How Night Stalker and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker and Sand King win 51.81% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,662 matches.
Controlling the map together can be awkward since these heroes operate on different clocks. Night Stalker wants to fight constantly at night, but Sand King is often focused on farming his Blink Dagger during that first night cycle. This can create a conflict in game plan. The ideal scenario is Night Stalker finding a target and using Crippling Fear to set up a perfect Epicenter, or a Burrowstrike holding someone in place for a gank. However, both heroes tend to want to be the primary initiator. If those early night fights don't go well, Sand King can fall behind on his key item, leaving Night Stalker without the big teamfight spell he needs to convert his pressure into objectives.
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 | 58.47% | 118 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.00% | 234 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.37% | 177 |
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 | 51.81% | ▲ +1.5pp | 1,662 |
| 7.41d | 50.33% | ▲ +0.7pp | 18,383 |
| 7.41c | 49.64% | ▼ -1.0pp | 10,152 |
| 7.41b | 50.60% | — | 15,127 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.