How Sand King and Terrorblade perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King and Terrorblade win 50.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,864 matches.
Setting up a kill with Burrowstrike gives Terrorblade the opening he needs to attack freely, especially while in Metamorphosis. Sand King provides that initial lockdown and area denial with Epicenter, which can zone enemies and create space. The issue is that their game plans don't always align perfectly. Sand King hits a major power spike with his Blink Dagger and wants to fight, but Terrorblade often needs more time to farm his own core items. Later on, Sand King's magical burst and control fall off against BKBs, leaving Terrorblade without the reliable setup he enjoyed earlier. They function together, but don't actively amplify each other's strengths.
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 | 46.27% | 134 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.06% | 265 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.86% | 185 |
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 | 50.64% | ▲ +2.7pp | 1,864 |
| 7.41d | 47.96% | ▲ +0.4pp | 22,870 |
| 7.41c | 47.56% | ▼ -1.4pp | 12,951 |
| 7.41b | 48.96% | — | 16,624 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.