Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Witch Doctor wins the Monkey King vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Monkey King in 56.72% of 36,110 ranked matches.
Trying to start a teamfight with Wukong's Command is a death sentence against Witch Doctor. Maledict makes it impossible for Monkey King to trade effectively inside his own ultimate, and it ensures that any damage he takes while trying to escape is fatal. Even if he commits, he provides a perfect, stationary target for Death Ward to melt him and his soldiers. A well-placed Paralyzing Cask can also completely disrupt Monkey King's Tree Dance initiation, leaving him stranded and vulnerable before he can even press his buttons.
This dynamic forces Monkey King to play reactively, which isn't his strength. He either has to invest in a very early Black King Bar, delaying his other core items, or wait for Witch Doctor's spells to be used on a teammate. This hesitation is often all it takes to lose a fight. Witch Doctor can play with confidence, knowing he has a direct answer to his opponent's biggest spell. He can simply hold his abilities and wait for Monkey King to make the first move, effectively neutralizing one of the enemy's main initiators.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Monkey King's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | 41.01% | 417 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.83% | 1,222 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.00% | 1,022 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.99% | 214 |
Monkey King's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 43.28% | ▲ +0.0pp | 36,110 |
| 7.41e | 43.24% | ▲ +0.8pp | 102,092 |
| 7.41d | 42.42% | ▼ -0.8pp | 134,889 |
| 7.41c | 43.22% | — | 88,003 |
Move this data into a draft
Monkey King starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.