Sand King — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SK, Crixalis
Sand King (SK, Crixalis) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Move this data into a draft
Start a live draft with Sand King
Sand King is already placed on Radiant. Add the other picks to get a calibrated win probability and the strongest next-hero recommendations.
Sand King by rank bracket
Sand King is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 48.97% (#63 of 127 heroes), but drops to 44.70% (#120) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #63 of 127 | 48.97% | 5.05% | 7,297 |
| Crusader & Archon | #85 of 127 | 48.24% | 4.46% | 20,034 |
| Legend & Ancient | #100 of 127 | 46.71% | 3.71% | 17,094 |
| Divine & Immortal | #120 of 127 | 44.70% | 2.83% | 4,092 |
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 49.34% of 150,497 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.2pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.34% | ▲ +0.2pp | 4.45% | 150,497 |
| 7.41e | 49.17% | ▲ +0.4pp | 4.52% | 1,346,308 |
| 7.41d | 48.76% | ▲ +1.0pp | 4.50% | 1,335,218 |
| 7.41c | 47.71% | ▼ -1.8pp | 4.77% | 654,125 |
| 7.41b | 49.54% | ▼ -0.9pp | 6.41% | 903,188 |
| 7.41a | 50.45% | — | 7.33% | 419,423 |
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
 Nature's Prophet | 55.94% | 7,653 |
 Naga Siren | 55.59% | 1,772 |
 Terrorblade | 55.57% | 3,995 |
 Broodmother | 55.57% | 2,147 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.53% | 12,252 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.34% | 2,022 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.12% | 4,167 |
 Beastmaster | 54.74% | 2,234 |
Struggles against
 Lifestealer | 43.60% | 11,194 |
 Juggernaut | 45.11% | 13,382 |
 Mirana | 45.16% | 8,114 |
 Zeus | 45.48% | 9,547 |
 Spectre | 45.81% | 7,919 |
 Phoenix | 45.87% | 3,475 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.91% | 6,023 |
 Pudge | 45.97% | 19,099 |
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
 Wraith King | 56.24% | 5,729 |
 Spirit Breaker | 53.26% | 9,282 |
 Phantom Lancer | 53.12% | 8,587 |
| Lifestealer | 53.11% | 10,320 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 53.01% | 6,940 |
 Shadow Shaman | 53.01% | 9,816 |
 Legion Commander | 52.93% | 5,135 |
| Naga Siren | 52.92% | 1,542 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.