How Sand King and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King and Sven win 50.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,978 matches.
Picking these two heroes together means doubling down on area-of-effect stuns, which can be a gamble. Sand King's job is to find an initiation with Burrowstrike, setting up a clump of stunned enemies for Sven to follow up on with his own Storm Hammer and cleave attacks. The issue is this overlap; they both provide a similar kind of lockdown. While this can extend the stun duration, it offers little else. Sand King doesn't provide a save or a damage buff for Sven, and other heroes could offer more diverse tools to enable a carry. It's a specific, all-in initiation plan that leaves little room for error.
The success of this duo depends entirely on teamfight execution. If Sand King lands a perfect Burrowstrike into Epicenter, Sven can activate God's Strength and wipe the enemy team. But this is very predictable. Teams that spread out or have good vision can easily foil the plan. If the initial stun misses key targets or Sand King gets disabled instantly, both heroes are left in a poor position. Sven is easily kited without a setup, and Sand King has no escape. This makes their fights high-risk, leading to inconsistent results from game to game.
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 | 48.67% | 300 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.83% | 598 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.20% | 439 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.94% | 132 |
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 | 50.58% | ▲ +0.7pp | 3,978 |
| 7.41d | 49.89% | ▲ +2.4pp | 39,757 |
| 7.41c | 47.49% | ▼ -1.5pp | 15,170 |
| 7.41b | 48.95% | — | 20,964 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.