How Grimstroke and Monkey King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Monkey King win 47.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,929 matches.
Facing down a Wukong's Command is often a matter of moving out of the circle, but things feel more complicated when Grimstroke is there too. The main idea is to combine their ultimates, but Soulbind doesn't actually copy Monkey King's ultimate. While a Boundless Strike can be duplicated on two Soulbound targets, that's often a secondary concern. The more practical combo is Ink Swell on Monkey King as he channels Primal Spring from the trees, creating a long-range stun initiation. This requires good communication and timing, and if the jump is seen coming, it's easily dodged.
In practice, both heroes are trying to control a teamfight in ways that can be at odds. Monkey King wants to lock a specific area down with his ultimate, forcing a chaotic scramble. Grimstroke, on the other hand, wants enemies to be neatly positioned or kited together to get maximum value from Soulbind and his other spells. The chaos from Wukong's Command often causes targets to split up and run in different directions, which can easily break the Soulbind leash. This leaves both heroes having used major spells without their full, combined impact being felt.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 47.98% | 198 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.81% | 578 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.51% | 524 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.45% | 211 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.11% | ▲ +1.1pp | 3,929 |
| 7.41d | 46.04% | ▼ -0.8pp | 49,468 |
| 7.41c | 46.83% | ▼ -1.7pp | 27,601 |
| 7.41b | 48.52% | — | 31,693 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.