Sand King — Dota 2 hero

Sand King

UniversalMeleeInitiatorDisablerSupportNukerEscape

Sand King Pro Match Statistics

54.3%Win Rate
11.5%Pick Rate
27.6%Ban Rate
-9% Trend

Sand King Win Rate by Game Phase — Power Spikes & Scaling

Sand King is strongest during the mid game (17.5–40.5 minutes), achieving a 51.4% win rate across 74 professional matches. Sand King maintains a relatively consistent win rate across game phases, making this hero a stable pick regardless of expected game length in the current professional meta. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–17.5 min): 49.4% win rate over 81 games. Mid game (17.5–40.5 min): 51.4% win rate over 74 games. Late game (40.5–55.5 min): 50% win rate over 16 games. Hard late game (55.5+ min): 33.3% win rate over 3 games. Sand King is most vulnerable during the early game with a 49.4% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar mid game performance include Crystal Maiden (51.4%), Jakiro (51.4%), Doom (51.4%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game Weakest0–17.5 min49.4%8181 games49.4%
Mid Game Strongest17.5–40.5 min51.4%7474 games51.4%
Late Game 40.5–55.5 min50%1616 games50%
Hard Late Game 55.5+ min33.3%33 games33.3%

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–17.5 min) in professional matches
Doom — 49.4% early game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesDoom85 games49.4%Luna — 49.3% early game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesLuna142 games49.3%Lion — 49% early game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesLion102 games49%Venomancer — 48.9% early game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesVenomancer90 games48.9%Jakiro — 48.9% early game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesJakiro135 games48.9%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Sand King's mid game performance (17.5–40.5 min) in competitive Dota 2
Crystal Maiden — 51.4% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesCrystal Maiden35 games51.4%Jakiro — 51.4% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesJakiro107 games51.4%Doom — 51.4% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesDoom74 games51.4%Brewmaster — 51.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesBrewmaster33 games51.5%Clockwerk — 51.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesClockwerk31 games51.6%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Sand King in 40.5–55.5 min pro games
Underlord — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesUnderlord20 games50%Dark Willow — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesDark Willow10 games50%Pangolier — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesPangolier30 games50%Beastmaster — 48% late game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesBeastmaster25 games48%Tusk — 52% late game win rate, similar scaling to Sand King in Dota 2 pro matchesTusk25 games52%

Heroes with Similar Hard Late Game Performance

Ultra-late game specialists with comparable 55.5+ min win rates in professional Dota 2

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