Sand King — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SK, Crixalis
Sand King (SK, Crixalis) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Sand King counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Sand King counters & matchups
Sand King is an AoE initiator whose Burrowstrike stuns a line, Sand Storm provides invisibility and damage, and Epicenter unleashes a massive pulsing nuke. He's strong into immobile, clumpable heroes his combo catches: Templar Assassin (56.5%), Tinker (56.5%) and Nature's Prophet (56.4%) get Blink-stunned and bursted. Sand King is countered by sustain and burst that beat his combo: Spectre (43.8%) out-scales, Phoenix (44.4%) out-fights, and Lifestealer (44.5%) / Zeus (45.4%) survive or out-trade. Draft tip: Sand King is a premier AoE-burst initiator into grouped, squishy drafts; he's weaker into spread-out, sustain, and BKB-heavy line-ups.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Templar Assassin | 56.54% | 25,454 |
 Tinker | 56.48% | 17,732 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.43% | 32,277 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.99% | 12,066 |
 Beastmaster | 55.56% | 34,804 |
 Terrorblade | 55.39% | 14,659 |
 Mars | 55.26% | 33,792 |
 Timbersaw | 55.25% | 13,658 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 43.83% | 37,759 |
 Phoenix | 44.39% | 26,881 |
 Lifestealer | 44.52% | 60,693 |
 Zeus | 45.37% | 58,331 |
 Bloodseeker | 45.38% | 22,615 |
 Tidehunter | 46.17% | 53,750 |
 Bristleback | 46.62% | 37,560 |
 Faceless Void | 46.66% | 44,454 |
Sand King synergies
Sand King's Blink-Burrowstrike-Epicenter is a self-contained teamfight wombo, and his AoE rewards a clumped enemy. He pairs best with follow-up and durable cores: Spectre (56.1%) Haunts onto his Epicenter clump, while Wraith King (55.0%) and Lifestealer (54.8%) clean up everything caught in the storm. Give Sand King a cleave or burst follow-up and one Blink-Epicenter erases the enemy team.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 56.13% | 35,360 |
 Wraith King | 55.02% | 39,059 |
| Lifestealer | 54.83% | 55,410 |
 Meepo | 54.49% | 10,622 |
 Naga Siren | 54.46% | 10,256 |
 Legion Commander | 53.78% | 36,018 |
| Bloodseeker | 53.63% | 18,717 |
 Dawnbreaker | 53.59% | 14,418 |