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Monkey King
Monkey King

Patch 7.41c06.05.2026-1.40 (1.40)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Agility decreased from 24 to 23?Damage at level 1 decreased from 53-57 to 52-56-4%

Abilities

Primal Spring

Primal Spring

  • NERFMovement Slow decreased from 35/50/65/80% to 30/40/50/60%-14%-20%-23%-25%

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-2.60 (2.60)

Abilities

Changing of the Guard

Changing of the Guard

  • NERFCooldown increased from 3s to 5s+67%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Tree Dance Cast Range decreased from +350 to +300-14%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+3.28 (10.22)

Abilities

Mischief

Mischief

  • REWORKNo longer levels with Wukong's Command
  • NERFCooldown changed from 24/20/16/12s to 24.5s - 0.5s per level0%start+21%L20-21%end
Active – scales with Wukong's Command
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.
Cooldown
24/20/16/12s
Bonus movespeed
8%
Immunity duration
0.1s
→
Active – scales with level
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 movespeed
8%
Cooldown
24.5s - 0.5 per level
Immunity duration
0.1s
Tree Dance

Tree Dance

  • BUFFCast Range / Perched Tree Cast Range increased from 800 to 900+12%
  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 1.4/1.2/1.0/0.8s to 0.9/0.6/0.3/0s-36%-50%-70%-100%
  • NERFCast point increased from 0.1s to 0.2s+100%
  • NERFLeap speed decreased from 700 to 600-14%
  • NERFLeaping between trees can now be interrupted by Roots and Leashes?Previously it was only interrupted by Stunned, Hidden, or Hexed statuses
Wukong's Command

Wukong's Command

  • NEWNow 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
Changing of the Guard

Changing of the Guard

  • REWORKNow a sub-ability of Wukong's Command for everyone (was the Transfiguration facet's).
Active
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.
Mana cost
25
Cooldown
3s
Disguise duration
1.5s
→
Active
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.
Cooldown
3s
Disguise duration
1.5s
  • NEWAbility 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.?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

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +90 Primal Spring Max Damage replaced with +350 Tree Dance Cast Range?TalentLevelValueTree Dance Cast Range15 → 10+450 → +350 −22%
  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +450 Tree Dance Cast Range replaced with 0 Cooldown Primal Spring?TalentLevelValue0 Cooldown Primal Spring20 → 15sameTree Dance Cast Range15 → 10+450 → +350 −22%
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: 0 Cooldown Primal Spring replaced with Jingu Mastery Undispellable ?TalentLevelValue0 Cooldown Primal Spring20 → 15same

Patch 7.40c22.01.2026+0.55 (0.55)

Abilities

Jingu Mastery

Jingu Mastery

  • BUFFBonus Damage increased from 30/75/120/165 to 30/80/130/1800%+7%+8%+9%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Primal Spring Max Damage increased from +85 to +90+6%

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+1.69 (1.69)

Abilities

Wukong's Command

Wukong's Command

  • BUFFDuration increased from 13s to 14s+8%
  • BUFFAghanim's Scepter Soldier Duration increased from 12s to 15s+25%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025+0.58 (2.78)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Attack Time improved from 1.7s to 1.6s-6%
  • NERFBase Armor decreased by 1?Now it's 1. Before this patch it was changed in 7.28 (5 years 11 months ago)-50%
  • NERFBase Attack Speed decreased from 100 to 95-5%

Facets

Simian Stride

  • BUFFNo longer has decreased number of +2 All Attributes bonuses

Abilities

Tree Dance

Tree Dance

  • BUFFStun duration from falling off the cut tree decreased from 4s to 3s-25%

Patch 7.39e02.10.2025-1.71 (1.71)

Abilities

Boundless Strike

Boundless Strike

  • NERFAghanim's Shard portion of Primal Spring's max power decreased from 40% to 35%-12%
Tree Dance

Tree Dance

  • NERFMovement is now cancelled if Monkey King is interrupted?Stunned, hexed or out of world

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Primal Spring Max Damage decreased from +100 to +85-15%

Patch 7.39d05.08.2025-1.33 (1.33)

Facets

Changing of the Guard

  • NERFInitial cooldown increased from 0.5s to 1s+100%

Abilities

Boundless Strike

Boundless Strike

  • NERFAghanim's Shard portion of Primal Spring's max power decreased from 60% to 40%-33%

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-1.28 (1.28)

Abilities

Mischief

Mischief

  • NERFBonus Move Speed rescaled from 6/9/12/15% to 8%+33%-11%-33%-47%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025-1.43 (2.71)

Facets

Changing of the Guard

  • NEWNew facet
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.?Changing of the Guard appears in place of Wukong's Command and starts on a 0.5s cooldown after casting. Can't be cast while rooted and can't target soldiers created by Aghanim's Scepter effect. Monkey King disjoints projectiles upon transformation.The possessed soldier has a small ring visible only to Monkey King and allies. When the effect ends, Monkey King returns and the overtaken soldier's position becomes empty.
Mana cost
25
Cooldown
3s
Replacement duration
1.5s
Cast Point
0.3s

Wukong's Faithful

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Primal Spring

Primal Spring

  • NERFCast Range decreased from 1000 to 800-20%
Jingu Mastery

Jingu Mastery

  • NERFCounter Duration decreased from 7/8/9/10s to 5.5/7/8.5/10s-21%-12%-6%0%

Patch 7.38b06.03.2025-0.52 (0.52)

Abilities

Wukong's Command

Wukong's Command

  • DELSoldiers no longer receive a copy of Monkey King's neutral item

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-1.11 (4.51)

Facets

Simian Stride

  • REWORKFacet reworked.
  • NERFNumber of times +2 All Attributes can be skilled decreased from 7 to 6-14%
Active: Tree Dance
Tree Dance has no cooldown while Monkey King is above 95% health
Health threshold
95%
→
Active: Tree Dance
Increases the max level of Tree Dance to 5. Level 5 reduces Tree Dance cooldown to zero
Max level
5

Abilities

Mischief

Mischief

  • REWORKNow scales with Wukong's Command
  • BUFFBonus Move Speed rescaled from 10% to 6/9/12/15%-40%-10%+20%+50%
  • NERFCooldown rescaled from 15s to 24/20/16/12s+60%+33%+7%-20%
Jingu Mastery

Jingu Mastery

  • NERFNow follows global Lifesteal rules (as a result, gained 40% creep penalty)

Patch 7.37e20.11.2024-0.43 (0.43)

Abilities

Mischief

Mischief

  • NERFDamage immunity duration decreased from 0.2s to 0.1s-50%

Patch 7.37d02.10.2024+1.21 (1.21)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Strength increased from 18 to 19+6%

Facets

Wukong's Faithful

  • BUFFDisperse time increased from 3s to 4s+33%

Simian Stride

  • BUFFHealth threshold increased from 90% to 95%+6%

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024-0.98 (0.98)

Abilities

Primal Spring

Primal Spring

  • NERFMax Channel Time increased from 1.5s to 1.75s+17%
Jingu Mastery

Jingu Mastery

  • NERFBonus Damage rescaled from 40/80/120/160 to 30/75/120/165-25%-6%0%+3%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.10 (2.05)

Facets

Wukong's Faithful

  • NEWNow also increases duration by 3s

Abilities

Tree Dance

Tree Dance

  • NEWNow goes on cooldown when taking any damage, not only from player-controlled units or Roshan
  • NERFJump speed decreased from 800 to 700-12%
Primal Spring

Primal Spring

  • NERFDamage decreased from 140/220/300/380 to 110/200/290/380-21%-9%-3%0%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 10 Talent: Boundless Strike Stun Duration decreased from 0.3s to 0.2s-33%