Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin wins the Monkey King vs Nyx Assassin matchup: Nyx Assassin beats Monkey King in 56.97% of 5,057 ranked matches.
Trying to build Jingu Mastery stacks is a nightmare against Nyx Assassin. His Spiked Carapace completely punishes Monkey King's whole rhythm. A single mis-timed attack while Carapace is active results in a stun, interrupting the combo and leaving Monkey King vulnerable. On top of that, Mana Burn is devastating against a hero with such a small mana pool, often taking away the option to use Primal Spring for escape or even to cast Wukong's Command in a fight. Nyx has a direct answer to almost everything Monkey King wants to do.
This pressure starts early and never really lets up. A roaming Nyx can easily shut down Monkey King's lane, and later on, he makes it risky for MK to jump on any target. When Monkey King commits his ultimate, Nyx can simply break him with a Vendetta hit and follow up with Impale, leaving the soldiers to beat on nothing. Monkey King is forced to either rush a Black King Bar or play reactively, waiting for Nyx to reveal himself before he can safely join a fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Monkey King's win rate against Nyx Assassin in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Monkey King win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 39.24% | 288 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.68% | 681 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.93% | 661 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.12% | 292 |
Monkey King's win rate against Nyx Assassin in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Monkey King win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.03% | ▼ -0.4pp | 5,057 |
| 7.41d | 43.47% | ▼ -0.3pp | 70,130 |
| 7.41c | 43.73% | ▼ -1.7pp | 37,777 |
| 7.41b | 45.48% | — | 46,643 |
Move this data into a draft
Monkey King starts on Radiant and Nyx Assassin on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.