Monkey King — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: MK, Sun Wukong
Monkey King (MK, Sun Wukong) in Dota 2 7.41f: 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 45.24% (#115 of 127 heroes), but drops to 42.89% (#121) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #121 of 127 | 42.89% | 5.81% | 8,386 |
| Crusader & Archon | #117 of 127 | 44.00% | 4.61% | 20,704 |
| Legend & Ancient | #121 of 127 | 44.47% | 4.30% | 19,794 |
| Divine & Immortal | #115 of 127 | 45.24% | 4.14% | 5,982 |
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 45.73% of 178,537 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.2pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 45.73% | ▲ +0.2pp | 5.28% | 178,537 |
| 7.41e | 45.52% | ▲ +1.0pp | 4.88% | 1,452,877 |
| 7.41d | 44.56% | ▼ -0.4pp | 6.18% | 1,832,440 |
| 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% | — | 8.36% | 478,396 |
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
 Pangolier | 53.14% | 3,250 |
 Shadow Fiend | 52.23% | 15,363 |
 Nature's Prophet | 51.97% | 9,116 |
 Kez | 51.80% | 4,247 |
 Medusa | 51.50% | 2,895 |
 Puck | 51.39% | 2,905 |
 Treant Protector | 51.07% | 3,280 |
 Alchemist | 50.62% | 3,574 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 40.63% | 10,840 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 41.83% | 7,781 |
 Phantom Lancer | 41.90% | 10,582 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 42.00% | 9,502 |
 Phoenix | 42.10% | 4,076 |
 Brewmaster | 42.37% | 1,586 |
 Techies | 42.40% | 10,509 |
 Shadow Shaman | 42.75% | 12,222 |
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
| Wraith King | 51.46% | 8,399 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.