Melee hero. Roles: Utility, Support, Nuker, Disabler, Durable. Lanes: Offlane.
Monkey King wins 45.8% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 117th highest win rate of 127 heroes: 46.7% in Very High, 45.8% in High and 44.9% in Normal skill games. It is picked in 5.1% of matches, and over the last 10 days its win rate has stayed about the same.
Monkey King does best in long games (over 50 minutes), winning 52.1% of them, against 43.0% in short games (under 25 minutes). Monkey King is strongest against Pangolier, Broodmother and Naga Siren, and struggles against Lycan, Ancient Apparition and Terrorblade. The best teammates for Monkey King are Beastmaster, Alchemist and Disruptor.
From public ranked All Pick matches of the current patch. Updated 21 October 2026. Compare with every other hero in the Dota 2 meta table, or pick against a full enemy draft in the Counter & Synergy Picker.
Advantage (Adv) - The difference between the actual winrate of the heroes and the expected winrate from their base winrates.
Example: Let's take two heroes, Superman, with a general winrate of 53%, and Lex Luthor, with a general winrate of 47%. When they meet on the battlefield they each have a statistical winrate of 50%.
In this case it's obvious that, even if they have the same winrate when they battle, there is some sort of innate statistical advantage that Lex Luthor (average winrate 47% but 50% against Superman) has over Superman (average winrate 53% but 50% against Lex Luthor). There are many theories about why this happens, but the most common one is related to Kryptonite.
Winrate (WR) - The winrate between the two heroes.
Weighted over the skill brackets (Very High 35%, High 45%, Normal 20%). Advantage: how much better the matchup goes than the two heroes' own win rates predict, doubled (+6 is about 3 win rate points). Win rate: Monkey King's win rate against or together with the hero.
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Pangolier | +10.42 | 52.5% |
| Broodmother | +8.15 | 50.6% |
| Naga Siren | +8.06 | 50.5% |
| Ember Spirit | +7.39 | 50.4% |
| Dazzle | +7.07 | 49.1% |
| Meepo | +6.22 | 47.8% |
| Io | +5.97 | 49.4% |
| Batrider | +5.78 | 52.1% |
| Crystal Maiden | +5.07 | 48.6% |
| Bloodseeker | +4.95 | 47.8% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Lycan | -8.49 | 46.2% |
| Ancient Apparition | -6.80 | 45.7% |
| Terrorblade | -6.44 | 49.1% |
| Queen of Pain | -5.83 | 47.8% |
| Zeus | -5.44 | 46.6% |
| Phoenix | -4.97 | 45.9% |
| Outworld Devourer | -4.72 | 44.8% |
| Night Stalker | -4.70 | 45.6% |
| Muerta | -4.48 | 47.8% |
| Enigma | -4.34 | 45.9% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Beastmaster | +9.48 | 48.3% |
| Alchemist | +6.44 | 47.9% |
| Disruptor | +4.86 | 49.5% |
| Oracle | +4.68 | 49.0% |
| Gyrocopter | +4.36 | 47.7% |
| Pangolier | +4.19 | 47.2% |
| Storm Spirit | +3.41 | 47.3% |
| Tiny | +3.07 | 45.8% |
| Clockwerk | +2.78 | 47.5% |
| Slark | +2.70 | 48.4% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Batrider | -8.12 | 43.4% |
| Enigma | -6.41 | 47.4% |
| Lycan | -5.31 | 46.3% |
| Juggernaut | -4.70 | 48.4% |
| Largo | -4.38 | 46.2% |
| Abaddon | -4.28 | 47.3% |
| Bristleback | -4.22 | 45.3% |
| Clinkz | -4.16 | 47.2% |
| Death Prophet | -4.11 | 46.2% |
| Sniper | -4.11 | 46.6% |
Skill level:
Each line in the graph represents the probability that Monkey King brings an advantage to the total XP of a team
at a certain point in time (the probability to change the inclination of the xp graph).
Monkey King's team rarely wins the experience race: at best, around minute 10, it gains the experience lead in 50.3% of games, and around minute 15 in only 46.0%. It doesn't win games by out-leveling the enemy.
The chart shows, every 5 minutes and for each skill bracket, the share of games in which Monkey King's team gains more experience than the enemy team (50% is neutral). All heroes compared: Hero XP Advantage by Minute.
Daily win rate and pick rate of Monkey King for each skill bracket, overall and in short, medium and long games. All heroes side by side: Hero Win Rate and Pick Rate Trends.
| Day | Win rate | Pick rate | Win rate by game length | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All skills | Very High | High | Normal | Short | Medium | Long | ||
| 2026-10-12 | 45.6% | 47.1% | 45.4% | 44.8% | 4.8% | 47.0% | 44.3% | 51.3% |
| 2026-10-13 | 45.2% | 46.1% | 46.0% | 44.2% | 4.8% | 40.4% | 44.4% | 49.7% |
| 2026-10-14 | 45.7% | 45.5% | 46.4% | 45.3% | 4.8% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 51.5% |
| 2026-10-15 | 45.1% | 45.2% | 45.9% | 44.6% | 4.8% | 47.3% | 43.9% | 50.1% |
| 2026-10-16 | 45.8% | 47.8% | 46.8% | 44.0% | 4.8% | 44.9% | 44.1% | 53.3% |
| 2026-10-17 | 45.3% | 45.6% | 46.8% | 44.3% | 4.8% | 39.3% | 44.2% | 51.3% |
| 2026-10-18 | 46.2% | 46.3% | 44.9% | 46.9% | 4.9% | 42.2% | 44.7% | 53.5% |
| 2026-10-19 | 45.3% | 47.2% | 43.5% | 45.1% | 5.1% | 44.7% | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| 2026-10-20 | 46.0% | 47.6% | 46.2% | 44.9% | 5.1% | 48.3% | 44.5% | 52.2% |
| 2026-10-21 | 45.6% | 45.7% | 45.4% | 45.6% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 44.3% | 53.7% |
Pick rate and game length columns are for all skill brackets; the charts show each bracket.
The hardest counters to Monkey King in patch 7.41 are Lycan, Ancient Apparition and Terrorblade. Against them Monkey King wins 4.2, 3.4 and 3.2 percentage points less often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
Monkey King is strongest against Pangolier, Broodmother and Naga Siren, winning 5.2, 4.1 and 4.0 percentage points more often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
The heroes that do best together with Monkey King are Beastmaster, Alchemist and Disruptor, winning 4.7, 3.2 and 2.4 percentage points more often than their own win rates predict. The weakest pairings are with Batrider and Enigma.
Monkey King wins 45.8% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 117th highest win rate of 127 heroes, and is picked in 5.1% of matches.
Monkey King wins most in long games (over 50 minutes): 52.1%, against 43.0% in short games (under 25 minutes). Monkey King's team rarely wins the experience race: at best, around minute 10, it gains the experience lead in 50.3% of games, and around minute 15 in only 46.0%. It doesn't win games by out-leveling the enemy.
