Sand King

Sand King is a Dota 2 hero with primary attribute universal. Plays roles: Initiator, Disabler, Support, Nuker, Escape. The attribute drives base stat scaling and shapes the playstyle — your starting reference for the build.

Sand King is a melee attack-type hero in Dota 2. That affects laning, starting items and behaviour in fights.

Based on pro matches over the last 90 days, Sand King's win rate is 44.7% across 123 picks. That reflects the hero's real strength in the current patch from the live pro Dota 2 scene.

Sand King's win rate moved rose by 0% over the last 30 days versus the previous 30 days of pro play. Sand King's meta footprint is stable — the patch hasn't moved their performance.

Sand King's pro Dota 2 pick rate is 9.3% of all matches over 90 days. With 123 picks in the sample, that's a medium sample, trends are already visible.

Sand King was banned in 10.2% of pro Dota 2 matches over the last 90 days. Sand King is treated as a priority ban — pro teams actively remove the hero from drafts.

Sand King's toughest matchup is Slardar — Sand King wins only 29% of games against them over the last 90 days of pro matches. Watch out for them when drafting against Sand King.

Sand King dominates Faceless Void the most: 71% win rate over 90 days of pro play. Pick Sand King into that lane or draft around the matchup.

Sand King's best pairing is with Lich — the pair wins 75% of matches over the last 90 days of pro play. Pick them together for maximum combo impact in Dota 2.

Sand King reaches peak strength in early mid with a score of 7/10. Plan team tempo around that timing — fights, objectives and tower push.

Sand King's weakest phase is laning (5/10). Avoid big fights in that window, farm patient, and either stall or accelerate tempo depending on Sand King's style.

Sand King's top strengths: Burst damage (5 sec) 7/10, Sustained DPS (15 sec) 6/10, Map control 6/10. That's the combat profile on a 1-10 scale — what to build rotations and teamfight initiative around.

Sand King's mobility is 5/10. Moderate mobility — requires items or skill combos to manoeuvre.

Sand King's ban priority is 5/10. That means Sand King bans are situational — depends on team composition and playstyle matchup.

Sand King's first-pick safety is 5/10. First-pick with caution — Sand King has specific counters; usually better to grab the hero later.

Sand King's comeback potential is 5/10. Sand King's comeback potential is moderate — needs specific items or a clean fight window.