Monkey King — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: MK, Sun Wukong
Monkey King (MK, Sun Wukong) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Monkey King by rank bracket
Monkey King is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 44.12% (#121 of 127 heroes), but drops to 42.43% (#123) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #123 of 127 | 42.43% | 6.51% | 7,157 |
| Crusader & Archon | #124 of 127 | 42.67% | 5.60% | 15,030 |
| Legend & Ancient | #122 of 127 | 43.60% | 5.56% | 12,015 |
| Divine & Immortal | #121 of 127 | 44.12% | 5.89% | 4,599 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Monkey King win rate by patch
Monkey King is winning 43.11% of 9,381 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, down 1.5pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.11% | ▼ -1.5pp | 5.39% | 9,381 |
| 7.41d | 44.56% | ▼ -0.4pp | 6.26% | 1,544,860 |
| 7.41c | 44.91% | ▼ -1.4pp | 8.04% | 1,102,133 |
| 7.41b | 46.34% | ▼ -0.7pp | 9.69% | 1,364,854 |
| 7.41a | 47.07% | ▲ +0.8pp | 8.36% | 478,396 |
| 7.41 | 46.32% | — | 5.67% | 51,500 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Monkey King counters & matchups
Monkey King is a slippery carry whose Boundless Strike crits from range, Tree Dance grants mobility, and Wukong's Command zones an area with clones. He's strong into immobile, low-AoE heroes: Nature's Prophet, Gyrocopter and Timbersaw can't clear him out of his Command circle. MK is hard-countered by AoE that erases his clones and knocks him off trees: Phoenix and Techies wipe his Command, while Spectre out-scales and Wraith King out-tanks. Draft tip: Monkey King is a strong skirmish carry into low-AoE drafts; he's shut down by AoE clear (Phoenix, Sand King) and knockback that cancels his ult.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Faceless Void | 55.12% | 459 |
 Doom | 54.73% | 243 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.33% | 427 |
 Huskar | 52.94% | 221 |
 Medusa | 52.90% | 155 |
 Pangolier | 52.33% | 172 |
 Enchantress | 52.14% | 117 |
 Mars | 52.05% | 244 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Death Prophet | 31.78% | 214 |
 Troll Warlord | 36.31% | 168 |
 Enigma | 36.87% | 198 |
 Windranger | 36.89% | 637 |
 Phoenix | 36.91% | 233 |
 Techies | 37.41% | 401 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 37.75% | 249 |
 Witch Doctor | 38.03% | 660 |
Monkey King synergies
Monkey King's Wukong's Command zones a fight with clones and his Mischief mobility lets him set up ganks — he wants the enemy held in his circle. He pairs best with AoE-lock and durable cores: Spectre and Wraith King hold targets in his Command while it shreds them, and Meepo bursts whatever is trapped. Give MK a team that locks the enemy in his ult radius and his clones deal massive sustained damage.
Best teammates
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Data updated Aug 9, 2026.