Sand King Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Sand King in Dota 2 7.41e? 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 7.41e, the heroes that counter Sand King hardest are Lifestealer, Bloodseeker and Io — Sand King wins only 35.5%, 36.1% and 36.7% of ranked matches against them.
Move this data into a draft
Test Sand King's counters in a complete draft
Start with Sand King on Radiant, then add both line-ups to see how the full draft changes the win probability.
Sand King is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Tiny | 61.45% | 166 |
 Monkey King | 61.43% | 140 |
 Terrorblade | 57.55% | 106 |
 Timbersaw | 57.45% | 141 |
 Tusk | 56.02% | 166 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.56% | 252 |
 Storm Spirit | 55.44% | 193 |
 Ursa | 55.29% | 208 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.14% | 133 |
 Tinker | 54.07% | 135 |
 Bane | 54.03% | 124 |
 Puck | 53.64% | 110 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.68% | 35,272 |
 Beastmaster | 55.67% | 87,521 |
 Chen | 54.73% | 10,161 |
 Gyrocopter | 54.61% | 52,361 |
 Naga Siren | 54.43% | 31,966 |
 Broodmother | 53.98% | 42,832 |
Sand King struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lifestealer | 35.46% | 361 |
 Bloodseeker | 36.15% | 130 |
 Io | 36.72% | 177 |
 Pugna | 37.01% | 154 |
 Spectre | 39.73% | 370 |
 Dazzle | 40.14% | 142 |
 Undying | 40.76% | 395 |
 Sven | 40.77% | 233 |
 Clinkz | 41.29% | 155 |
 Night Stalker | 41.41% | 227 |
 Viper | 41.46% | 205 |
 Necrophos | 41.79% | 524 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Sand King in Dota 2?
- Lifestealer, Bloodseeker and Io are Sand King's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Sand King's win rate drops to 35.5% against Lifestealer, 36.1% against Bloodseeker and 36.7% against Io.
- Who is Sand King strong against?
- Sand King performs best against Tiny (61.5% win rate), Monkey King (61.4%) and Terrorblade (57.6%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Sand King good in the current patch?
- Sand King wins 46.7% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 4.3% pick rate — ranking #97 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.