How Sand King and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Sand King and Winter Wyvern win 47.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,315 matches.
Using Winter's Curse on enemies caught inside an Epicenter often works against the combo. The taunt from Winter Wyvern's ultimate forces enemies to attack a single target, pulling them away from the area damage pulses from Sand King's channel and wasting a lot of its impact. This clash between their biggest spells points to a wider difference in their game plans. Sand King is an aggressive initiator who wants to jump into the middle of the fight. Winter Wyvern is a defensive hero who prefers to stay back, save allies with Cold Embrace, and counter the enemy's aggression. While a well-timed save can protect a channeling Sand King, their core teamfight spells actively work against each 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 | 44.06% | 143 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.11% | 363 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.59% | 251 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.60% | 103 |
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 | 47.78% | ▲ +1.4pp | 2,315 |
| 7.41d | 46.40% | ▲ +0.7pp | 26,589 |
| 7.41c | 45.67% | ▼ -2.8pp | 13,152 |
| 7.41b | 48.44% | — | 16,669 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.