Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King wins the Drow Ranger vs Sand King matchup: Sand King beats Drow Ranger in 53.44% of 8,801 ranked matches.
Jumping on Drow Ranger is the primary plan for Sand King, but it's rarely that simple. His entire kit, especially Burrowstrike into Epicenter, is designed to delete a fragile target like Drow. If he gets the drop on her, she dies. The risk comes from Drow's Gust. A quick reaction to his Blink Dagger or a well-placed sentry ward can let her silence and push him away before he can even start his combo. This leaves Sand King exposed and unable to cast spells, making him an easy target for her high physical damage.
The outcome of this matchup hinges on vision and positioning. A Sand King player will constantly be looking for a smoke or a hidden angle to get his initiation off before Drow Ranger can respond. Drow's team, in turn, needs to play around her, providing a frontline and vision to spot Sand King's approach. If her team can peel for her, she can kite him endlessly with Frost Arrows. If Sand King finds his opening, he can remove the enemy's main damage source and often win the fight on his own.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Drow Ranger'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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 47.68% | 646 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.98% | 1,272 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.64% | 830 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.53% | 217 |
Drow Ranger'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 | Drow Ranger win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.56% | ▼ -4.9pp | 8,801 |
| 7.41d | 51.47% | ▼ -0.4pp | 108,565 |
| 7.41c | 51.89% | ▲ +3.3pp | 46,097 |
| 7.41b | 48.57% | — | 51,543 |
Move this data into a draft
Drow Ranger 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 17, 2026.