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Chen vs Sand King

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

Favored
Sand King 52.38%
Chen47.62%
Sand King52.38%
Over 42 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King wins the Chen vs Sand King matchup: Sand King beats Chen in 52.38% of 42 ranked matches.

Small sample: this pairing has only 42 ranked matches in the current window, so its win rate will swing more than deep-sample pairings as new games come in.

How this matchup plays

Trying to pressure a tower with creeps against a Sand King is often a losing play. A single Sand Storm can wipe out Chen’s entire army, turning his early-game push into a gold donation. This problem only gets worse as the game progresses. In mid-game teamfights, Epicenter provides another massive area-of-effect spell that deletes the neutral creeps and heavily damages Chen himself. Without his army, Chen offers very little threat, and Sand King has multiple efficient tools to dismantle it at every stage, completely undermining the core strategy of building and applying pressure with controlled units.

Chen vs Sand King across patches

Chen'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.

PatchChen win rateChangeMatches
7.41e early47.62%▲ +2.6pp42
7.41d 44.97%▼ -1.6pp3,820
7.41c 46.55%▲ +1.1pp2,634
7.41b 45.49%3,566

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Put Chen against Sand King

Chen 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.

Radiant4 open
Chen
Dire4 open
Sand King
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Frequently asked questions

Does Chen counter Sand King?
Chen wins 47.62% of ranked matches against Sand King in Dota 2 7.41e (42 matches) — the matchup favors Sand King.
Does Sand King counter Chen?
Sand King wins 52.38% of ranked matches against Chen in Dota 2 7.41e (42 matches) — the matchup favors Sand King.
How many matches back the Chen vs Sand King win rate?
42 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily. This pairing is below our 100-match deep-sample bar, so expect the number to swing more than usual.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.