Monkey King counters and build in Dota 2

Naga Siren (+4.6%), Largo (+4.3%), and Muerta (+4.1%) are the strongest against Monkey King — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Monkey King does best against Pangolier (+6.6%), Medusa (+5.2%), and Dazzle (+4.4%).

The best partners for Monkey King are Chaos Knight (+3.6%), Naga Siren (+3.2%), and Lich (+3.1%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“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).

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%).

Monkey King is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 44% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (31%) and Position 3: Off Lane (13%).