Monkey King

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Phase Boots 1450 Echo Sabre 2700 Black King Bar 4050 Power Treads 1400 Shadow Blade 3250 Ring of Aquila — Desolator 3500 Battle Fury 3900 Magic Wand 460 Orb of Venom 350 Diffusal Blade 2500 Stout Shield 100

Abilities

Boundless Strike

Cooldown 24 / 21 / 18 / 15s Mana 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 Range 1100 PHYSICAL

ActiveCooldown24 / 21 / 18 / 15sMana85 / 90 / 95 / 100Range1100

Monkey King enlarges his staff and slams it against the ground, stunning enemies in a line and damaging them with bonus damage and a critical hit based on his attack. Has True Strike.

Raw values (from the game files)（11）

STUN DURATION	0.7 / 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.3
%CRITICAL DAMAGE	120 / 140 / 160 / 180
BONUS DAMAGE	20 / 40 / 60 / 80
strike_radius	150
DISTANCE	1100
acceleration_z	5000
min_height_above_lowest	100
min_height_above_highest	150
max_horizontal_acceleration	30000
duration	0.2
spring_channel_pct	35

Tree Dance

Cooldown 0.9 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0s Range 900

ActiveCooldown0.9 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0sRange900

Monkey King jumps to a tree and perches atop it. While perched, he gains the Primal Spring ability-a channeled leap attack. If Monkey King's tree is destroyed, he falls and is stunned for 3.0s. Taking damage while on the ground puts Tree Dance on cooldown.

Raw values (from the game files)（15）

leap_speed	600
spring_leap_speed	1300
give_up_distance	1850
ground_jump_distance	900
DISTANCE	900
DAMAGE COOLDOWN	3.0
perched_day_vision	700
perched_night_vision	500
perched_spot_height	192.0
unperched_stunned_duration	3.0
top_level_height	500
impact_damage_tooltip	140 / 210 / 280 / 350
impact_movement_slow_tooltip	20 / 40 / 60 / 80
range	900
max_level	4

• Tree Dance cooldown starts upon landing.
• Right-clicking the ground will have Monkey King drop from the tree.
• Movement is interrupted if Monkey King is stunned, hexed or banished.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Cast point increased from 0.1s to 0.2s
• Cast Range / Perched Tree Cast Range increased from 800 to 900
• Cooldown decreased from 1.4/1.2/1.0/0.8s to 0.9/0.6/0.3/0s
• Leap speed decreased from 700 to 600
• Leaping between trees can now be interrupted by Roots and Leashes
• Previously it was only interrupted by Stunned, Hidden, or Hexed statuses

7.40 2025-12-15

• Stun duration from falling off the cut tree decreased from 4s to 3s

Primal Spring

Cooldown 18 / 16 / 14 / 12s Mana 100 Range 800 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown18 / 16 / 14 / 12sMana100Range800

CHANNELED - Monkey King springs out from his tree perch, damaging and slowing enemies in the area where he lands. Damage and slow amounts are in proportion to channel duration.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

DAMAGE	110 / 200 / 290 / 380
%MOVEMENT SLOW	30 / 40 / 50 / 60
MAX SLOW DURATION	4.0
impact_radius	375

Patch history

7.41c 2026-05-06

• Movement Slow decreased from 35/50/65/80% to 30/40/50/60%

Jingu Mastery Passive

Cooldown 0s PHYSICAL

Passive

Monkey King's attacks awaken the Jingu Bang's power. Upon the fourth hit on the same enemy hero, Monkey King earns 4 charged attacks that have bonus damage and lifesteal.

Raw values (from the game files)（6）

REQUIRED HITS	4
COUNTER DURATION	5.5 / 7.0 / 8.5 / 10.0
charges	4
BONUS DAMAGE	30 / 80 / 130 / 180
%BONUS LIFESTEAL	20 / 40 / 60 / 80
BUFF DURATION	35

• Hitting an enemy with Boundless Strike adds to the hit counter.
• Repeatedly hitting an enemy refreshes the Jingu Mastery debuff duration.
• Hit charges on enemies cannot be dispelled.
• Jingu Mastery buff on self can be dispelled.
• Break disables the gaining of new stacks.
• Break does not disable the bonuses from existing stacks.

Patch history

7.40c 2026-01-21

• Bonus Damage increased from 30/75/120/165 to 30/80/130/180

Mischief Innate

Cooldown 24.5s Mana 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

ActiveCooldown24.5sMana0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Changes Monkey King's shape to deceive opponents, using the environment nearby as inspiration for the disguise. Taking damage, attacking, or using any item or ability breaks Monkey King's disguise. Grants damage immunity for 0.1 seconds upon transforming.

Raw values (from the game files)（3）

%BONUS MOVE SPEED	8
reveal_radius	200
invul_duration	0.1

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• No longer levels with Wukong's Command
• Cooldown changed from 24/20/16/12s to 24.5s - 0.5s per level

Wukong's Command

Cooldown 100 / 90 / 80s Mana 100 Range 0 PHYSICAL

ActiveCooldown100 / 90 / 80sMana100Range0

Monkey King creates a circular formation of soldiers that spread out from his position. If Monkey King leaves the area his soldiers disperse. The soldiers have Monkey King's attack that attacks at a fixed rate of 1.1s, and only targets enemy Heroes. Monkey King is granted bonus armor for the spell's duration. Monkey King can transform into any one of his soldiers during Wukong's command, taking its place for a short duration, becoming indistinguishable from other soldiers, and leaving another soldier in his stead.

Raw values (from the game files)（10）

first_radius	300
second_radius	750
num_first_soldiers	5
num_second_soldiers	9
move_speed	700
BONUS ARMOR	15 / 20 / 25
attack_speed	1.1
%SOLDIER DAMAGE	0
DURATION	14
cast_range	625

• Soldiers do not receive Jingu Mastery bonuses.
• Soldiers do not copy Basher or Abyssal.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Now has Changing of the Guard sub-ability by default
• While Wukong's Command is active, Monkey King gains a Changing of the Guard ability which allows him to transform into any one of his soldiers. Upon cast, Monkey King takes the place of the soldier closest to the target location for 1.5s, and leaves another one in his stead. While Transfigured, Monkey King is indistinguishable from other soldiers and invulnerable, but can't issue commands. Cast Point: 0.3s. No Mana Cost. Cooldown: 3s

7.40b 2025-12-23

• Duration increased from 13s to 14s
• Aghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s Aghanim's Scepter

Spring Early

Revert Form

Cooldown 1s Mana 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

ActiveCooldown1sMana0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Reverts Monkey King's shape to his original form.

Changing of the Guard

Cooldown 5s

ActiveCooldown5s

Monkey King can transform into any one of his soldiers during Wukong's command, taking its place for a 1.5s, becoming indistinguishable from other soldiers, and leaving another soldier in his stead. While transformed, Monkey King is invulnerable, but cannot attack or cast spells

Raw values (from the game files)（2）

transfiguration_duration	1.5
initial_cooldown	1.0

Patch history

7.41b 2026-04-07

• Cooldown increased from 3s to 5s

7.41 2026-03-24

• Ability appears in place of Wukong's Command and starts on a 1s cooldown after casting Wukong's Command. Can't be cast while rooted and can't target soldiers created by Aghanim's Scepter effect. Monkey King disjoints projectiles upon transformation. Aghanim's Scepter
• The possessed soldier has a small ring around it which is visible only to Monkey King and his allies. When the effect is over, Monkey King becomes his usual self leaving the overtaken soldier's position empty.

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

For 500 years the mountain pressed down upon him, only his head free from the crushing weight of the stonewrought prison the elder gods had summoned to halt his childish rebellion. Moss grew along the lines of his exposed face, tufts of grass sprouted from his ears; his vision was framed in wildflowers reaching from the soil around his cheeks. Most thought him long dead, tormented by the gods for waging war against the heavens until naught but his legend survived. But, as the stories go, the Monkey King cannot die. So he waited. Until the gods came to offer a chance at absolution, he endured. And when they did come to name the price, Sun Wukong accepted their charge: he would accompany a young acolyte on a secret pilgrimage, protect him from demons and dangers of the road, and guide the man home in possession of a coveted relic. Do that, and humbly obey the human's commands in service to their holy mission, and Wukong would prove himself reformed. For a change, Sun Wukong fulfilled his oath to the gods with honor, and atoned for the sins of past insurrections. The acolyte, much learned in hardships, was returned to his home temple, relic in hand; and Wukong-finding himself for the first time in proper standing with any gods of consequence-was content for a short while to give up his old thirst for adventure and glory. But the Monkey King was born for mischief...and offending the gods never gets old.

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