Sand King Counters (7.41)
Who counters Sand King in Dota 2 7.41? Heroes Sand King is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over 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 (56.5%), Tinker (56.5%) and Nature's Prophet (56.4%) get Blink-stunned and bursted. Sand King is countered by sustain and burst that beat his combo: Spectre (43.8%) out-scales, Phoenix (44.4%) out-fights, and Lifestealer (44.5%) / Zeus (45.4%) 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.
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| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Templar Assassin | 56.54% | 25,454 |
 Tinker | 56.48% | 17,732 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.43% | 32,277 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.99% | 12,066 |
 Beastmaster | 55.56% | 34,804 |
 Terrorblade | 55.39% | 14,659 |
 Mars | 55.26% | 33,792 |
 Timbersaw | 55.25% | 13,658 |
 Chen | 55.17% | 3,348 |
 Chaos Knight | 55.16% | 21,056 |
Sand King struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 43.83% | 37,759 |
 Phoenix | 44.39% | 26,881 |
 Lifestealer | 44.52% | 60,693 |
 Zeus | 45.37% | 58,331 |
 Bloodseeker | 45.38% | 22,615 |
 Tidehunter | 46.17% | 53,750 |
 Bristleback | 46.62% | 37,560 |
 Faceless Void | 46.66% | 44,454 |
 Night Stalker | 46.94% | 32,231 |
 Dawnbreaker | 46.94% | 27,343 |