Monkey King — Dota 2 hero

Monkey King

AgilityMeleeCarryEscapeDisablerInitiator

Monkey King Pro Match Statistics

51%Win Rate
3.8%Pick Rate
3.5%Ban Rate
+26.5% Trend

How to Counter Monkey King in Dota 2

The best counters to Monkey King in professional Dota 2 matches are Tusk (40% win rate across 10 games), Ursa (46.2% win rate across 13 games), Warlock (50% win rate across 14 games). As a carry, Monkey King is especially vulnerable to early aggression and heroes who shut down farming efficiency before key items come online. Picking Tusk into Monkey King provides the strongest statistical counter advantage in the current pro meta. Ursa is another reliable counter pick with a 46.2% win rate over 13 professional games. Conversely, Monkey King performs best against Axe (72.7% win rate), so avoid picking Axe into Monkey King when possible.

Heroes Monkey King Is Worst Against

All heroes Monkey King is worst against — full Dota 2 counter matchup data

Tusk counters Monkey King — 40% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesTusk10 games40%40%Ursa counters Monkey King — 46.2% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesUrsa13 games46.2%46.2%Warlock counters Monkey King — 50% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesWarlock14 games50%50%Shadow Shaman counters Monkey King — 50% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Shaman14 games50%50%Disruptor counters Monkey King — 53.8% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesDisruptor13 games53.8%53.8%Dragon Knight counters Monkey King — 53.8% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesDragon Knight13 games53.8%53.8%Shadow Demon counters Monkey King — 54.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Demon11 games54.5%54.5%Templar Assassin counters Monkey King — 60% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesTemplar Assassin10 games60%60%Shadow Fiend counters Monkey King — 62.5% win rate in 16 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Fiend16 games62.5%62.5%Queen of Pain counters Monkey King — 63.6% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesQueen of Pain11 games63.6%63.6%Centaur Warrunner counters Monkey King — 63.6% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesCentaur Warrunner11 games63.6%63.6%Ember Spirit counters Monkey King — 64.3% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesEmber Spirit14 games64.3%64.3%Jakiro counters Monkey King — 66.7% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesJakiro12 games66.7%66.7%Phoenix counters Monkey King — 70% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesPhoenix10 games70%70%Axe counters Monkey King — 72.7% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesAxe11 games72.7%72.7%

Monkey King counter data: 15 hero matchups analyzed across 183 professional Dota 2 games. Win rates reflect how Monkey King performs against each opponent in recent competitive matches.

Heroes Monkey King Is Best Against

All heroes Monkey King is best against — complete Dota 2 favorable matchup list

Monkey King dominates Axe — 72.7% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesAxe11 games72.7%72.7%Monkey King dominates Phoenix — 70% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesPhoenix10 games70%70%Monkey King dominates Jakiro — 66.7% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesJakiro12 games66.7%66.7%Monkey King dominates Ember Spirit — 64.3% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesEmber Spirit14 games64.3%64.3%Monkey King dominates Centaur Warrunner — 63.6% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesCentaur Warrunner11 games63.6%63.6%Monkey King dominates Queen of Pain — 63.6% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesQueen of Pain11 games63.6%63.6%Monkey King dominates Shadow Fiend — 62.5% win rate across 16 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Fiend16 games62.5%62.5%Monkey King dominates Templar Assassin — 60% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesTemplar Assassin10 games60%60%Monkey King dominates Shadow Demon — 54.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Demon11 games54.5%54.5%Monkey King dominates Dragon Knight — 53.8% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesDragon Knight13 games53.8%53.8%Monkey King dominates Disruptor — 53.8% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesDisruptor13 games53.8%53.8%Monkey King dominates Shadow Shaman — 50% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Shaman14 games50%50%Monkey King dominates Warlock — 50% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesWarlock14 games50%50%Monkey King dominates Ursa — 46.2% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesUrsa13 games46.2%46.2%Monkey King dominates Tusk — 40% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesTusk10 games40%40%

Monkey King favorable matchups: 15 heroes Monkey King dominates, tracked from 183 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Monkey King.