Monkey King Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Monkey King in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Monkey King beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
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.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Monkey King hardest are Wraith King, Outworld Destroyer and Phantom Lancer — Monkey King wins only 40.7%, 41.6% and 41.9% of ranked matches against them.
Monkey King is strong against
 Pangolier | 52.79% | 2,845 |
 Nature's Prophet | 52.24% | 7,985 |
 Shadow Fiend | 52.20% | 13,709 |
 Kez | 51.86% | 3,756 |
 Medusa | 51.65% | 2,552 |
 Treant Protector | 51.32% | 2,950 |
 Puck | 51.23% | 2,604 |
 Alchemist | 50.38% | 3,166 |
 Lone Druid | 50.32% | 3,118 |
 Ember Spirit | 50.17% | 6,604 |
 Earth Spirit | 50.14% | 4,164 |
 Huskar | 50.01% | 4,355 |
Move this data into a draft
Test Monkey King's counters in a complete draft
Monkey King is already on the enemy side — add both line-ups to see which picks give the best chance against Monkey King.
Monkey King struggles against
 Wraith King | 40.68% | 9,552 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 41.56% | 6,751 |
 Phantom Lancer | 41.89% | 9,318 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 41.93% | 8,375 |
 Phoenix | 42.16% | 3,610 |
 Brewmaster | 42.17% | 1,373 |
 Techies | 42.36% | 9,242 |
 Shadow Shaman | 42.78% | 10,794 |
 Bounty Hunter | 43.08% | 6,774 |
 Witch Doctor | 43.10% | 10,740 |
 Ancient Apparition | 43.13% | 4,938 |
 Spirit Breaker | 43.25% | 13,539 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Monkey King in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Outworld Destroyer and Phantom Lancer are Monkey King's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Monkey King's win rate drops to 40.7% against Wraith King, 41.6% against Outworld Destroyer and 41.9% against Phantom Lancer.
- How do you counter Monkey King?
- Pick or ban the heroes Monkey King struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Monkey King wins only 40.7% against them), Outworld Destroyer (41.6%) or Phantom Lancer (41.9%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Monkey King strong against?
- Monkey King performs best against Pangolier (52.8% win rate), Nature's Prophet (52.2%) and Shadow Fiend (52.2%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Monkey King good in the current patch?
- Monkey King wins 45.7% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 5.3% pick rate — ranking #118 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Look up counters without leaving Discord
Add the Batru bot to your server, then /counter <hero> gives the same calibrated matchups in one command — no tab-switching mid-draft.
Data updated Sep 22, 2026.