Question 1

Who counters Monkey King?

Accepted Answer

Brewmaster (+4.9%), Largo (+4.9%), and Naga Siren (+3.9%) are the strongest against Monkey King — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Monkey King strong against?

Accepted Answer

Monkey King does best against Medusa (+8.8%), Ember Spirit (+5.7%), and Meepo (+4.9%).

Question 3

Who is Monkey King stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Monkey King are Largo (+4.2%), Pangolier (+3.8%), and Kunkka (+3.4%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Monkey King?

Accepted Answer

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Quelling Blade, Tango, Iron Branch ×2, Circlet, Magic Stick, and Faerie Fire, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Perseverance (10 min), Diffusal Blade (12 min), Echo Sabre (14 min), and Battle Fury (15 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Monkey King?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+300 Tree Dance Cast Range” (76%), at level 15 — “+110 Jingu Mastery Damage” (88%), at level 20 — “+60% Boundless Strike Critical Damage” (91%), and at level 25 — “Additional Wukong's Command Ring” (89%).

Question 6

What position to play Monkey King in?

Accepted Answer

Monkey King is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 54% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (29%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Brewmaster	+4.9%	63.2%	285
Largo	+4.9%	57.6%	165
Naga Siren	+3.9%	56.5%	214
Batrider	+3.9%	51.0%	145
Weaver	+3.8%	56.2%	891
Muerta	+3.5%	55.8%	430
Zeus	+3.1%	57.9%	2,308
Sniper	+2.9%	57.2%	3,899
Elder Titan	+2.8%	58.5%	130
Phoenix	+2.5%	59.5%	625
Keeper of the Light	+2.4%	56.0%	686
Ancient Apparition	+2.3%	58.4%	1,320

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+8.8%	55.5%	479
Ember Spirit	+5.7%	53.2%	1,011
Meepo	+4.9%	45.5%	246
Pangolier	+4.9%	52.9%	399
Dawnbreaker	+3.9%	47.3%	1,260
Warlock	+3.9%	48.9%	1,139
Bloodseeker	+3.4%	47.4%	591
Lycan	+3.2%	53.9%	152
Centaur Warrunner	+3.0%	48.3%	1,179
Tidehunter	+2.8%	48.4%	1,359
Beastmaster	+2.8%	55.6%	297
Omniknight	+2.7%	49.8%	325

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Largo	+4.2%	49.1%	159
Pangolier	+3.8%	47.5%	282
Kunkka	+3.4%	48.4%	639
Chaos Knight	+3.4%	50.1%	709
Lion	+3.1%	47.2%	4,144
Tidehunter	+3.0%	48.4%	1,220
Lone Druid	+2.9%	48.1%	318
Drow Ranger	+2.6%	44.3%	958
Slardar	+2.6%	48.0%	1,147
Naga Siren	+2.5%	44.5%	146
Broodmother	+2.3%	50.5%	204
Troll Warlord	+2.2%	51.7%	271

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