Wukong

Support / Healer

The simian warrior is a mountain of strength. Wukong deals heavy damage and has high survivability. His quick trickster tactics are unforgettable.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Madurai
Polarities: NaramonVazarin
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 17.12 (2015-11-25)

RelatedPrime VersionWukong Prime

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 455
Shield: 270
Armor: 265
Energy: 130
Sprint Speed: 1.0
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

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Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

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 a support / healer toolkit and Wukong’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Wukong brings — especially Celestial Twin.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Wukong’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Kit Overview

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.
Primal Fury (Ability 4): Summon the iron staff and unleash fury.

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	Wukong stays online in long Steel Path runs thanks to Celestial Twin, not just raw weapon DPS. 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	On Mobile Defense, Wukong’s Celestial Twin means fewer downed cryopods and less babysitting. 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’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 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.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Wukong 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. The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Wukong 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.