Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bristleback wins the Bristleback vs Sand King matchup: Bristleback beats Sand King in 52.85% of 15,596 ranked matches.
Playing against Bristleback as Sand King often feels hopeless. Your main damage sources, Sand Storm and Epicenter, are area-of-effect spells that Bristleback easily mitigates by turning his back. He can stand inside your ultimate, shrug off the damage, and simply run you down with layered Quill Sprays and Goo. Trying to escape with Burrowstrike is difficult when you are constantly slowed, and Sand King has no way to deal with the constant physical damage coming out from Bristleback. Since Sand King can't effectively burst him down or escape his pressure, Bristleback dictates the terms of almost every engagement, whether it's in lane or a late-game teamfight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback'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 | Bristleback win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.33% | 263 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.26% | 516 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.12% | 256 |
Bristleback'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 | Bristleback win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.85% | ▲ +0.2pp | 15,596 |
| 7.41e | 52.68% | ▼ -0.6pp | 53,486 |
| 7.41d | 53.31% | ▼ -1.5pp | 62,935 |
| 7.41c | 54.80% | — | 32,805 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback 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 Oct 5, 2026.