How Rubick and Sand King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Rubick and Sand King win 48.34% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,055 matches.
Facing this duo can feel manageable. Sand King's initiation with Burrowstrike and Epicenter is the whole plan, and Rubick's follow-up with Telekinesis is often more of the same stun. While a long disable chain is never bad, it can lack the variety other support pairings might offer, like a save for Sand King after he dives or a big damage amplifier. Rubick is mostly looking for a good enemy spell to steal, which is a goal that's separate from what Sand King is trying to do. They operate in the same fight, but not always on the same page.
During the laning stage, their combined stuns can be potent, but they might not have the raw damage to finish the job on their own. Later on, the game revolves around Sand King finding a good jump. A successful Epicenter doesn't necessarily get better because Rubick is on the team. In fact, if the enemy team has a Rubick of their own, Sand King becomes a huge liability, as a stolen Epicenter can lose a fight. This makes the draft feel a bit fragile, relying on one hero's initiation without much amplification from the other.
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 | 48.66% | 411 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.50% | 1,243 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.33% | 1,327 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.65% | 460 |
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 | 48.34% | ▲ +1.4pp | 9,055 |
| 7.41d | 46.97% | ▲ +0.8pp | 102,342 |
| 7.41c | 46.15% | ▼ -2.8pp | 56,111 |
| 7.41b | 48.97% | — | 79,349 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.