Sand King Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Sand King in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Sand King beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Sand King is an AoE initiator whose Burrowstrike stuns a line, Sand Storm provides invisibility and damage, and Epicenter unleashes a massive pulsing nuke. He's strong into immobile, clumpable heroes his combo catches: Templar Assassin, Tinker and Nature's Prophet get Blink-stunned and bursted. Sand King is countered by sustain and burst that beat his combo: Spectre out-scales, Phoenix out-fights, and Lifestealer or Zeus survive or out-trade. Draft tip: Sand King is a premier AoE-burst initiator into grouped, squishy drafts; he's weaker into spread-out, sustain, and BKB-heavy line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Sand King hardest are Lifestealer, Juggernaut and Mirana — Sand King wins only 43.8%, 45.1% and 45.2% of ranked matches against them.
Sand King is strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 56.27% | 6,785 |
 Broodmother | 55.92% | 1,892 |
 Naga Siren | 55.79% | 1,536 |
 Terrorblade | 55.68% | 3,522 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.59% | 11,004 |
 Beastmaster | 55.42% | 1,983 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.37% | 1,788 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.03% | 3,700 |
 Puck | 54.78% | 2,050 |
 Tiny | 54.12% | 3,376 |
 Tusk | 53.65% | 3,955 |
 Treant Protector | 53.63% | 2,441 |
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Sand King struggles against
 Lifestealer | 43.80% | 9,937 |
 Juggernaut | 45.15% | 11,781 |
 Mirana | 45.23% | 7,219 |
 Zeus | 45.52% | 8,460 |
 Ancient Apparition | 45.57% | 4,492 |
 Spectre | 45.66% | 7,023 |
 Pudge | 45.87% | 16,990 |
 Crystal Maiden | 46.07% | 8,616 |
 Phoenix | 46.07% | 3,069 |
 Wraith King | 46.17% | 8,278 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.28% | 5,309 |
 Legion Commander | 46.29% | 9,464 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Sand King in Dota 2?
- Lifestealer, Juggernaut and Mirana are Sand King's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Sand King's win rate drops to 43.8% against Lifestealer, 45.1% against Juggernaut and 45.2% against Mirana.
- How do you counter Sand King?
- Pick or ban the heroes Sand King struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Lifestealer (Sand King wins only 43.8% against them), Juggernaut (45.1%) or Mirana (45.2%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Sand King strong against?
- Sand King performs best against Nature's Prophet (56.3% win rate), Broodmother (55.9%) and Naga Siren (55.8%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Sand King good in the current patch?
- Sand King wins 49.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 4.5% pick rate — ranking #73 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.