Sand King — Dota 2 hero

Sand King

UniversalMeleeInitiatorDisablerSupportNukerEscape

Sand King Pro Match Statistics

62.3%Win Rate
4%Pick Rate
20.8%Ban Rate
+13% Trend

How to Counter Sand King in Dota 2

The best counters to Sand King in professional Dota 2 matches are Beastmaster (36.4% win rate across 11 games), Tusk (41.7% win rate across 12 games), Shadow Demon (42.9% win rate across 14 games). As an initiator, Sand King can be countered by heroes who disrupt engagements, interrupt key abilities, or punish committed positioning. Picking Beastmaster into Sand King provides the strongest statistical counter advantage in the current pro meta. Tusk is another reliable counter pick with a 41.7% win rate over 12 professional games. Conversely, Sand King performs best against Tiny (66.7% win rate), so avoid picking Tiny into Sand King when possible.

Heroes Sand King Is Worst Against

All heroes Sand King is worst against — full Dota 2 counter matchup data

Beastmaster counters Sand King — 36.4% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesBeastmaster11 games36.4%36.4%Tusk counters Sand King — 41.7% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesTusk12 games41.7%41.7%Shadow Demon counters Sand King — 42.9% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Demon14 games42.9%42.9%Invoker counters Sand King — 45.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesInvoker11 games45.5%45.5%Mars counters Sand King — 52.6% win rate in 19 professional Dota 2 matchesMars19 games52.6%52.6%Jakiro counters Sand King — 56% win rate in 25 professional Dota 2 matchesJakiro25 games56%56%Ogre Magi counters Sand King — 63.6% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesOgre Magi11 games63.6%63.6%Tiny counters Sand King — 66.7% win rate in 18 professional Dota 2 matchesTiny18 games66.7%66.7%

Sand King counter data: 8 hero matchups analyzed across 121 professional Dota 2 games. Win rates reflect how Sand King performs against each opponent in recent competitive matches.

Heroes Sand King Is Best Against

All heroes Sand King is best against — complete Dota 2 favorable matchup list

Sand King dominates Tiny — 66.7% win rate across 18 pro Dota 2 gamesTiny18 games66.7%66.7%Sand King dominates Ogre Magi — 63.6% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesOgre Magi11 games63.6%63.6%Sand King dominates Jakiro — 56% win rate across 25 pro Dota 2 gamesJakiro25 games56%56%Sand King dominates Mars — 52.6% win rate across 19 pro Dota 2 gamesMars19 games52.6%52.6%Sand King dominates Invoker — 45.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesInvoker11 games45.5%45.5%Sand King dominates Shadow Demon — 42.9% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Demon14 games42.9%42.9%Sand King dominates Tusk — 41.7% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesTusk12 games41.7%41.7%Sand King dominates Beastmaster — 36.4% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesBeastmaster11 games36.4%36.4%

Sand King favorable matchups: 8 heroes Sand King dominates, tracked from 121 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Sand King.