How Luna and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Luna and Sand King win 50.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,960 matches.
Getting hit by a Burrowstrike can feel like a death sentence when Luna is nearby. Sand King sets up a clean stun for her to follow with Eclipse, and his own Epicenter adds a massive amount of area damage. The problem is that both of their ultimates are magical. This means an enemy team with a Pipe of Insight or other sources of magic resistance can often survive the initial burst. Luna also prefers her Eclipse to hit an isolated target, while Sand King's initiation is designed to catch multiple enemies at once, which can spread out her ultimate's damage.
The success of this pair depends heavily on Sand King hitting his Blink Dagger timing. A well-farmed Sand King can create pickoffs that accelerate Luna's game. However, if he falls behind or the enemy team groups up early with defensive items, the combo loses its impact. Luna's sustained physical damage from Moon Glaives and Lunar Blessing will eventually come online, but the signature interaction between their ultimates is easy to play around. It creates a window of opportunity, but one that can be shut down with smart positioning and itemization.
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 | 48.82% | 424 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.37% | 844 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.40% | 732 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.92% | 240 |
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 | 50.07% | ▲ +1.3pp | 5,960 |
| 7.41d | 48.80% | ▲ +0.9pp | 57,733 |
| 7.41c | 47.88% | ▼ -1.9pp | 25,192 |
| 7.41b | 49.78% | — | 34,236 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.