Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker wins the Bloodseeker vs Sand King matchup: Bloodseeker beats Sand King in 58.76% of 291 ranked matches.
A Ruptured Sand King is forced to abandon his entire game plan. His core mobility from Burrowstrike becomes a major liability, and his main escape, Sand Storm, is countered by Thirst vision if he gets low on health. Bloodseeker can see him through the storm and finish him off or drop a Bloodrite right on top of him. This turns Sand King's aggressive initiation tools into self-destructive traps, completely neutralizing his ability to start fights or get away safely.
Throughout the game, Sand King has to play with extreme caution. His typical Blink-Epicenter combo is easily punished by Bloodseeker, who often saves Rupture specifically for him. This forces the Sand King to either wait for Rupture to be used on a different target or build items like Black King Bar much earlier than he'd like, delaying his impact. Bloodseeker, on the other hand, dictates the terms of engagement. He can confidently run at Sand King, knowing his opponent's primary escape tools are disabled, making teamfights much easier to control.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bloodseeker'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 | Bloodseeker win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 57.92% | 240 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.36% | 330 |
| Legend & Ancient | 61.71% | 175 |
Bloodseeker'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 | Bloodseeker win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 58.76% | ▲ +4.2pp | 291 |
| 7.41d | 54.59% | ▲ +0.3pp | 31,924 |
| 7.41c | 54.26% | ▼ -0.4pp | 17,098 |
| 7.41b | 54.67% | — | 23,781 |
Move this data into a draft
Bloodseeker 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.