Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Sand King wins the Chaos Knight vs Sand King matchup: Sand King beats Chaos Knight in 51.00% of 11,785 ranked matches.
Facing a Sand King pick makes you think twice about choosing illusion-based carries. Chaos Knight relies on his Phantasm illusions to isolate and overwhelm a single target, but Sand King’s entire kit is built to punish grouped units. A cluster of illusions attacking one hero is a perfect setup for Burrowstrike and sets off a chain reaction from Caustic Finale when one dies. Even if Chaos Knight tries to Reality Rift a target, Sand King can use Sand Storm to avoid the initial burst and melt the illusions from safety. This constant area damage denies CK the army he needs to be effective, leaving him exposed and unable to secure kills during his key timings.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chaos Knight'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 | Chaos Knight win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.31% | 191 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.30% | 426 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.23% | 247 |
Chaos Knight'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 | Chaos Knight win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.00% | ▲ +1.0pp | 11,785 |
| 7.41e | 47.97% | ▲ +0.5pp | 36,552 |
| 7.41d | 47.52% | ▼ -0.3pp | 37,109 |
| 7.41c | 47.77% | — | 16,646 |
Move this data into a draft
Chaos Knight 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.