Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Sand King wins the Sand King vs Tinker matchup: Sand King beats Tinker in 51.91% of 9,864 ranked matches.
A quick Burrowstrike completely shuts down Tinker's escape plan, making him a prime target all game. Sand King can easily Blink in, stun, and channel a full Epicenter before Tinker can react, often killing him solo. This constant threat forces the Tinker to build defensively, delaying his impact and making it harder for him to split-push or join fights safely. The lockdown is so effective that even when they're on the same team, Sand King's channeled initiation doesn't sync well with a hero who wants to be constantly repositioning. The entire dynamic favors Sand King finding and eliminating his target.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sand King's win rate against Tinker 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 54.78% | 272 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.00% | 234 |
Sand King's win rate against Tinker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.91% | ▼ -0.8pp | 9,864 |
| 7.41e | 52.73% | ▲ +0.3pp | 32,123 |
| 7.41d | 52.47% | ▲ +0.8pp | 31,964 |
| 7.41c | 51.66% | — | 15,077 |
Move this data into a draft
Sand King starts on Radiant and Tinker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.