Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King wins the Sand King vs Venomancer matchup: Sand King beats Venomancer in 50.61% of 4,703 ranked matches.
Clearing out a field of Plague Wards is often less of a chore for Sand King. He can use Sand Storm to damage the wards while remaining unseen and safe from their attacks, which helps him secure his own farm and deny Venomancer some map control. This interaction is key, as Venomancer’s game relies on choking out lanes with his wards. If Veno tries to get aggressive with his slows, Burrowstrike gives Sand King a reliable stun to disengage or turn the fight, preventing the poison from taking its full toll.
As the game progresses, this advantage lets Sand King hit his timing for a Blink Dagger. With it, he can easily find and eliminate the fragile Venomancer with an Epicenter before he can have a major impact. Venomancer’s best response is to stay with his team and rely on their protection, hoping to get a big Poison Nova off even if he dies in the process. The fight isn't impossible for Veno, but Sand King has more direct tools to dictate the engagement.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Sand King's win rate against Venomancer 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 | 51.94% | 360 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.83% | 665 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.83% | 486 |
Sand King's win rate against Venomancer 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 | 50.61% | ▼ -0.9pp | 4,703 |
| 7.41d | 51.53% | ▲ +0.7pp | 59,266 |
| 7.41c | 50.83% | ▼ -0.5pp | 31,525 |
| 7.41b | 51.35% | — | 56,490 |
Move this data into a draft
Sand King starts on Radiant and Venomancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.