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Hero guide
Monkey King
Carry · Escape · Disabler · Initiator
Pro games
What pros buy
Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.
Starting items
Iron Branch206×
Circlet101×
Tango85×
Faerie Fire65×
Quelling Blade48×
Slippers of Agility45×
Early game
Boots of Speed100×
Power Treads93×
Wraith Band51×
Blade of Alacrity26×
Void Stone17×
Ring of Health12×
Mid game
Mithril Hammer151×
Ogre Axe102×
Broadsword50×
Desolator46×
Black King Bar41×- Blade of Alacrity33×
Late game
Ultimate Orb63×- Black King Bar38×
Demon Edge34×
Eye of Skadi30×
Skull Basher22×
Sacred Relic20×
Pro games
Matchups
Monkey King's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.
Monkey King is strong against
Monkey King struggles against
Benchmarks
What strong games look like
From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.
| Stat | Typical | Top 10% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold per minute | 500 | 719 | 874 |
| XP per minute | 703 | 1,087 | 1,384 |
| Last hits per minute | 5.3 | 8.9 | 11.8 |
| Hero damage per minute | 600 | 1,168 | 1,764 |
| Tower damage | 1,880 | 12,256 | 20,274 |
Watch and learn
Recent pro games on Monkey King
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