Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Techies wins the Sand King vs Techies matchup: Techies beats Sand King in 52.20% of 5,512 ranked matches.
Channeling Epicenter near a Techies is a huge liability. Sand King relies on his ultimate to have an impact, but the long-range silence from Blast Off! will cancel it instantly. This single interaction can completely shut down Sand King’s initiation. Even his defensive options are limited; that same silence can stop him from using Burrowstrike to escape or recasting Sand Storm if he gets caught out. Laning is also a problem, as Sticky Bombs make it painful and expensive for a melee hero like Sand King to secure farm.
Throughout the game, this forces Sand King to play around Techies. He has to wait for Blast Off! to be used on someone else before he can safely commit his own ultimate. This often means buying a Black King Bar much earlier than usual, delaying other core items. Techies, on the other hand, doesn't need to change his game at all. He can use Proximity Mines for vision and control, then hold his silence specifically to counter Sand King's predictable Blink Dagger initiations, turning a potential teamfight win into a disaster for SK's team.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sand King's win rate against Techies 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 | Sand King win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.61% | 411 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.35% | 754 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.91% | 517 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.55% | 141 |
Sand King's win rate against Techies in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Sand King win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.80% | ▲ +0.1pp | 5,512 |
| 7.41d | 47.73% | ▲ +1.7pp | 65,759 |
| 7.41c | 46.04% | ▼ -0.7pp | 37,539 |
| 7.41b | 46.69% | — | 51,170 |
Move this data into a draft
Sand King starts on Radiant and Techies on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.