Sand King — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SK, Crixalis
Sand King (SK, Crixalis) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Sand King by rank bracket
Sand King is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 49.82% (#55 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.91% (#118) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #55 of 127 | 49.82% | 5.06% | 5,568 |
| Crusader & Archon | #90 of 127 | 47.74% | 4.37% | 11,721 |
| Legend & Ancient | #110 of 127 | 45.69% | 3.93% | 8,490 |
| Divine & Immortal | #118 of 127 | 44.91% | 3.16% | 2,467 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Sand King win rate by patch
Sand King is winning 46.77% of 7,543 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, down 2.0pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.77% | ▼ -2.0pp | 4.33% | 7,543 |
| 7.41d | 48.76% | ▲ +1.0pp | 4.51% | 1,111,320 |
| 7.41c | 47.71% | ▼ -1.8pp | 4.77% | 654,125 |
| 7.41b | 49.54% | ▼ -0.9pp | 6.41% | 903,188 |
| 7.41a | 50.45% | ▼ -0.3pp | 7.33% | 419,423 |
| 7.41 | 50.74% | — | 5.25% | 47,674 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
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, Tinker and Nature's Prophet get Blink-stunned and bursted. Sand King is countered by sustain and burst that beat his combo: Spectre out-scales, Phoenix out-fights, and Lifestealer or Zeus 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Tiny | 59.62% | 208 |
 Tusk | 57.60% | 217 |
 Monkey King | 56.91% | 188 |
 Primal Beast | 56.86% | 102 |
 Timbersaw | 56.73% | 171 |
 Medusa | 56.59% | 129 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.03% | 116 |
 Terrorblade | 55.15% | 136 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lifestealer | 36.69% | 477 |
 Bloodseeker | 36.97% | 165 |
 Dazzle | 39.04% | 187 |
 Omniknight | 39.09% | 110 |
 Pugna | 39.79% | 191 |
 Io | 40.18% | 219 |
 Underlord | 40.45% | 267 |
 Ancient Apparition | 41.15% | 226 |
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 Haunts onto his Epicenter clump, while Wraith King and Lifestealer 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Dawnbreaker | 58.39% | 137 |
 Sven | 56.32% | 277 |
 Night Stalker | 55.45% | 101 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 54.50% | 189 |
 Wraith King | 54.01% | 324 |
 Death Prophet | 53.85% | 117 |
 Treant Protector | 53.69% | 149 |
 Marci | 52.59% | 135 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.