How Lycan and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 49.61%
Win rate when Lycan and Sand King are on the same team, over 2,183 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan and Sand King win 49.61% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,183 matches.
Why this works
Facing a Lycan charge alongside a Sand King stun can feel dangerous, but the two heroes often want to accomplish different things in a fight. Lycan excels at using Shapeshift to isolate and run down a single, distant target. Sand King, on the other hand, is always looking for a multi-hero Burrowstrike to set up a big Epicenter. The problem is that Lycan's aggressive chase can scatter the enemy team, preventing Sand King from finding a good clump to stun. They end up with conflicting ideas of the perfect initiation. This lack of a shared goal means they don't always amplify each other's strengths, often leading to uncoordinated fights and missed opportunities.
Lycan + Sand King across patches
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
7.41f
49.61%
▲ +0.8pp
2,183
7.41e
48.86%
▲ +1.7pp
5,718
7.41d
47.13%
▼ -1.5pp
5,984
7.41c
48.61%
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4,847
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