How Monkey King and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Monkey King and Pugna win 47.63% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 317 matches.
Keeping a channeling Monkey King alive with Life Drain seems powerful, but it forces Pugna into dangerous forward positions where he dies easily. The more fundamental problem is Decrepify. Using it to save Monkey King means he can no longer attack, and using it on an enemy inside Wukong's Command makes them immune to MK's soldiers. This direct conflict between their most important abilities is a constant issue. Both Pugna and Monkey King want to execute a specific plan in a teamfight, but their spells actively work against each other, making it very difficult to win fights.
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 | 46.82% | 173 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.14% | 333 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.11% | 242 |
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 | 47.63% | ▲ +4.9pp | 317 |
| 7.41d | 42.74% | ▲ +0.2pp | 30,315 |
| 7.41c | 42.56% | ▼ -1.9pp | 20,473 |
| 7.41b | 44.48% | — | 24,626 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.