Wukong Prime

Support / Healer

The trickster-warrior ascends to his ultimate incarnation.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: NaramonVazarinMadurai
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 25.3 (2019-07-06)

RelatedStandard VersionWukong

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 455
Shield: 345
Armor: 290
Energy: 145
Sprint Speed: 1.05
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Wukong Prime is the primed variant of Wukong — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength. Built around Celestial Twin, Cloud Walker, Defy.

Passive

After taking fatal damage Wukong automatically uses one of his mastered survival techniques. These techniques can only be invoked three times per mission.

When to Pick

You want Wukong’s kit with Prime polarities / stats.
You want a support / healer toolkit and Wukong’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Wukong brings — especially Celestial Twin.

Kit Overview

Ability kit matches Wukong — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
Celestial Twin (Ability 1): Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side.
Cloud Walker (Ability 2): Evaporate into a cloud of mist and float through the battlefield, dazing any enemies encountered, while healing Wukong and his twin.
Defy (Ability 3): Wukong and his twin become invulnerable and defy enemies to attack.

Abilities & Augments

1
Celestial Twin →
Energy 25
Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. Attack at range and the twin will melee, pull a blade and the twin will lay down covering fire. Use again to command the twin to attack a target with increased damage.
Augment
Celestial StompOpen augment →
2
Cloud Walker →
Energy 25
Evaporate into a cloud of mist and float through the battlefield, dazing any enemies encountered, while healing Wukong and his twin.
Augment
Enveloping CloudOpen augment →
3
Defy →
Energy 25
Wukong and his twin become invulnerable and defy enemies to attack. All damage is captured, stored, and dealt back in a single furious strike of Wukong's staff. Bonus Armor is then granted relative to the damage captured.
No augment
4
Primal Fury →
Energy 25
Summon the iron staff and unleash fury.
Augment
Primal RageOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Cloud Walker
Evaporate into a cloud of mist and float through the battlefield, dazing any enemies encountered, while healing Wukong and his twin.
2
Defy
Wukong and his twin become invulnerable and defy enemies to attack.
3
Celestial Twin
Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side.
4
Primal Fury
Summon the iron staff and unleash fury.

Helminth / Subsume

Celestial Twin is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Cloud Walker and later abilities when they define Wukong’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Mod Scaling

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Wukong’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Wukong if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Wukong is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Priority

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	On Steel Path density, Wukong Prime leans on Celestial Twin to keep rooms deleting while the squad rotates. Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Cryopods and excavators are Wukong Prime’s home turf — Celestial Twin locks or deletes the wave on the point. Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Wukong Prime’s support / healer kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Wukong Prime is not a Spy specialist and Celestial Twin won’t save a loud play. Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Wukong Prime still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Celestial Twin handles fights. Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Wukong Prime wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Celestial Twin won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Shedding part of himself, Wukong creates a twin to fight by his side. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.