Monkey King + Storm Spirit

Why this works

Pulling an enemy into Wukong's Command with Electric Vortex looks great on paper, but the heroes' kits actively work against each other. Storm Spirit excels at controlling the pace and location of a fight, using Ball Lightning to drag skirmishes across the map while isolating single targets. He wants to pull enemies out of position and away from their allies. Monkey King, however, commits to a single location with his ultimate and needs the enemy team to stand and fight inside it. Storm's mobility often pulls key targets to the edge of the ring or completely out of it, wasting Monkey King's biggest spell.

This conflict of interest creates disjointed teamfights where neither core can execute their ideal plan. Storm Spirit will often initiate on a backline hero, drawing the fight away from the frontline where Monkey King is trying to get his Jingu Mastery stacks. Both heroes also demand significant farm and experience to be effective, so having them on the same team can create a greedy draft that struggles to keep up. They end up competing for resources and fighting separate battles on the same screen, rarely combining their damage in a way that secures a clean victory.