How Pugna and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna and Sand King win 47.77% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,307 matches.
Struggling for farm across the map can slow down the game plan for this duo. Both Sand King and Pugna use their area-of-effect spells to clear waves and jungle camps, often leading them to compete for the same resources and delaying key items. In fights, amplifying Epicenter with Decrepify is a powerful idea, but the execution can be difficult. Pugna is often too fragile or out of position to follow up effectively or save Sand King with a Life Drain. If an enemy interrupts either hero's channeled ultimate, a huge amount of the team's damage is lost, making fights feel very all-or-nothing.
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 | 45.78% | 166 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.16% | 346 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.80% | 250 |
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 | 47.77% | ▼ -1.3pp | 2,307 |
| 7.41d | 49.07% | ▲ +0.8pp | 26,298 |
| 7.41c | 48.27% | ▼ -1.0pp | 12,969 |
| 7.41b | 49.29% | — | 17,177 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.