How Kez and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kez and Sand King win 46.32% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 231 matches.
Setting up a big Epicenter often leaves Kez without a clean target to isolate. Sand King excels at creating chaos, blinking in and hitting multiple enemies with Burrowstrike. This is the opposite of what Kez wants. As a duelist who relies on stance-swapping and parrying, he needs a controlled fight where he can focus down one opponent. Instead, he’s forced to wade into a messy brawl where his defensive tools are easily overwhelmed. While Sand King is busy in the middle of everyone, Kez is stuck on the outside, unable to commit without getting blown up.
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 | 49.52% | 105 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.85% | 244 |
| Legend & Ancient | 36.60% | 194 |
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 | 46.32% | ▲ +3.0pp | 231 |
| 7.41d | 43.37% | ▼ -0.1pp | 22,045 |
| 7.41c | 43.48% | ▼ -1.9pp | 15,804 |
| 7.41b | 45.41% | — | 15,425 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.