Great Sage's Reckoning vs The Resurrection of Shen
Monkey King Arcana or Vengeful Spirit Arcana? Price on four markets, a year of Steam prices, rank, sales and release, side by side.
Kevin: The Resurrection of Shen is cheaper ($14.66 vs $16.33) and ranks higher. That is not a close one.
Steam price, last year both arcanas, same axis
Great Sage's ReckoningThe Resurrection of Shen
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Great Sage's Reckoning vs The Resurrection of Shen: which arcana should you pick?
In the popularity duel The Resurrection of Shen wins 7 to 0: it ranks #1 in the Dota2Arcana Rank against #14 for Great Sage's Reckoning, with 4,296 copies sold on Steam in 30 days against 897. Monkey King is picked in 0.5% of public matches, Vengeful Spirit in 1.0%. On price, The Resurrection of Shen is the cheaper one at $14.66 (DMarket), $1.67 under Great Sage's Reckoning at $16.33. The Resurrection of Shen is both the more popular and the cheaper arcana, which makes this an easy call on the numbers.
About Great Sage's Reckoning
Great Sage's Reckoning is the Monkey King Arcana, released on Dec 12, 2016 (7.00 'The New Journey' update, released together with the Monkey King hero). Head item with four story-themed looks (new textures and particles) tied to Wukong's Command, a nimbus-cloud run animation at 400+ movement speed and new voice lines. Originally: Dota Store purchase of the Great Sage's Reckoning Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2017-01-31) for $34.99. Today the cheapest offer is $16.33 on Lis-Skins, with 148 copies listed across the markets we track. It sits at #14 of 25 in the Dota2Arcana Rank with 897 copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days. It has 4 styles and 4 set pieces.
Great Sage's Reckoning: prices, styles, 3D view →
About The Resurrection of Shen
The Resurrection of Shen is the Vengeful Spirit Arcana, released on Apr 18, 2024 (Crownfall Act I (The Markets of Midgate)). All-new winged model and item set with new pedestal, effects for Magic Missile/Wave of Terror/Nether Swap, a custom Vengeance illusion skin, custom Force Staff/kill/deny effects and two unlockable alternate styles. Originally: Dota Store / Crownfall store purchase; Crownfall Coins could reduce the price (reported USD 8 off, to about USD 27). Today the cheapest offer is $14.66 on DMarket, with 592 copies listed across the markets we track. It sits at #1 of 25 in the Dota2Arcana Rank with 4,296 copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days. It has 3 styles and 4 set pieces.
The Resurrection of Shen: prices, styles, 3D view →How to get Great Sage's Reckoning and The Resurrection of Shen
Great Sage's Reckoning
Tradable: buy it on the Steam Community Market or on a third-party market (see the price comparison above).
Buy for $16.33 →The Resurrection of Shen
Tradable: buy it on the Steam Community Market or on a third-party market (see the price comparison above).
Buy for $14.66 →Prices, supply and history
Every number side by side. Prices from Oct 9, 2026; the better value in a row is marked.
| Great Sage's Reckoning | The Resurrection of Shen |
|---|
| Cheapest offer | $16.33 · Lis-Skins | $14.66 · DMarket |
| Steam price | $19.58 | $16.64 |
| 7 days | -23.5% | -19.0% |
| 30 days | -20.5% | -23.4% |
| 1 year | -16.9% | -12.8% |
| Sold on Steam, 30 days | 897 | 4,296 |
| Listed now | 148 | 592 |
| All-time high | $29.29 · Feb 2019 | $20.69 · Aug 2025 |
| First week on Steam | $23.61 · Feb 2017 | $14.70 · Apr 2025 |
| Released | Dec 12, 2016 | Apr 18, 2024 |
| How it came out | Dota Store purchase of the Great Sage's Reckoning Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2017-01-31) | Dota Store / Crownfall store purchase; Crownfall Coins could reduce the price (reported USD 8 off, to about USD 27) |
| Launch price | $34.99 | – |
| Styles | 4 | 3 |
| Set pieces | 4 | 4 |
Price on every market
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Great Sage's Reckoning vs The Resurrection of Shen: questions and answers
Great Sage's Reckoning or The Resurrection of Shen: which is cheaper?
The Resurrection of Shen (Vengeful Spirit) is cheaper: $14.66 on DMarket against $16.33 for Great Sage's Reckoning, $1.67 less (Oct 9, 2026).
Which one is more popular?
The Resurrection of Shen ranks higher in the Dota2Arcana Rank (#1 vs #14 of 25), which sorts arcanas by copies sold on Steam in 30 days: 4,296 for The Resurrection of Shen.
Which one has more styles?
Great Sage's Reckoning has more: 4 styles against 3 for The Resurrection of Shen. Styles are unlocked in game, not bought; see each arcana page for the unlock conditions.
Which one is older?
Great Sage's Reckoning came out first, on Dec 12, 2016; The Resurrection of Shen followed on Apr 18, 2024.
How does the popularity duel work?
Three rows give points to the better arcana: the Dota2Arcana Rank (4 flames, our ranking by copies sold on Steam in 30 days), the Steam sales themselves (2) and the hero's pick rate in public matches (1, OpenDota). The higher rank therefore always wins; sales and pick rate show how clear it is. Rows with missing data give no points.
Can I compare other arcanas?
Yes, every pair of the 25 arcanas has its own page. Pick two at the top of this page.
