Monkey King

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Monkey King
19 + 2.8
24 + 3.7
20 + 1.8
Grants the following bonuses per attribute point:
+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration
+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed
+1 Main Attack Damage
+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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6
Armor
(731.68 EHP)
27%
Magic Resist
(736.99 EHP)
Instant
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (124)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.45 + 0.2
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
1800 / 800
Default
Gib Type
2016-12-12
Released
(v7.00)
Competitive Span
2017-03-15 — Present
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For the in-game item, see Monkey King Bar.
Springs from the cover of the tree tops.
Always in search of a good fight, Monkey King Dances and travels atop of trees aiming to Spring from leafy cover and surprise his enemies. A tuft of hair—plucked from his head—scatters into the wind, calling and commanding upon an army of Monkey Soldiers to overwhelm opponents, this agile Trickster revels in the chaos of battle, ready to show is Mastery over his arts, slamming his legendary Boundless Staff down on any hopes of escape.
Boundless Strike
Boundless Strike
Tree Dance
Primal Spring
Jingu Mastery
Jingu Mastery
Mischief
Wukong's Command
Wukong's Command
Roles:Carry Carry Escape Escape Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator
ComplexityHero ComplexityHero ComplexityHero ComplexityHero Complexity
AdjectivesCape, Fuzzy, Green, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Facets[edit]

Wukong's Faithful
Command Radius
Soliders now has a disperse delay when Wukong leaves the Command Radius. Reentering the radius resets the timer. Increases max duration.
+3s Duration
Simian Stride
Tree Dance
Tree Dance has no cooldown above certain current health threshold.

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Wukong's Command
The Monkey King spawns a Wukong's Command soldier at a fixed duration.

Soldiers do not spawn while being invisible or on trees. Soldiers only attack buildings when the Monkey King himself is nearby.
Jingu Mastery
The soldiers now may gain and utilize Jingu Mastery charges independently.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Boundless Strike (Alt-Cast)
Reduces a charge per Boundless Strike ability cast, regardless if the ability hits a unit.

However, the Jingu Mastery ability effects are applied to all hit enemy units within its area-of-effect.

Monkey King leaps to the end of his Jingu Bang as soon as Boundless Strike hits the ground with Alt-Cast toggled on.

Talents[edit]

+1 Wukong's Command Ring25-1 Jingu Mastery Required Hits
+60% Boundless Strike Critical Damage20No Primal Spring Cooldown
+110 Jingu Mastery Damage15+450 Tree Dance Cast Range
+0.2s Boundless Strike Stun Duration10+100 Primal Spring Max Damage
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+2 All / / Attributes

Bio[edit]

There's a lot of stories about the Monkey King. Some of 'em are even true.
Monkey King
Aliases:
MK, Sun Wukong
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.

Innate[edit]

Mischief[edit]

F
F
Mischief
Affects
Self
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 the disguise.

Negates damage for a brief moment upon transforming.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.53
Damage Negation Duration: 0.2
Damage Threshold: 0
Move Speed Bonus: 10%
Within Roshan's pit and while the Immortal is dead, Mischief disguises the Monkey King as the Immortal himself. The same applies to the Tormentor.
The trickster disguises himself as a Power Rune, with certain conditions of course.
Mischief Priority: 1
Rune Search Radius: 300
What other better targets to impersonate as or blend in with on my way toward the enemy base. Can disguise as any non-hero unit within the range.
Mischief Priority: 2
Creep Search Radius: 200
Have you seen a tree move? Or a tree on top of another tree?
Mischief Priority: 3
Tree Search Radius: 350
Not the white dragon horse, but this donkey would do, for now!
Mischief Priority: 4
Courier Search Radius: 400
15
Mana Cost
0
Watch out for that tree.
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  • This Innate. innate ability is in the       fifth ability slot.
  • Transformation sources generally change the hero's form while providing other stat bonuses.
    • While transforming, Wukong This unit cannot act and cannot issue orders. cannot act and cannot be interrupted.
      • Interrupts the following actions upon cast:
        • A
          Attack orders.
        • M
          Move orders.
    • Buff
      • Applies a Directly negates damage before damage manipulation calculations. damage negation buff upon cast, causing certain on-damage effects to not proc.
      • The following conditions Dispellable by any Dispel sources. dispel Mischief:
        • Wukong's attacks or ability cast, including item abilities.
        • Offensive damage instances < 0 applied on Wukong (after reductions) after the damage negation duration.
      • Does not proc on the following damage sources:
    • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Wukong's minimap icon is now visible ally-only.
        • The over-head health bar has the following properties:
          • Transformation sources generally change the hero's form while providing other stat bonuses. to units
            • Copies the unit's current health bar, including its faction color.
          • Transformation sources generally change the hero's form while providing other stat bonuses. to other options
            • Fully hides the health bar.
      • All auto-attack settings and units ignore Wukong while in disguise, and Wukong can only be attacked by a
        A
        forced attack order.
        • This neither affects The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted abilities nor The ability's area-targeting properties. area-targeted abilities from applying its effects on Wukong.
Buff modifier_monkey_king_transformDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Mischief: This unit is disguised.

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  • Disguising as Runes has the following priorities:
    • Disguises into a Bounty Rune within its designated spot.
    • At the river spots, Mischief disguises as a random Power Rune regardless if there is a rune at that spot.
    • Although the river spawns Bounty and Water Runes on the first spawns, Mischief still disguises Monkey King into a random Power-Up Rune.
    • It does not matter whether there currently is a rune at the rune spot, Mischief disguises into a rune regardless.
  • Disguising as non-hero unit has the following properties:
  • Disguising as a Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game! tree has the following properties:
    • If multiple Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game! trees are within range, a random one tree model is chosen.
    • Can disguise as a This is a planted tree, it has a limited duration.This is a planted tree, it has a limited duration. planted tree as well.

Revert Form[edit]

F
F
Revert Form
Affects
Self
Reverts the Monkey King's current mischief shape to his original form.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0.53
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  • Interrupts Wukong's following actions upon cast:
    • Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. Channeling sources.
    • A
      Attack orders.
    • M
      Move orders.

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Hero Model[edit]

Hero Model
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Only Monkey King can disguise himself as a tree by design.
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Abilities[edit]

Boundless Strike[edit]

Q
B
Boundless Strike
Ability
Point
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Damage
Instant Attack / Physical / Spell / Magical
Enlarges his staff and slams it against the ground with True Strike, stunning enemy units in a line and damaging them with a critical hit based on his attack.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.5
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1100
Effect Length: 1100
Effect Width: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 150
Crit Damage: 135%/165%/195%/225% (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 195%/225%/255%/285%)
Stun Duration: 0.7/0.9/1.1/1.3 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5)
Reduces a charge per Boundless Strike ability cast, regardless if the ability hits a unit.

However, the Jingu Mastery ability effects are applied to all hit enemy units within its area-of-effect.
Attack Charge Cost per Cast: 1
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Monkey King leaps to the end of his Jingu Bang as soon as Boundless Strike hits the ground with Alt-Cast toggled on.
Leap Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.2)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Applies a portion of Primal Spring max channeling duration of its corresponding level upon at the end location.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 375)
Max Damage Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.6)
Max Enemy Move Speed Slow Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.6)
Slow Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 4)
28/26/24/22
Mana Cost
85/90/95/100
The legendary Jingu Bang grows to match its master's will, ensuring no enemy can escape the Monkey King's reach.
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  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Does not unperch Wukong from the Tree Dance Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game! tree.
    • The ability sound effects during its cast point is audible to everyone.
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • All ability effects are immediately applied to enemy units within the radius, regardless of the ability animations.
    • O P
      • Both the Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. effect width and effect length starts at Wukong's current position, point O .
        • Hence, the ability affects units 75-distance behind Wukong as well.
        • Affects enemy units up to Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1250 range away with the effect width and effect length.
  • Instant Attack to The affected enemy unit(s).
    • Procs any This unit's attack now apply certain effects. attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal, except Deal additional physical spell damage correspondingly to the attacker's attack damage value within an angle in front.Deal additional physical spell damage correspondingly to the attacker's attack damage value within an angle in front. cleave.
      • Jingu Mastery
        • Consider clones as heroes, illusions and creep-heroes as creeps.
        • Debuff The affected enemy unit(s).
          • Either applies the debuff on all hit enemy heroes, or adds 1 required attack to the enemy heroes without the debuff.
        • Buff This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves. to The affected enemy unit(s).
          • Applies the following effects if the caster is a This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes.This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes. melee hero:
            1. Reduces 1 attack charge per Boundless Strike ability cast, regardless if the ability hits a unit.
            2. All Jingu Mastery's ability effects are applied to all hit enemy units.
      • This unit has a chance to deal bonus attack damage per successful attack.
        • Boundless Strike is an ensured critical strike source.
        • Sources with lesser critical values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
    • Have This unit's attack cannot miss or cannot be evaded. True Strike.
    • Not affected by disarm sources.
    • Affects the following units:
    • Does not affect the following units:
  • The projectile impact properties.
    • Applies Primal Spring components of its corresponding level at point P .
      • Affects enemy units up to Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1475 range away with the effect length and Primal Spring's effect radius.
    • The following ability components are applied at a 0.6 factor, without the Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling requirement:
    • When interrupted, the Primal Spring component prematurely applies the landing effects at the Wukong's new landing location. Other ability notes apply.
    • Has the following properties upon landing:
  • The ability now has the following properties upon cast with This ability has multiple different targeting functionalities.This ability has multiple different targeting functionalities. Alt-Cast activated:
    • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • The affected unit leaps in an arc-like trajectory, over impassable terrain and other units.
      • Applies a self-disabling The unit is forcefully moved in the z-axis accordingly. upward movement, with a 100 – 150-arc height, and leaps at 5000 – 30000-speed for over 0.2 seconds.
      • Leaps forward, and locks Wukong's facing angle while leaping.
        • The leap duration varies corresponding to the terrain.
        • Can leap over other units and impassable terrain.
    • With This ability has multiple different targeting functionalities.This ability has multiple different targeting functionalities. Alt-Cast activated, the ability effects are applied as follows:
      1. The stun Debuff debuff.
      2. The Instant Attack instant attack.
      3. Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. The self-The unit is forcefully moved in the x-axis accordingly to its facing direction. forced movement.
      4. Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Primal Spring ability effects.
  • Has the DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_NORMAL_WHEN_STOLEN tag.
Buff modifier_monkey_king_boundless_strike_critUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_boundless_strike_shard_movementUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Debuff modifier_monkey_king_boundless_strike_stunDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Boundless Strike: Stunned by Monkey King's Boundless Strike

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Tree Dance[edit]

W
T
Tree Dance
Affects
Self / Trees
Jumps to a tree and perches atop it. If the tree Monkey King's is perched on is destroyed, he falls and is stunned.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 900 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1350)
Max Tree Dance Distance: 1850
Unperch Self Stun Duration: 4
While perched, he is hidden in plain sight. Grants Monkey King flying vision and the Primal Spring ability — a channeled leap attack.
Cast Animation: 0.1 + 0
Cast Range: 800 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1250)
DaytimeDaytime Set Vision Radius: 700
DaytimeDaytime Set Vision Radius: 500
Player-based damage instance regardless of factions disables the ability for a fixed duration. Can be reset with cooldown reset sources.
Downtime: 3
1.4/1.2/1/0.8
This ability levels up with Primal Spring.
Sun Wukong dances nimbly along the treetop canopy, always just out of arm's reach.
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Simian Stride
Tree Dance
Tree Dance has no cooldown above certain current health threshold.
Health Threshold: 95%
0
Has the following priorities among base vision setting sources.
  • The affected unit leaps in an arc-like trajectory, over impassable terrain and other units. to Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game!
    • Applies a This unit is affected by a disable. disabling The unit is forcefully moved in the z-axis accordingly. upward movement with a 192-arc height, and leaps at 700-speed, over 1.29 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1.93) seconds.
    • During the leap, Wukong This unit cannot act and cannot issue orders. cannot act. The last given order is queued up and is executed upon landing.
    • The leap is nullified upon exceeding the max Tree Dance distance.
  • Tree dance custom cooldown system
    • While Tree Dance is on cooldown, Monkey King is disarmed and unable to move while perched on a tree, preventing him from attacking and unperching.
Buff modifier_monkey_king_bounceUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_bounce_leapOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_tree_dance_activityOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_tree_dance_hidden2Only dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_bounce_perchOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_right_click_jump_activityDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_arc_to_groundOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Debuff modifier_monkey_king_unperched_stunnedDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Fell out of a tree; stunned

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Primal Spring[edit]

E
G
Primal Spring
Ability
Area / Channeled
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Springs out from his tree perch, damaging and slowing enemy units in proprotion to the channel duration toward the landing area.
Max Leap Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1000
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 375
Max Channel Time: 1.75
Max Damage: 110/200/290/380 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 210/300/390/480)
Max Move Speed Slow: 20%/40%/60%/80%
Slow Duration: 4
The Primal Spring cast is nullified if the distance between the tree and Monkey King is perching on exceed a certain distance.
Max Landing Distance: 1850
18/16/14/12 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 0)
Mana Cost
100
This ability levels up with Tree Dance.
Leaping from the safety of cover into the midst of his enemies, Sun Wukong attacks without mercy.
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  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Applies an The unit is forcefully moved in the z-axis accordingly. upward movement with a 192-arc height toward the landing location.
    • Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game! The ability's area-targeting properties.
      • The leap distance has the following properties:
        • EXPR
          MinDistance < AreaDistance < MaxDistance, moves Wukong toward the The ability's area-targeting properties. area-targeted distance.
        • Other than that, when cast less than the min or max distance, moves Wukong toward the min or max distance respectively.
    • The affected unit leaps in an arc-like trajectory, over impassable terrain and other units.
      • The leap component is nullified in the following conditions:
        • Upon exceeding the max Primal Spring distance.
        • Affected by other The unit is forcefully moved in the z-axis accordingly. The unit is forcefully moved in the x-axis accordingly to its facing direction. forced movement sources while leaping.
        • If the current perched Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game! tree is destroyed while Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling Primal Spring.
  • Debuff
    • Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
    • However, it does not update the Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling time-based Movement Speed movement speed slow values.
Buff modifier_monkey_king_spring_thinkerUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Buff modifier_monkey_king_bounce_leapOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_tree_dance_activityOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden modifier
Debuff modifier_monkey_king_spring_slowDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Primal Spring: Slowed by x%.

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Spring Early[edit]

E
G
Spring Early
Casting this ability does not proc any on-cast effects.
Affects
Self
Monkey King can spring off earlier on the current tree, this immediately ends Primal Spring.
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Jingu Mastery[edit]

D
R
Jingu Mastery
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self / Clones
Monkey King's attacks awaken the Jingu Bang's power. Grants certain bonuses after a number of attacks on the same enemy hero within a duration.
Required Hits: 4 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 3)
Counter Duration: 7/8/9/10
Grants bonus attack damage and lifesteal for a number of subsequent attacks to its master.
Max Attack Charges: 4
Attack Damage Bonus: 30/75/120/165 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 140/185/230/275)
Lifesteal: Affected by Lifesteal Manipulation sources. 20%/40%/60%/80%
Buff Duration: 35
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The soldiers now may gain and utilize Jingu Mastery charges independently.
Required Attacks: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 4)
Always sensitive to the moods of its master, the Jingu Bang radiates power when Sun Wukong's combat fervor is on full display.
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  • Debuff to The affected enemy unit(s).
    • Does nothing when attacking This unit is immune to everything. invulnerable units.
    • Each successful attack reapplies the debuff or increases the stack value on the attacked enemy unit, refreshes its duration, and update the ability values of the whole stack up to the required attacks amount.
    • Considers the following attack sources:
    • Considers clones as heroes, illusions and creep-heroes a creeps.
  • Grants Wukong the quadruple_tap buff when the counter reaches 3 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 2).
    • Buff
      • Grants flat Instant Attack unique bonus attack damage.
      • Affected by Lifesteal Manipulation sources.
        • Stacks additively with other lifesteal sources.
        • Cannot lifesteal off the following units:
        • However, Jingu Mastery can lifesteal off of health-based ward-type units.
        • Can only restore as much as the attacked enemy unit's max Current Health health.
    • An attack charged is consumed per successful attack.
      • Attacking items and runes do not consume charges.
      • Leveling up while the buff is active updates the ability values after one attack charge.
  • A status effect that specifically disables passive abilities, excluding item abilities. Break sources disables the gaining of new stacks on the attacked enemy unit.
    • Does not affect ability bonuses from an existing Jingu Mastery Buff buff proc.
Buff modifier_monkey_king_quadruple_tapUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_monkey_king_quadruple_tap_bonusesDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Jingu Mastery: Bonus Damage and Lifesteal
Debuff modifier_monkey_king_quadruple_tap_counterOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Jingu Mastery: Hits from Monkey King

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  • Grants the attack damage bonus upon the affected targets' attack point.
    • For This bonus/reduction source only affect Ranged heroes.This bonus/reduction source only affect Ranged heroes. ranged units, Jingu Mastery grants the attack damage bonus upon the attack The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile impact.
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • The ability effects are applied as follows:
      1. Applies the Debuff debuff counter per successful attack.
      2. Wukong's attack instance.

Wukong’s Command[edit]

R
W
Wukong's Command
Ability
Area / Passive
Affects
Enemy Heroes / Self
Creates a circular formation of soldiers that spread out from his position. Grants Monkey King bonus armor for its duration.
Cast Animation: 1 + 0.57
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 625 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 975)
1st Ring Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
2nd Ring Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 750
3rd Ring Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 1100)
Soldier Attack Interval: 1.2
Self Armor Bonus: 14/19/24
Max Duration: 13
If Monkey King leaves the leadership radius his soldiers disperse.
Command Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 780 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 1130)
Number of First Ring Soldiers: 5
Number of Second Ring Soldiers: 9
Number of Third Ring Soliders: (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 7)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Soldiers do not spawn while being invisible or on trees. Soldiers only attack buildings when the Monkey King himself is nearby.
Spawn Radius: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 300)
Number of Spawn Soldiers: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1)
Building Attack Radius: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 500)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The Monkey King spawns a Wukong's Command soldier at a fixed duration.
Downtime: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 4)
100/90/80
Mana Cost
100
Monkey King rips out a tuft of fur to blow at his enemies, charging each strand to transform into a copy of himself.
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Wukong's Faithful
Command Radius
Soliders now has a disperse delay when Wukong leaves the Command Radius. Reentering the radius resets the timer.

Increases max duration.
Disperse Grace Timer: 4
Max Duration: 16
  • The ability's area-targeting properties.
    • Upon cast, all Clones immediately move to their predetermined spot within the formation in 700-speed.
    • The ability has three main components:
      • The The clone soldiers. Clone Soldiers.
      • The command rings.
      • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Timer The passive Clone Soldier timer.
Wukong's Command Clones' formations.
  • 2 1st Ring Radius2nd Ring Radius3rd Ring Radius
    • All command rings have the following properties:
      • The The ability's area-targeting properties. blue area indicates the Clones' Attack RangeAttack Range attack range.
      • The first Soldier is always facing North, perpendicular (90°) to its corresponding command ring radius.
      • The Soldier's formation is always the same, except when the ability is cast at the map edges.
    • The clone soldiers.
      • The Clones dissipate in the following conditions:
        • Whenever Wukong moves away from the command radius.
        • Successive cast immediately end the current instance.
        • Upon Wukong's The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. death.
        • After the Wukong's Faithful disperse grace timer.
  • 3 Timer
    • The timer applies a hidden countdown on Wukong, and does nothing by default.
    • Hence, acquiring the Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. ability upgrade immediately spawns a Clone, since the passive Clone spawn component utilizes a fixed restore time.
      • Number of Charges
        • However, upon restoring a charge, but Wukong's condition does not allow passive spawns, the Clone is spawned as soon as the conditions allow it to.
      • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. The clone soldiers.
    • Additionally grants Jingu Mastery despite not showing in any of the stolen ability slots.
    • Lua error in Module:Ability_ID at line 31: Could not find Lpdb data for "Wukong's Comand" on "Monkey King".
      • Has the DOTA_ABILITY_BEHAVIOR_NORMAL_WHEN_STOLEN tag.
      • This ability's cast point is not modified when acquired.
      • Clones still provide vision, but they stop attacking and moving upon losing the ability. Soldiers from the previous cast neither continue attacking nor moving upon re-acquiring ability.
Buff modifier_monkey_king_fur_army_soldier_hiddenUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Buff modifier_monkey_king_fur_army_soldierUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Buff modifier_monkey_king_fur_army_soldier_inactiveUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Buff modifier_monkey_king_fur_army_soldier_in_positionUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Buff modifier_monkey_king_fur_army_bonus_damageOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Wukong's Command: Bonus Armor

monkey_king_wukongs_command (5725)

  • The command rings have the following additional properties:
    • The 1st ring forms a pentagon within 300 radius, with the Soliders 72° apart.
    • The 2nd ring forms a nonagon within 750 radius, with the Soliders 40° apart.
    • The 3rd ring forms a heptagon within With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 1100 radius, with the Soliders 51.43° apart.

Other Interactions[edit]

Clone Inventory[edit]

Clone Inventory
Ability
Innate
Affects
Self
These unselectable and uncontrollable Clones cannot use the items' active abilities. However, the items' passive effects are applied conditionally.
The Clones fully copy the current neutral item that Wukong is wielding... with a few exceptions.
Bash of Skull Basher-based items are innately disabled for the Clones.
The Clones' copied Power Treads is always in Strength strength.
The Clones' copied Vambrace is always in Strength strength.
Details

Recent Matches[edit]

Main Article: Monkey King/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. Picks
Oct 07, 2024 - 17:20 PETTier 4Royal Circuit #3Royal Circuit #3Kunkka Dark Willow Rubick Monkey King Witch Doctor
Arduina GamingArduina Gaming
0 : 1
Maycam EvolveMaycam Evolve
Sand King Abaddon Hoodwink Ursa Zeus
Oct 06, 2024 - 15:20 PETTier 4Royal Circuit #3Royal Circuit #3Pangolier Clockwerk Jakiro Monkey King Sniper
Arduina GamingArduina Gaming
1 : 0
Cinder WolvesCinder Wolves
Vengeful Spirit Tidehunter Shadow Shaman Juggernaut Void Spirit
Oct 06, 2024 - 19:00 SGTQualifierMSI Gaming Arena 2024 South Asia PlayoffsMGA South AsiaEnchantress Gyrocopter Lina Mars Monkey King
Whoops!Whoops!
1 : 0
TitansTitans
Clockwerk Ember Spirit Weaver Shadow Fiend Kunkka
Oct 05, 2024 - 18:25 EESTTier 2PGL Wallachia Season 2 - Group StagePGL Wallachia S2 GSPrimal Beast Batrider Morphling Nyx Assassin Monkey King
Natus VincereNatus Vincere
1 : 0
Team WaskaTeam Waska
Bristleback Naga Siren Bounty Hunter Pangolier Luna
Oct 05, 2024 - 17:00 CESTTier 3European Pro League Season 20European Pro League Season 20EPL Season 20Primal Beast Mirana Naga Siren Morphling Monkey King
NAVI JuniorNAVI Junior
1 : 0
Level UPLevel UP
Rubick Phoenix Alchemist Mars Queen of Pain

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.37d
(2024-10-01)
7.37b
(2024-08-14)
  • Increased Primal Spring max channel time from 1.5 to 1.75.
  • Rescaled Jingu Mastery attack damage bonus from 40/80/120/160 to 30/75/120/165.
7.37
(2024-07-31)

Dota Plus Progress[edit]

Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Monkey King's Relics Voice Lines

Multi-Hero Boundless Strikes

Boundless Strike Damage

Primal Springs Leading To Kills

Wukong's Command Damage

Teleports Leading To Kills

Physical Damage

Damage From Invisibility

Kills During Black King Bar

Slows Leading To Kills

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streak

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master
  • ▶️ Ohh, I'll be signing autographs out front.

Grandmaster

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Monkey King's name, lore, and abilities are based on Sun Wukong, the legendary hero from the Chinese classic "Journey to the West".
    • In the novel, the Monkey King wields the Ruyi Jingu Bang, a flexible magical staff that can change size and length.
    • The name for Mischief in Dota 2's Chinese client is "Seventy-two Transformations" - 七十二变 (qī shí èr biàn), a reference from the novel to Sun Wukong's ability to change into numerous forms. This is referenced by his voice line, " Lycan’s got one transformation, I’ve got seventy-two."
    • Wukong's Command is based on one of the Monkey King's magical powers from the novel. He creates clones of himself from his hair, which he pulls from the back of his head, and blows into the wind.
    • In the novel he can fly on a cloud, called the Cloud Somersault technique. This is referenced by the names of his 6.80 beta unreleased abilities ( Nimble Nimbus, Cloud Dance), the cloud riding effect added by the Great Sage's Reckoning, and his voice line: “Where’s my cloud?”
  • Wukong's Command first and second soldier rings are based on the concept of the authority of the emperor in ancient Chinese culture.
    • 九五之尊 (jiǔ wǔ zhī zūn)
    • In ancient China, numbers were divided into yang and yin, with odd numbers being yang and even numbers being yin. Among the Yang numbers, the number nine (九) is the highest, and five (五) is in the middle, with the second and first rings having 9 and 5 soldiers respectively. Therefore, "nine" and "five" symbolize the authority which only the emperor has.
  • Monkey King is the first original hero made for Dota 2. All previous heroes were ported from DotA.
  • Monkey King is based on early concepts developed during the DotA era.
    • An easter egg boss fight versus Monkey King was added to the 6.79 DotA map to hint at his upcoming release.[1]
    • Monkey King's stats were revealed in the version 6.80 beta, but he was never added to the release version.[2]
  • Phantom Lancer was based on Monkey King’s 6.80 beta version, his original model was approximately the same as the present Phantom Lancer, as well as his abilities. However, this version was not released and instead was released with some changes as Phantom Lancer.
    • Monkey King's rivalry line against Phantom Lancer, ▶️ "Honestly, I don't see the resemblance.", acknowledges this.
    • His beta abilities included much the same mechanics as Phantom Lancer’s current ones: a ranged spell to create an illusion to attack an enemy hero ( Echo Sweep), temporary invulnerability with illusions created on return ( Cloud Dance), a dash towards a point ( Flicker), and a passive to create illusions upon attacking an enemy hero ( Nimble Nimbus).
  • Several early ability concepts were considered for Monkey King's "Dota 2" release, including a "pickpocket" ability.
  • The [[File:|20px|link=Banana|class=noprint]] [[Banana|]] item, which only appeared in private lobbies, may have been an early hint to Monkey King's release. The item was removed on the same patch as Monkey King was released.
  • Monkey King's default weapon is based on the in-game item, Monkey King Bar.
  • The emblem on the ground made by Primal Spring is called a "Bagua", which is a Daoist symbol that represents the fundamental principles of reality.
  • Monkey King's was voiced in his teaser trailer by Matthew Mercer, who also voiced the Monkey King hero from "Heroes of Newerth". However, his voice actor was later changed to Bill Millsap.
  • Monkey King's Chinese voice actor is Shihong Li, who also voiced Monkey King in the famous 1986 TV show, "Journey to the West".
  • The sound effect played during Wukong's Command (▶️) comes from a Balinese music and dance called "kecak".
    • Accompanied by male chorus, this ritual song depicts a battle where a group of monkeys (Vanara) helped Prince Rama to fight the evil King Ravana.
  • One of Monkey King's lines directed at Storm Spirit, "I've seen Xin and Kaolin. Where's your other brother?" implies the existence of a fourth spirit, presumably [[File:|20px|link=Void Spirit|class=noprint]] [[Void Spirit|]], who was revealed two years later at The International 2019.

Gallery[edit]

  • Monkey King in-game

    Monkey King in-game

  • Unused prototype abilities and early icons

    Unused prototype abilities and early icons

  • Monkey King's design concept was originally considered for Phantom Lancer.

    Monkey King's design concept was originally considered for Phantom Lancer.

  • Monkey King's profile from DotA's 6.80 beta, with stats and old abilities

    Monkey King's profile from DotA's 6.80 beta, with stats and old abilities

  • Hero icon progress

    Hero icon progress

  • Monkey King on the 7.00 update page.

    Monkey King on the 7.00 update page.

  • Monkey King on his debut page.

    Monkey King on his debut page.

  • Monkey King on Ringmaster's teaser trailer.

    Monkey King on Ringmaster's teaser trailer.

  • Bone Harvest sprite - alive

    Bone Harvest sprite - alive

  • Bone Harvest sprite - dead

    Bone Harvest sprite - dead

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Playdota forum thread
  2. ↑ Hero details: Sun Wukong, the Monkey King
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