Sand King

How Sand King is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Sand King wins 48.9% of ranked All Pick games, over 123,334 games. That's 0.4 pts less than the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate48.9%
Games123,334
Most played asOfflane · 58%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald50.7%3,529
  • GuardianGuardian50.4%12,946
  • CrusaderCrusader49.5%20,414
  • ArchonArchon49.2%28,187
  • LegendLegend48.2%29,232
  • AncientAncient48.5%17,830
  • DivineDivine47.4%8,120
  • ImmortalImmortal46.6%3,076

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry1% of games44.6%389
  • Mid25% of games52.8%12,038
  • Offlane58% of games50.8%28,093
  • Soft support11% of games49.5%5,476
  • Hard support6% of games49.3%2,685

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Sand King beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Broodmother5.7 pts better than expected
    53.9%562
  2. Phantom Lancer5.6 pts better than expected
    51.3%3,848
  3. Chaos Knight5.3 pts better than expected
    53.1%1,473
  4. Naga Siren5.0 pts better than expected
    55.5%348
  5. Terrorblade4.9 pts better than expected
    58.2%1,055
  6. Brewmaster4.6 pts better than expected
    53.1%599
  7. Meepo4.0 pts better than expected
    48.8%458
  8. Marci2.7 pts better than expected
    52.2%1,429

Countered by

These heroes beat Sand King more often than expected.

  1. Techies4.0 pts better than expected
    56.0%1,181
  2. Zeus3.9 pts better than expected
    54.9%3,873
  3. Primal Beast3.8 pts better than expected
    53.6%1,046
  4. Morphling3.3 pts better than expected
    51.8%1,047
  5. Lycan3.1 pts better than expected
    52.7%311
  6. Timbersaw3.1 pts better than expected
    49.2%1,543
  7. Tinker3.0 pts better than expected
    51.4%1,456
  8. Oracle2.8 pts better than expected
    53.6%1,145
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Sand King wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Bane5.2 pts better than expected
    53.2%675
  2. Elder Titan4.5 pts better than expected
    54.8%161
  3. Primal Beast4.0 pts better than expected
    52.2%476
  4. Lycan3.9 pts better than expected
    51.9%184
  5. Night Stalker3.4 pts better than expected
    54.3%917
  6. Centaur Warrunner2.9 pts better than expected
    51.5%689
  7. Techies2.9 pts better than expected
    53.3%1,101
  8. Silencer2.9 pts better than expected
    52.4%2,942

Worst with

Sand King wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Kunkka6.1 pts worse than expected
    42.6%851
  2. Batrider5.7 pts worse than expected
    37.5%182
  3. Underlord3.7 pts worse than expected
    43.6%772
  4. Riki3.4 pts worse than expected
    48.9%1,444
  5. Ember Spirit3.2 pts worse than expected
    45.4%1,327
  6. Keeper of the Light3.0 pts worse than expected
    45.5%958
  7. Tinker2.8 pts worse than expected
    44.0%1,029
  8. Dark Seer2.7 pts worse than expected
    45.8%599

Items

What Sand King players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango89%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch73%
  • Quelling BladeQuelling Blade47%
  • Gauntlets of StrengthGauntlets of Strength45%
  • CircletCirclet40%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick29%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward17%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire13%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Phase BootsPhase Boots39% of games · on average at 9:0950.9%23,309
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots34% of games · on average at 9:5348.3%20,057
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed32% of games · on average at 7:1348.8%18,971
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel21% of games · on average at 33:2261.3%12,394

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger99% of games · usually at 13:00By 13:00: 54.3%Later: 44.1%49.6%59,004
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter82% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 57.8%Later: 48.6%53.4%49,127
  • Shiva's GuardShiva's Guard34% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 67.3%Later: 60.4%64.1%20,564
  • Black King BarBlack King Bar29% of games · usually at 32:00By 32:00: 59.8%Later: 51.2%55.6%17,427
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity26% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 54.2%Later: 53.6%54.0%15,726
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard18% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 55.0%Later: 53.9%54.6%10,561
  • CrystalysCrystalys15% of games · usually at 32:00By 32:00: 56.4%Later: 55.9%56.3%8,762
  • Veil of DiscordVeil of Discord14% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 57.4%Later: 60.7%59.2%8,114
  • Soul BoosterSoul Booster12% of games · usually at 38:00By 38:00: 68.2%Later: 63.6%66.6%6,974
  • BloodstoneBloodstone7% of games · usually at 37:00By 37:00: 67.9%Later: 63.9%66.7%4,363

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. +125 Stinger Damage47% picked · 62.5% won35% Sand Storm Slow and Blind53% picked · 61.5% wonLevel 25
  2. -3s Burrowstrike Cooldown7% picked · 57.3% won+6 Epicenter Pulses93% picked · 57.5% wonLevel 20
  3. +25 Sand Storm Damage Per Second56% picked · 52.0% won+200 Burrowstrike Cast Range44% picked · 52.2% wonLevel 15
  4. +12% Stinger Slow57% picked · 50.3% won+100 Caustic Finale Radius43% picked · 48.0% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202648.9%123,400
  2. Sep 24, 202649.3%127,310
  3. Sep 17, 202649.3%138,332
  4. Sep 10, 202648.8%87,135
  5. Sep 3, 202648.7%113,278
  6. Aug 27, 202648.8%157,861
  7. Aug 20, 202648.8%146,500
  8. Aug 13, 202648.4%149,838

Sand King in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Sand King's win rate?

48.9% in ranked All Pick games, over 123,334 games. That's 0.4 pts less than the week before.

What counters Sand King?

Techies, Zeus, and Primal Beast beat Sand King more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Techies: 4.0 pts better than expected, over 1,181 games.

Which heroes is Sand King good against?

Sand King beats Broodmother, Phantom Lancer, and Chaos Knight more often than expected. The clearest is Broodmother: 5.7 pts better than expected, over 562 games.

What position is Sand King played in?

Mostly offlane (58% of its games), then mid (25%). See the best offlane heroes

What should I build on Sand King?

Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Quelling Blade. The usual boots are Phase Boots and Arcane Boots. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Aghanim's Scepter, Shiva's Guard, and Black King Bar.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ