How Death Prophet and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Death Prophet and Sand King win 48.75% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,957 matches.
Combining Epicenter and Exorcism for a big teamfight push looks good on paper. In practice, both heroes want to be the center of attention and can end up competing for the same space without truly helping each other. Sand King provides a great initial stun with Burrowstrike, but Death Prophet often needs more sustained control to keep enemies in range for Spirit Siphon and her ghosts. Once Epicenter is done, Sand King might retreat into Sand Storm, leaving a slow Death Prophet exposed. They both want to go in hard, but they don't have a good way to get out together, and their damage profiles can feel redundant against certain enemy lineups.
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 | 47.31% | 167 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.17% | 287 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.66% | 187 |
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 | 48.75% | ▲ +1.2pp | 1,957 |
| 7.41d | 47.55% | ▲ +0.5pp | 23,912 |
| 7.41c | 47.03% | ▼ -1.6pp | 14,156 |
| 7.41b | 48.62% | — | 18,945 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.