How Dragon Knight and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight and Sand King win 50.16% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,587 matches.
Teamfights often feel a bit disconnected with this pairing. Sand King can land a great multi-hero Burrowstrike and Epicenter, creating a big opportunity. The issue is that Dragon Knight's follow-up is fairly standard. He provides his single-target Dragon Tail stun and then starts right-clicking, which is what he does after any initiation. There's no specific tool in his kit that amplifies Sand King's play, like extra lockdown to hold enemies in the Epicenter or a way to boost the magical damage. They operate as two strong individuals fighting near each other, but their kits don't really multiply each other's effectiveness, leaving the outcome feeling inconsistent.
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 | 54.65% | 172 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.48% | 270 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.28% | 137 |
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 | 50.16% | ▲ +1.2pp | 1,587 |
| 7.41d | 48.92% | ▲ +0.9pp | 19,339 |
| 7.41c | 48.07% | ▼ -1.5pp | 11,448 |
| 7.41b | 49.57% | — | 15,963 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.