Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King wins the Alchemist vs Sand King matchup: Sand King beats Alchemist in 54.59% of 229 ranked matches.
Trying to blow up an Alchemist with a full Epicenter combo often feels like a waste. Even if you land a perfect Burrowstrike, his Chemical Rage provides so much health regeneration that he can frequently tank the entire sequence and then turn the fight around. Once Sand King has used his big spell, he's left standing next to an angry Alchemist, often in a pool of Acid Spray that shreds his armor. Alchemist's own stun can then lock him down for the kill, punishing the failed assassination attempt.
This dynamic hinges on timing and farm. Early in the game, a Sand King can cause real problems with ganks before Chemical Rage is a factor. As Alchemist accelerates with Greevil's Greed, however, he quickly outpaces what Sand King can handle alone. The Sand King player's goal shifts to coordinating with teammates who have lockdown, hoping to burst the Alchemist before he can react. The Alchemist, meanwhile, focuses on getting his core items online so he can treat Sand King's initiation as a minor inconvenience in teamfights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Alchemist's win rate against Sand King in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Alchemist win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 47.89% | 142 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.20% | 342 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.79% | 224 |
Alchemist's win rate against Sand King in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Alchemist win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.41% | ▼ -4.5pp | 229 |
| 7.41d | 49.92% | ▼ -1.7pp | 31,388 |
| 7.41c | 51.59% | ▼ -1.6pp | 25,597 |
| 7.41b | 53.16% | — | 55,055 |
Move this data into a draft
Alchemist starts on Radiant and Sand King on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.