Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King wins the Sand King vs Terrorblade matchup: Sand King beats Terrorblade in 52.16% of 232 ranked matches.
Trying to farm with illusions as Terrorblade feels like a liability in this matchup. Sand King can clear them all instantly with Sand Storm, crippling your ability to pressure lanes and accelerate your farm. This forces you to expose your real hero more often, which is exactly what Sand King wants. With a simple Blink Dagger, he can initiate with Burrowstrike and unload a full Epicenter, often killing Terrorblade before Sunder is even an option. The constant threat of this magical burst combo makes it difficult for Terrorblade to find space on the map and safely reach the items he needs to survive teamfights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sand King's win rate against Terrorblade 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 | 59.23% | 130 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.91% | 235 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.31% | 144 |
Sand King's win rate against Terrorblade 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 | 52.16% | ▼ -3.3pp | 232 |
| 7.41d | 55.48% | ▲ +2.6pp | 21,920 |
| 7.41c | 52.90% | ▼ -1.4pp | 13,326 |
| 7.41b | 54.29% | — | 17,309 |
Move this data into a draft
Sand King starts on Radiant and Terrorblade on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.