Matchups

Patch7.41fStats14 Oct 2026

Sand King Counters

Best heroes to pick against Sand King — and who Sand King beats

Across 114 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Sand King are Zeus, Dragon Knight and Dawnbreaker. Sand King does best against Snapfire, Spirit Breaker and Invoker. Best teammates: Spirit Breaker, Windranger and Slark.

Best counters to Sand King

Zeus−7.0

Dragon Knight−5.5

Dawnbreaker−5.0

Lifestealer−4.3

Anti-Mage−3.2

Witch Doctor−2.7

Hoodwink−2.6

Luna−2.2

Pudge−1.6

Mirana−1.1

Sand King is strong against

Snapfire+5.8

Spirit Breaker+3.0

Invoker+2.9

Outworld Devourer+2.7

Rubick+2.7

Disruptor+2.6

Phantom Lancer+2.5

Legion Commander+2.0

Earthshaker+1.8

Necrophos+1.7

Best allies for Sand King

Spirit Breaker+5.4

Windranger+5.1

Slark+5.1

Shadow Shaman+3.1

Rubick+3.1

Lion+2.5

Undying+2.2

Anti-Mage+2.0

Lifestealer+1.4

Mirana+0.5

All Sand King matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Sand King win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Sand King · 50
1	Centaur Warrunner	−16.7	31.6%	117*	Centaur Warrunner counters
2	Silencer	−9.5	37.4%	179*	Silencer counters
3	Puck	−9.5	37.8%	98*	Puck counters
4	Meepo	−8.4	30.8%	52*	Meepo counters
5	Night Stalker	−8.4	35.3%	272*	Night Stalker counters
6	Zeus	−7.0	41.5%	311	Zeus counters
7	Pangolier	−5.9	43.2%	162*	Pangolier counters
8	Dragon Knight	−5.5	37.7%	448	Dragon Knight counters
9	Oracle	−5.5	40.8%	152*	Oracle counters
10	Keeper of the Light	−5.4	39.8%	93*	Keeper of the Light counters
11	Dawnbreaker	−5.0	38.4%	352	Dawnbreaker counters
12	Largo	−4.5	42.1%	57*	Largo counters
13	Bane	−4.4	42.5%	113*	Bane counters
14	Lifestealer	−4.3	40.8%	475	Lifestealer counters
15	Visage	−4.1	37.3%	51*	Visage counters
16	Doom	−4.0	42.4%	224*	Doom counters
17	Arc Warden	−3.7	38.7%	111*	Arc Warden counters
18	Ember Spirit	−3.7	43.0%	286*	Ember Spirit counters
19	Weaver	−3.6	43.8%	105*	Weaver counters
20	Shadow Demon	−3.6	47.1%	87*	Shadow Demon counters
21	Phoenix	−3.4	40.8%	196*	Phoenix counters
22	Abaddon	−3.3	42.9%	63*	Abaddon counters
23	Shadow Fiend	−3.3	52.4%	164*	Shadow Fiend counters
24	Storm Spirit	−3.2	46.5%	155*	Storm Spirit counters
25	Anti-Mage	−3.2	43.1%	399	Anti-Mage counters
26	Nature's Prophet	−3.0	49.0%	257*	Nature's Prophet counters
27	Witch Doctor	−2.7	43.5%	356	Witch Doctor counters
28	Hoodwink	−2.6	47.1%	329	Hoodwink counters
29	Vengeful Spirit	−2.4	42.0%	224*	Vengeful Spirit counters
30	Luna	−2.2	43.5%	382	Luna counters
31	Spectre	−2.0	43.5%	209*	Spectre counters
32	Timbersaw	−1.8	47.8%	115*	Timbersaw counters
33	Pudge	−1.6	45.0%	756	Pudge counters
34	Enigma	−1.3	39.5%	129*	Enigma counters
35	Kez	−1.2	51.5%	132*	Kez counters
36	Razor	−1.2	45.2%	146*	Razor counters
37	Mirana	−1.1	45.1%	377	Mirana counters
38	Shadow Shaman	−1.0	44.0%	468	Shadow Shaman counters
39	Monkey King	−0.9	48.5%	136*	Monkey King counters
40	Windranger	−0.8	46.6%	506	Windranger counters
41	Underlord	−0.8	49.7%	143*	Underlord counters
42	Ancient Apparition	−0.8	46.6%	208*	Ancient Apparition counters
43	Queen of Pain	−0.7	48.5%	229*	Queen of Pain counters
44	Tidehunter	−0.7	48.9%	456	Tidehunter counters
45	Skywrath Mage	−0.6	47.0%	285*	Skywrath Mage counters
46	Terrorblade	−0.5	49.8%	229*	Terrorblade counters
47	Juggernaut	−0.5	42.5%	457	Juggernaut counters
48	Warlock	−0.3	48.7%	115*	Warlock counters
49	Faceless Void	−0.0	47.6%	189*	Faceless Void counters
50	Lion	−0.0	48.0%	661	Lion counters
Sand King is favoured against · 64
1	Lone Druid	+13.0	59.3%	81*	Lone Druid counters
2	Tiny	+10.6	62.8%	207*	Tiny counters
3	Omniknight	+7.7	50.8%	59*	Omniknight counters
4	Riki	+7.3	52.1%	117*	Riki counters
5	Morphling	+6.1	53.6%	112*	Morphling counters
6	Snapfire	+5.8	53.1%	360	Snapfire counters
7	Dark Seer	+5.5	50.8%	183*	Dark Seer counters
8	Primal Beast	+5.2	51.6%	128*	Primal Beast counters
9	Void Spirit	+5.2	53.2%	156*	Void Spirit counters
10	Venomancer	+5.1	54.2%	107*	Venomancer counters
11	Chaos Knight	+4.4	50.0%	68*	Chaos Knight counters
12	Marci	+4.4	51.0%	208*	Marci counters
13	Death Prophet	+4.3	52.4%	143*	Death Prophet counters
14	Beastmaster	+4.2	52.5%	59*	Beastmaster counters
15	Leshrac	+4.0	46.5%	71*	Leshrac counters
16	Drow Ranger	+3.9	56.8%	139*	Drow Ranger counters
17	Tinker	+3.9	51.4%	146*	Tinker counters
18	Ring Master	+3.7	51.0%	208*	Ring Master counters
19	Io	+3.6	48.7%	117*	Io counters
20	Wraith King	+3.4	46.6%	223*	Wraith King counters
21	Clockwerk	+3.1	51.0%	102*	Clockwerk counters
22	Viper	+3.0	49.6%	137*	Viper counters
23	Spirit Breaker	+3.0	47.4%	485	Spirit Breaker counters
24	Invoker	+2.9	46.9%	620	Invoker counters
25	Phantom Assassin	+2.9	48.8%	215*	Phantom Assassin counters
26	Enchantress	+2.8	50.7%	67*	Enchantress counters
27	Outworld Devourer	+2.7	45.3%	419	Outworld Devourer counters
28	Rubick	+2.7	49.8%	755	Rubick counters
29	Mars	+2.7	51.9%	160*	Mars counters
30	Disruptor	+2.6	47.9%	330	Disruptor counters
31	Bristleback	+2.5	53.0%	83*	Bristleback counters
32	Phantom Lancer	+2.5	46.6%	373	Phantom Lancer counters
33	Tusk	+2.3	49.6%	226*	Tusk counters
34	Clinkz	+2.2	46.9%	81*	Clinkz counters
35	Bounty Hunter	+2.2	43.5%	193*	Bounty Hunter counters
36	Legion Commander	+2.0	46.0%	411	Legion Commander counters
37	Templar Assassin	+1.9	52.3%	128*	Templar Assassin counters
38	Earthshaker	+1.8	47.8%	471	Earthshaker counters
39	Brewmaster	+1.7	45.7%	105*	Brewmaster counters
40	Necrophos	+1.7	48.5%	406	Necrophos counters
41	Undying	+1.6	49.7%	376	Undying counters
42	Earth Spirit	+1.4	46.5%	170*	Earth Spirit counters
43	Slark	+1.4	48.1%	445	Slark counters
44	Magnus	+1.4	48.7%	335	Magnus counters
45	Jakiro	+1.3	50.9%	161*	Jakiro counters
46	Muerta	+1.3	49.0%	51*	Muerta counters
47	Dark Willow	+1.2	47.0%	268*	Dark Willow counters
48	Ursa	+1.2	46.6%	208*	Ursa counters
49	Winter Wyvern	+1.0	45.4%	302	Winter Wyvern counters
50	Sven	+0.8	45.0%	360	Sven counters
51	Grimstroke	+0.8	44.7%	235*	Grimstroke counters
52	Pugna	+0.8	44.9%	107*	Pugna counters
53	Lich	+0.6	45.1%	339	Lich counters
54	Nyx Assassin	+0.6	44.5%	346	Nyx Assassin counters
55	Lina	+0.6	49.9%	381	Lina counters
56	Kunkka	+0.5	47.4%	135*	Kunkka counters
57	Axe	+0.5	48.2%	442	Axe counters
58	Dazzle	+0.5	44.4%	117*	Dazzle counters
59	Ogre Magi	+0.5	48.2%	303	Ogre Magi counters
60	Slardar	+0.4	49.2%	177*	Slardar counters
61	Huskar	+0.4	50.5%	93*	Huskar counters
62	Sniper	+0.3	49.5%	279*	Sniper counters
63	Gyrocopter	+0.3	50.0%	86*	Gyrocopter counters
64	Crystal Maiden	+0.2	46.9%	350	Crystal Maiden counters

* Fewer than 300 games — shown for completeness, not used in the top lists above.