How Enigma and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Enigma and Sand King win 48.53% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,978 matches.
Coordinating two huge teamfight spells can be awkward, and that's the core issue for this pair. The dream is for Sand King to land a Burrowstrike that sets up a perfect Black Hole from Enigma. In reality, both heroes often want to be the main initiator and need a Blink Dagger to do it, creating competition for farm and fight-starting priority. Since both Black Hole and Epicenter have long cooldowns, using them out of sync or for a single kill can leave the team without a major threat for a long time. The success of the combo relies on flawless execution, which doesn't always happen, making their combined impact inconsistent from one game to the next.
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 | 50.64% | 156 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.25% | 339 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.09% | 183 |
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 | 48.53% | ▲ +0.5pp | 1,978 |
| 7.41d | 48.02% | ▲ +0.5pp | 23,994 |
| 7.41c | 47.56% | ▼ -1.2pp | 10,796 |
| 7.41b | 48.72% | — | 14,174 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.