Never Settle for Second
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus
adaptive damage .
Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s
'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'Why?
Electrocute is the go-to rune for lane assassination power and Wukong is easily able proc it with a [E]->Auto->[Q].
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus
20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.
Cooldown: 10sWhy?
Sudden Impact provides you the bonus Lethality you need to execute squishy targets when jumping in with [E]. You're also able to re-proc the effect when you come out of stealth from [W].
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion
takedowns , up to 18 total.
Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.Why?
Wukong top is all about assassination and snowballing off kills. Grisly Mementos does just that, granting you more power for every kill and assist you pick up. Because Wukong is also a natural builder of Duskblade, the ward sweeping will also help contribute to more damage.
Relentless Hunter
Gain
8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.Why?
Relentless Hunter with Ghostblade allows you to sprint at an enemy from lane or in ganks to get in range for an [E] and blow them up.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.
'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian ReckonerWhy?
Triumph grants you some agency in teamfights where you're able to dive the back-line and pick up a kill before dying. That kill will grant you the health needed to get out safely or move onto the next target.
Coup de Grace
Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.
Why?
Coup De Grace is the go-to rune for assassins and champions who are looking to kill squishies quickly. The extra bit of damage will help you proc Triumph sooner to survive the dive.
