How Sand King and Tidehunter perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King and Tidehunter win 48.05% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,106 matches.
Facing down both Ravage and Epicenter means the threat of layered teamfight control is always present. Tidehunter can use his ultimate to lock everyone down, giving Sand King a free, uninterrupted channel for his own. Alternatively, Sand King's Burrowstrike can initiate a fight and hold a key target in place, setting up a much easier ultimate for Tidehunter to land. Gush also provides a decent slow and armor reduction, making it easier to stick to targets after the stuns wear off.
The whole plan depends on good coordination, and both heroes need similar items to get going, typically a Blink Dagger. If one hero falls behind on farm, the other is left trying to initiate on their own, which is much less effective. The combined damage is also mostly magical, so an enemy team that builds for magic resistance or gets Black King Bars at the right time can weather the storm. Success often comes down to which team has better positioning before the fight even starts.
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 | 43.98% | 166 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.79% | 327 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.37% | 184 |
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 | 48.05% | ▼ -0.7pp | 2,106 |
| 7.41d | 48.76% | ▲ +1.4pp | 24,322 |
| 7.41c | 47.35% | ▼ -2.9pp | 14,390 |
| 7.41b | 50.21% | — | 25,600 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.