How Bloodseeker and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Sand King win 50.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 250 matches.
Controlling the mid-game pace becomes much easier with this pairing, creating space to farm and take objectives. Sand King's primary job is to find a multi-hero Burrowstrike, ideally after channeling Epicenter from the fog. This sets up a perfect Rupture from Bloodseeker on a key target who is now stunned inside the damaging pulses. The choice for the enemy is grim: stand still and die to Epicenter, or run and die to Rupture. Even without that specific combo, Sand King's area damage from Sand Storm and Caustic Finale helps drop enemies low, activating Thirst so Bloodseeker can hunt down anyone trying to escape the fight.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.19% | 188 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.15% | 277 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.14% | 140 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.00% | ▼ -1.8pp | 250 |
| 7.41d | 51.81% | ▲ +1.1pp | 26,269 |
| 7.41c | 50.71% | ▼ -1.7pp | 14,420 |
| 7.41b | 52.43% | — | 19,675 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.