Menki Guide — Best Build, Combos & Playstyle

Role: Mage / Jungle | Strength: B (Situational) | Difficulty: Medium | Win Rate: 53.8%

Core Passive: Dream-eating
Gains Mass when using skills. Mass increases his Physical Attack, Physical Defense, and Magical Defense.

Signature Ultimate: Dream Roam
Flies in a circle, dealing magical damage to enemies in his path while gaining Mass. When he stops flying, he launches and damages nearby enemies.

TL;DR Menki: A tempo jungler. Objectives > kills. Hit level 4, gank, take Tyrant, invade. Always be doing something — a jungler standing still is losing the game.

Skill 1: Lingering Dream
Gains Mass and a shield while damaging enemies within range.
Basic Attack hits reduce this skill's cooldown.

Skill 2: Dream Bubble
Throws a bubble in the target direction, then pulls it back. He does this twice.
The bubble damages and slows enemies hit.
The bubble can be thrown again as a bomb in the target direction, damaging enemies.

Ultimate: Dream Roam
Flies in a circle, dealing magical damage to enemies in his path while gaining Mass. When he stops flying, he launches and damages nearby enemies.

Skill Priority: Skill 2 → Skill 1 → Dream Roam (max Skill 2 first)
Dream Bubble provides mobility or stick—max first. Lingering Dream second for damage. Dream Roam on every level.

Practical Tips:
• After clearing your wave, immediately check sidelanes. A mage standing mid doing nothing is a wasted pick.
• Control mages: sit in bushes and look for picks. Burst mages: wait for your tank to engage, then dump everything.
• Mid T1 tower is the most important structure on the map. Defend it at all costs — losing it means losing your entire jungle vision.

Current recommended build for Menki:

Slot 1: Rapacious Bite (PATK +90, MSPD +5%, CDR +7.5%
Monster kills boost ATK)

Slot 2: Deepfrost Siege (PATK +70, ASPD +25%, HP +750
BAs slow)

Slot 3: Eternity Blade (PATK +120, Crit Rate +20%
High crit damage)

Slot 4: Sage's Sanctuary (HP +900, PDEF +150, MDEF +150
Resurrect on the spot)

Slot 5: Destiny (PATK +75, ASPD +15%, HP +500
Negates fatal damage)

Slot 6: Immovable - Sky Dome (PATK +80, PDEF +150, CDR +10%
Temp. damage reduction)

Build Logic:
• First two items are your core damage spike. Don't change the order — build the most gold-efficient item first.
• Third item onward is situational: defensive item vs fed assassins, penetration vs tanky comps.
• Never skip a defensive item for a 6th damage item. Dead carries deal zero DPS.

Recommended Arcana: Lvl 5: Red Moon, Lvl 5: Reaver, Lvl 5: Hunt

Summoner Spell: Smite

Smite is mandatory for junglers. Upgrade path: slowing smite vs mobile enemies, damage smite for burst.

Standard Combos:
• Standard trade (Jungling skirmish or objective fight)
Lingering Dream → Dream Bubble → Dream Roam → weave basic attacks

• All-in (Gank or backline dive with team CC)
Dream Roam after full rotation when Flash is down

Opening Clear:
• Start on the side where you can gank the most vulnerable lane first. Blue buff for mana-hungry champs, red buff for early aggression.
• Full clear to level 4 before ganking. Don't waste time on half-committed ganks pre-6 — the risk/reward ratio is terrible.

Level 4 Powerspike:
• Your first gank target should be the lane with the most CC setup. A lane with hard CC = guaranteed kill or summoner spell burned.
• Successful gank → ping your team to take Tyrant immediately. Getting a kill without an objective is a wasted lead.
• Failed gank → go back to farming. Don't sit in a bush for 30 seconds hoping — that's how you fall 2 levels behind.

Mid-Game Macro:
• 30 seconds before Tyrant/Overlord spawns, start pathing toward that side of the map and secure vision.
• If the enemy jungler shows on the opposite side of the map, immediately invade their jungle or take the objective on your side. Information asymmetry is a jungler's biggest weapon.
• Track enemy buff timers. Stealing a buff puts the enemy jungler behind for 30+ seconds.

Late Game Decisions:
• Don't engage first unless your hero is specifically designed for it. Let your tank find the opening.
• Tempest Dragon > everything. At full build, whoever secures Tempest wins the game. Be alive and have Smite ready.

Damage Positioning:
• Your ability range = your safety zone. Don't walk past your tank to hit the enemy backline.
• AoE skills should hit as many enemies as possible. Landing your ultimate on 3 people is ten times more valuable than killing a lone support.
• Hold your CC for the enemy assassin's dive. Counter-engaging on the assassin when they jump your carry is a mage's most important contribution.

Engage Rhythm:
• Dump your rotation → back off → wait for cooldowns. Mages who stand in the front auto-attacking have a near-100% death rate.
• After winning a fight, mages shred towers fastest (skills + autos). Don't chase kills — hit the tower.

Menki struggles against: Ming, Sima Yi, Zhuangzi
When facing these champions:
• Play passive in lane. Surviving > trading.
• Call your jungler for help — don't try to 1v1 a counter matchup.
• Adjust build toward defense. Staying alive is more valuable than an extra damage item.

Menki counters: Lady Zhen, Mai Shiranui, Xiao Qiao
Against these champions:
• Play aggressive. Deny them farm and force them out of lane.
• Use your matchup advantage to create a lead, then roam and spread it.
• In draft, Menki is a strong counter-pick if the enemy locks one of these early.

Current Meta Position: B (Situational), 53.8% WR

Menki isn't meta right now, but any hero can win in solo queue with enough mastery.

Climbing Advice:
• You'll need to outplay meta picks through superior champion knowledge. Know your limits and powerspikes cold.
• Team comp matters more. If your team picks strong early-game champs to buy you time to scale, Menki can work.