wukong JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Karthus vs Wukong

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Prioritize full clears early to leverage Karthus's superior clear speed and avoid early river fights where Wukong can engage with his knockup.
Play around scaling by protecting your tempo and vision to reach level 6 and your first AP item before contesting objectives.
Avoid early isolated duels and focus on tracking Wukong's pathing to prevent surprise engages and counter-gank effectively.

Jungle Plan

Focus on maintaining fast, efficient full clears to reach key power spikes and control objective tempo.
Contest Scuttle Crab and river vision only when allied lanes can follow up on Wukong's engages.
Counter-jungle and invade only if Wukong is tracked on the opposite side and you have lane priority to avoid his strong level 6 all-in potential.

Danger windows

Early game before level 6 when Wukong can invade with his medium pressure and dash engage; avoid low-health clears and isolated river skirmishes.
Objective fights where Wukong's knockup can disrupt and force unfavorable smite contests.
When Wukong's (R) is available and lanes lack priority, avoid overextending or fighting without vision control.

Early game

Start with a full clear path toward safe lanes to minimize early invade risk from Wukong's medium early pressure.
Avoid fighting for first Scuttle Crab unless nearby lanes have priority to support counter-ganks.
Use wards to track Wukong's movements and ping lanes before committing to river or jungle fights to prevent being caught off guard.

Power spikes

Level 6: Use (R) to influence fights globally and finish low-health enemies after skirmishes; avoid extended fights when Wukong hits this spike.
First AP item: Cycle camps quickly to arrive at objectives first and increase damage output, pressuring Wukong before he scales.
Wukong's level 6 engage with (R) knockup forces you to respect his all-in threat and avoid isolated river fights.

Win conditions

Convert fast full clears and item spikes into early objective control by securing vision and forcing Wukong away from river fights.
Use (R) after fights start or enemies drop low to finish kills and apply pressure across the map.
Track and counter-gank Wukong's level 6 engages by coordinating with lanes that have priority to punish his all-in attempts.