Monkey King stats, abilities and strategy
Springs from the cover of the tree tops
Always in search of a good fight, Monkey King travels atop the trees aiming to spring from leafy cover and surprise his enemies. Calling upon an army of monkey soldiers to overwhelm opponents, this agile trickster revels in the chaos of battle, ready to slam his legendary staff down on any hopes of escape.
Win Rate 44.0%
Pick Rate 8.0%
Attributes
538 +61.6/lvl
315 +21.6/lvl
19 +2.8/lvl
24 +3.7/lvl
20 +1.8/lvl
Stats
Damage:
53 - 57 + 3.7/level (174 - 178 at level 30)
Range:
300
Armor:
6.0 + 0.6/level (26.2 at level 30)
Movement:
300
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.39
- Removed Wukong's Faithful facet
Facets
Simian Stride
Win Rate: 42.0%
Pick Rate: 43.3%
Increases the max level of Tree Dance. Level 5 Tree Dance reduces the cooldown to zero.
Changing of the Guard
Win Rate: 45.6%
Pick Rate: 56.7%
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
Patch 7.39
- Wukong's Command: 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. Mana Cost: 25. Cooldown: 3s
Abilities
PASSIVE: No
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.
BONUS MOVE SPEED: 6% / 9% / 12% / 15%
24 / 20 / 16 / 12
Watch out for that tree.
Boundless Strike
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Strong Dispels Only
DEBUFF: Yes
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.
Does not affect spell-immune enemies.
STUN DURATION: 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.3
CRITICAL DAMAGE: 120% / 140% / 160% / 180%
BONUS DAMAGE: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80
DISTANCE: 1100
24 / 21 / 18 / 15
85 / 90 / 95 / 100
1100
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +60% Boundless Strike Critical Damage
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +0.2s Boundless Strike Stun Duration
The legendary Jingu Bang grows to match its master's will, ensuring no enemy can escape the Monkey King's reach.
Tree Dance
AFFECTS: Unit
PASSIVE: No
DEBUFF: Yes
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 4 seconds. Taking damage while on the ground puts Tree Dance on cooldown.
Tree Dance cooldown starts upon landing.
Right-clicking the ground will have Monkey King drop from the tree.
DISTANCE: 800
DAMAGE COOLDOWN: 3
1.4 / 1.2 / 1 / 0.8 / 0
800
FACET: Simian Stride
Increases the max level of Tree Dance. Level 1 Tree Dance reduces the cooldown to zero.
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +450 Tree Dance Cast Range
Sun Wukong dances nimbly along the treetop canopy, always just out of arm's reach.
Primal Spring
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
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.
DAMAGE: 110 / 200 / 290 / 380
MOVEMENT SLOW: 35% / 50% / 65% / 80%
MAX SLOW DURATION: 4
18 / 16 / 14 / 12
100
800
LEVEL 20 TALENT: 0 Cooldown Primal Spring
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +100 Primal Spring Max Damage
Patch 7.39
- Cast Range decreased from 1000 to 800
Leaping from the safety of cover into the midst of his enemies, Sun Wukong attacks without mercy.
Jingu Mastery
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: Breakable
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.
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.
REQUIRED HITS: 4
COUNTER DURATION: 5.5 / 7 / 8.5 / 10
BONUS DAMAGE: 30 / 75 / 120 / 165
BONUS LIFESTEAL: 20% / 40% / 60% / 80%
BUFF DURATION: 35
LEVEL 25 TALENT: -1 Jingu Mastery Required Hits
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +110 Jingu Mastery Damage
Patch 7.39
- Counter Duration decreased from 7/8/9/10s to 5.5/7/8.5/10s
Always sensitive to the moods of its master, the Jingu Bang radiates power when Sun Wukong's combat fervor is on full display.
Wukong's Command
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PASSIVE: No
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 and only target heroes. Monkey King is granted bonus armor for the spell's duration.
Soldiers do not receive Jingu Mastery bonuses.
Soldiers do not copy Basher or Abyssal.
BONUS ARMOR: 15 / 20 / 25
SOLDIER ATTACK INTERVAL: 1.1
DURATION: 13
100 / 90 / 80
100
FACET: Changing of the Guard
Grants the Changing of the Guard ability during Wukong's Command.
Aghanim's Scepter
Spawns a monkey soldier near Monkey King at regular intervals. Soldiers do not spawn while invisible or on trees. Soldiers only attack buildings when Monkey King himself is nearby. Soldiers can now gain Jingu Mastery charges independently.
LEVEL 25 TALENT: Additional Wukong's Command Ring
Monkey King rips out a tuft of fur to blow at his enemies, charging each strand to transform into a copy of himself.
Spring Early
PASSIVE: No
Revert Form
PASSIVE: No
1
Talents
Additional Wukong's Command Ring
+ 1.6%
-1 Jingu Mastery Required Hits
+60% Boundless Strike Critical Damage
+ 1.9%
0 Cooldown Primal Spring
+110 Jingu Mastery Damage
+ 0.8%
+450 Tree Dance Cast Range
+0.2s Boundless Strike Stun Duration
+ 2.2%
+100 Primal Spring Max Damage
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Strategy
Turning into courier form with Mischief allows you to sneak up to opponents or snipe their couriers in the base. The opponents can't see you on minimap.
A well timed Mischief allows you to dodge the damage coming from attacks and spells but not the debuffs coming with that spell or attack.
Consider skilling Boundless Strike on level 1 to secure ranged creep last hit if you do not see yourself getting Jingu Mastery stacks up.
Acquiring Jingu stacks or a threat of getting them is the way Monkey King wins the lane. 
Orb of Frost and early 
Boots of Speed help with that.
If the lane is rough consider putting more points in Tree Dance for creep clearing and work on solving mana issues to be able to spam it.
Many spells and items can cut trees you are standing on, including those coming from your allies. Be careful about that.
Pillar and Tinker wards as well as spells that provide flying vision when used, can spot you standing on the trees.
You should skip skilling Wukong's Command on level 6 in most games as it is hard to keep opponents inside of it early on.
Channeling Wukong's command from a tree will make you drop down from it without being stunned. You can jump back on any tree inside the ultimate ring and it will keep going.
To get a good Wukong's Command, ideally channel it from a tree or outside of vision of enemy heroes and follow up with Boundless Strike.
Items that modify attacks or have proc chance - except for 
Skull Basher - will work on Monkey King soldiers.
Counter Strategy
Monkey King is one of the strongest laners against melee heroes, as it is easy for him to get Jingu Mastery stacks up. Ranged heroes have better time against him in general as he has low armor and simple right clicks tend to do good work
Early
Boots of Speed or even a 
Wind Lace are advisable for melee cores against Monkey King
Be careful on initial bounty runes as Monkey might come from behind while under the effect of Mischief (as courier). You can't see him on the minimap while under the effect of Mischief. He also doesn't aggro towers while Mischiefed so he might even run into your base and snipe couriers
Prevent Monkey King from getting four stacks of Jingu Mastery. But if it happens avoid staying in one line for multi-hero Boundless Strike
Melee cores should avoid laning directly against Monkey King. Try to hijack, skip or pull creeps
Cutting trees that Monkey King stands on stuns him for 4 seconds. Having a quelling blade or a tree cutting ability is very useful against him
Break effects are good at reducing Monkey Kings' damage output and 
Spirit Vessel reduces healing from Jingu Mastery stacks
Monkey King's ultimate grants him bonus armor and he therefore takes little physical damage. Dealing magical and pure damage is the priority. If Monkey King uses 
Black King Bar, you should not fight him inside Wukong's Command ring
Items and abilities that force Monkey King out of his ultimate are valuable