Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit wins the Earth Spirit vs Sand King matchup: Earth Spirit beats Sand King in 51.83% of 2,956 ranked matches.
Choosing between these mobile initiators often comes down to what you're playing against. Earth Spirit tends to have a better time because his entire kit is built for instant disruption from a distance. He can reliably use Rolling Boulder or Boulder Smash to cancel Sand King's Epicenter channel, which is the core of Sand King's teamfight impact. This forces the Sand King to rely solely on Burrowstrike or find much safer, less impactful positions for his ultimate. While a successful Sand King initiation is still dangerous, Earth Spirit's consistent ability to shut down that key spell gives him a noticeable edge in engagements where both heroes are present.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Earth Spirit'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 | Earth Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.43% | 117 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.31% | 383 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.14% | 469 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.94% | 165 |
Earth Spirit'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 | Earth Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.83% | ▼ -0.7pp | 2,956 |
| 7.41d | 52.53% | ▼ -0.3pp | 25,386 |
| 7.41c | 52.80% | ▲ +1.2pp | 10,338 |
| 7.41b | 51.55% | — | 14,015 |
Move this data into a draft
Earth Spirit 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.