Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Tidehunter wins the Sand King vs Tidehunter matchup: Tidehunter beats Sand King in 52.51% of 577 ranked matches.
Thinking you can initiate on Tidehunter with a full combo is a common mistake for a Sand King player. Tidehunter is naturally too tanky to die to the burst from Epicenter, and Kraken Shell will often purge the Burrowstrike stun, leaving Sand King stranded after his primary setup fails. This matchup gets even harder in teamfights. A well-timed Ravage can instantly cancel a channeled Epicenter from a safe distance, completely wasting the long cooldown. Tidehunter doesn't even need to find Sand King inside the Sand Storm; he can cover the entire area with his ultimate, shutting down the initiation before it properly begins.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sand King's win rate against Tidehunter 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 | 47.97% | 271 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.94% | 660 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.52% | 414 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.18% | 122 |
Sand King's win rate against Tidehunter 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 | 47.49% | ▼ -0.6pp | 577 |
| 7.41d | 48.10% | ▲ +1.8pp | 50,657 |
| 7.41c | 46.29% | ▼ -1.0pp | 32,167 |
| 7.41b | 47.30% | — | 56,206 |
Move this data into a draft
Sand King starts on Radiant and Tidehunter on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.