Monkey King — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: MK, Sun Wukong
Monkey King (MK, Sun Wukong) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Monkey King counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (53.4%), Gyrocopter (52.8%) and Timbersaw (52.6%) 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 (41.2%) and Techies (42.1%) wipe his Command, while Spectre (41.1%) out-scales and Wraith King (43.2%) 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 53.42% | 39,187 |
 Gyrocopter | 52.83% | 20,147 |
 Timbersaw | 52.59% | 17,358 |
 Lycan | 52.24% | 5,682 |
 Mars | 51.77% | 39,776 |
 Tinker | 51.72% | 21,159 |
 Shadow Demon | 51.66% | 14,089 |
 Chen | 51.62% | 3,613 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 41.12% | 48,578 |
 Phoenix | 41.24% | 33,088 |
 Techies | 42.15% | 53,128 |
 Wraith King | 43.16% | 70,307 |
 Zeus | 43.42% | 75,315 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 43.44% | 36,773 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.53% | 38,493 |
 Necrophos | 43.55% | 68,567 |
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 (51.7%) and Wraith King (51.2%) hold targets in his Command while it shreds them, and Meepo (50.7%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 51.66% | 20,656 |
| Wraith King | 51.21% | 49,431 |
 Meepo | 50.68% | 12,397 |
 Tidehunter | 50.38% | 64,616 |
 Dawnbreaker | 50.15% | 30,819 |
 Alchemist | 50.01% | 44,218 |