MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Wukong
How often does Malphite beat Wukong in Jungle?
Malphite into Wukong in Jungle: 48% observed win rate across 373 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 43 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -43
- CS: +4
- XP: +164
Typical gap to Wukong, from 371 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malphite counter Wukong?
No counter here: Malphite sits at 48% over 373 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Wukong: the Malphite game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 57% across 182 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 39% across 191.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 182 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 191 |
| First blood | 53% | 201 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 122 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 217 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 127 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 60 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:59. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Wukong specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 55.7% over 79 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Malphite core is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern: 50.7% across 822 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sunfire Aegis (5,230 games).
Skill plan: Malphite players max W first and take W at level 1.