How Kunkka and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kunkka and Sand King win 47.49% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,754 matches.
Getting caught by a Burrowstrike into a Torrent feels like a long time in the air, but the stuns don't actually add up well. The overlap means you aren't locked down for much longer than if only one of them had hit you. Both Kunkka and Sand King want to be the primary initiator, often buying a Blink Dagger to jump in and start a fight. When they're on the same team, they compete for this role instead of enabling each other. They end up stepping on each other's toes trying to land their big area-of-effect spells, leading to awkward fights where their control gets wasted.
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 | 47.14% | 140 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.44% | 267 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.16% | 197 |
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 | 47.49% | ▲ +1.0pp | 1,754 |
| 7.41d | 46.49% | ▲ +0.5pp | 21,794 |
| 7.41c | 46.00% | ▼ -1.9pp | 10,708 |
| 7.41b | 47.87% | — | 14,020 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.