Ivern vs Wukong Counter Pick

Stone Skin stacks armor and maximum health regeneration while Wukong fights champions and monsters, and Ivern deals magic damage. That mismatch is the short version of a 56.7% win rate across 316 games on patch 16.13.1. Wukong’s 28 base magic resist is the lowest defensive figure either champion brings, and nothing in his kit raises it.

The rest follows from reach and timing. Wukong operates at 175 range and needs Nimbus Strike to close, while Ivern works from 475 and answers commitment with Triggerseed, whose shield refreshes if it explodes without catching anyone. Crushing Blow shreds armor and is a genuine threat to 27 base armor, but only once the gap is closed, and Rootcaller followed by an ally dash frequently resolves that attempt first. Warrior Trickster is the real complication: invisibility plus a clone that attacks on its own makes the true position hard to read, and Cyclone knocks up everyone caught while granting move speed. Durability slightly favours Ivern at level 18, 2,313 health against 2,293, though Wukong’s 110.9 armor beats his 106.9 and 340 move speed beats 330. Wukong’s 66 base attack damage against Ivern’s 50 explains why Daisy! and shielded allies have to supply the damage he cannot. Difficulty ratings of 3 and 7 mean Ivern is the harder champion to pilot and still the one ahead.