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Sand King

Mostly Offlane · 56% of gamesAlso Mid · 29%

UniversalMelee

Roles:InitiatorDisablerSupportNukerEscape

Win rate▼ 49.4%
Games6,729
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Games: 6,729

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    Popular builds

    A build is the first three key items a player bought, in any order, shown in the most common buying order. Win rate and how often it is played are shown under each, from matches with item timings.

    Top 5 builds cover 67% of games that reach three key items

    Selected build

    Blink Dagger → Boots of Travel → Aghanim's Scepter · 258 games · win rate 55.0%
    Everything below follows the selected build.

    Full build

    From the starting items to the late game, in this build's games with the filters above. Each phase shows up to 3 combinations with win rate, games and share of the build's games; the most played is highlighted.

    Most common pathQuelling BladeGauntlets of StrengthIron BranchCircletTangoMagic Wand · ~3:52Blink Dagger · ~11:19Boots of Travel · ~16:48Aghanim's Scepter · ~25:25Black King Bar · ~33:56Shiva's Guard · ~36:44Eul's Scepter of Divinity · ~34:04

    1 · Starting items

    0:00
    1. Quelling BladeGauntlets of StrengthIron BranchCircletTango 62.5%16 · 6%
    2. Iron BranchObserver WardSentry WardTango 68.8%16 · 6%
    3. Iron BranchObserver WardTangoFaerie Fire 30.0%10 · 4%

    Bought before the horn.

    2 · Early game

    before the 1st key item
    1. Magic Wand · ~3:52 57.3%82 · 32%
    2. Bracer · ~3:29Magic Wand · ~3:40 61.4%44 · 17%
    3. Bracer · ~2:49 40.0%20 · 8%

    Finished items only: no components, consumables or Aghanim's Shard. Any order; shown in the most common one.

    3 · Core

    first 3 key items
    1. Blink Dagger · ~11:19Boots of Travel · ~16:48Aghanim's Scepter · ~25:25 50.4%129 · 50%
    2. Blink Dagger · ~11:33Aghanim's Scepter · ~21:52Boots of Travel · ~27:11 62.6%91 · 35%
    3. Boots of Travel · ~10:27Blink Dagger · ~15:31Aghanim's Scepter · ~25:21 54.3%35 · 14%

    The build itself, in its most common buying orders.

    4 · Late game

    next 3 items after the core
    1. Black King Bar · ~33:56Shiva's Guard · ~36:44Eul's Scepter of Divinity · ~34:04 50.9%53 · 20%
    2. Black King Bar · ~32:39Aghanim's Shard · ~34:11Shiva's Guard · ~36:01 51.2%43 · 17%
    3. Black King Bar · ~33:27Crystalys · ~33:41Shiva's Guard · ~35:19 48.8%41 · 16%

    Any order, shown in the most common one. A game counts if it reached at least one of the items.

    Situational items

    Bought in at least 5% of this build's games and not on the most common path, sorted by win-rate change.
    • Aghanim's Shard · ~27:59Aghanim's Shard26% of games · ~27:59+14.1 pts
    • Aghanim's Blessing · ~47:47Aghanim's Blessing12% of games · ~47:47+10.6 pts
    • Soul Booster · ~40:58Soul Booster13% of games · ~40:58+6.2 pts
    • Crystalys · ~33:13Crystalys24% of games · ~33:13+5.0 pts
    • Veil of Discord · ~34:07Veil of Discord12% of games · ~34:07+3.2 pts
    • Daedalus · ~36:59Daedalus16% of games · ~36:59−0.5 pts
    • Soul Ring · ~6:25Soul Ring14% of games · ~6:25−1.1 pts
    • Bracer · ~4:03Bracer36% of games · ~4:03−5.6 pts

    Win-rate change: win rate of the build's games with the item minus without it, in percentage points. At least 30 games on each side.

    Skill order, levels 1–25

    61.7% · 47 games with this order
    Ability12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
    Burrowstrike48910
    Sand Storm1357
    Stinger2121415
    Epicenter61318
    TalentTTTT
    Attributes171921222324

    The most common order. Games count if they followed it for as long as they lasted, from 10 points on. Gold numbers: the levels where an ultimate point or a talent usually comes. T: a talent is taken here; the tree shows which.

    Talents

    35% Sand Storm Slow and Blind (Recommended)
    47% · 64.8% · 54
    Level 25
    +125 Stinger Damage
    53% · 58.3% · 60
    +6 Epicenter Pulses (Recommended)
    93% · 58.3% · 4,123
    Level 20
    -3s Burrowstrike Cooldown
    7% · 58.5% · 299
    +200 Burrowstrike Cast Range (Recommended)
    46% · 57.6% · 118
    Level 15
    +25 Sand Storm Damage Per Second
    54% · 54.0% · 139
    +100 Caustic Finale Radius (Recommended)
    46% · 58.5% · 118
    Level 10
    +12% Stinger Slow
    54% · 52.5% · 141
    +2 to All Attributes · levels 17, 19, 21–24

    Talents at 10, 15, 25: the games of this build. Talents at 20: all the hero's games at this rank and position, because this build has under 30 games on a side. Under each talent: how often it is picked, win rate, games. ★ the higher win rate we are 95% sure of, with at least 30 games on each side. Bar: how often each side is picked.

    Neutral items

    Conjurer's Catalyst56.8% · 1,279
    Cloak of Flames48.3% · 1,094
    Searing Signet42.3% · 730
    Giant's Maul53.4% · 335
    Gunpowder Gauntlet47.6% · 319
    Enchanter's Bauble57.5% · 287

    When to buy

    Win rate depending on when the item was bought (first purchase, 5-minute windows). Earlier is usually better — this shows by how much.

    Blink Dagger~14:17
    0–5 min▼ 0.0%1
    5–10 min▲ 53.7%443
    10–15 min▲ 54.4%3,502
    15–20 min▼ 41.5%1,519
    20–25 min▼ 38.6%345
    25–30 min▼ 36.4%77
    30–35 min▼ 32.0%25
    35–40 min▼ 33.3%3
    40–45 min▲ 71.4%7

    Bought before 10:00: 53.6% wins; later: 49.5%.

    Aghanim's Scepter~25:50
    10–15 min▲ 55.6%9
    15–20 min▲ 66.9%640
    20–25 min▲ 57.5%2,041
    25–30 min▼ 45.5%1,270
    30–35 min▼ 44.0%620
    35–40 min▲ 54.8%263
    40–45 min▲ 57.1%98
    45–50 min▲ 61.8%34
    50–55 min▼ 42.9%14
    55–60 min▲ 50.0%4
    70–75 min▼ 0.0%1

    Bought before 25:00: 59.7% wins; later: 46.9%.

    Shiva's Guard~36:15
    10–15 min▼ 0.0%1
    15–20 min▲ 71.4%7
    20–25 min▲ 70.5%78
    25–30 min▲ 70.8%312
    30–35 min▲ 68.8%635
    35–40 min▲ 64.2%612
    40–45 min▲ 60.5%382
    45–50 min▲ 51.1%141
    50–55 min▲ 57.4%68
    55–60 min▼ 40.0%20
    60–65 min▲ 87.5%8
    65–70 min▲ 100.0%1

    Bought before 35:00: 69.5% wins; later: 61.0%.

    Black King Bar~33:45
    15–20 min▼ 33.3%6
    20–25 min▲ 61.9%113
    25–30 min▲ 65.7%490
    30–35 min▲ 55.6%744
    35–40 min▲ 50.9%405
    40–45 min▼ 49.4%180
    45–50 min▲ 56.1%82
    50–55 min▲ 51.4%35
    55–60 min▼ 38.5%13
    60–65 min▲ 66.7%6
    65–70 min▲ 66.7%3
    70–75 min▼ 0.0%1

    Bought before 30:00: 64.7% wins; later: 53.4%.

    Eul's Scepter of Divinity~29:36
    5–10 min▲ 50.0%2
    10–15 min▲ 57.6%33
    15–20 min▲ 63.2%201
    20–25 min▲ 53.2%342
    25–30 min▲ 54.3%339
    30–35 min▲ 51.6%318
    35–40 min▲ 63.6%173
    40–45 min▲ 59.0%117
    45–50 min▲ 61.8%55
    50–55 min▲ 60.6%33
    55–60 min▲ 53.3%15
    60–65 min▼ 33.3%3
    65–70 min▼ 33.3%3
    70–75 min▲ 100.0%1

    Bought before 25:00: 56.9% wins; later: 56.0%.

    Crystalys~34:10
    5–10 min▼ 0.0%1
    10–15 min▲ 66.7%3
    15–20 min▼ 41.2%17
    20–25 min▲ 64.6%96
    25–30 min▲ 55.3%215
    30–35 min▲ 59.1%291
    35–40 min▲ 57.0%235
    40–45 min▲ 57.3%110
    45–50 min▲ 50.9%57
    50–55 min▲ 52.2%23
    55–60 min▲ 50.0%8
    60–65 min▲ 50.0%6
    65–70 min▲ 50.0%4
    70–75 min▲ 100.0%2

    Bought before 30:00: 57.2% wins; later: 57.2%.

    Soul Booster~39:04
    15–20 min▲ 60.0%5
    20–25 min▲ 55.0%20
    25–30 min▲ 77.1%83
    30–35 min▲ 75.9%158
    35–40 min▲ 72.0%250
    40–45 min▲ 66.7%177
    45–50 min▲ 58.3%120
    50–55 min▼ 48.8%43
    55–60 min▲ 59.1%22
    60–65 min▲ 50.0%8
    65–70 min▲ 100.0%1
    75–80 min▲ 100.0%2

    Bought before 35:00: 74.4% wins; later: 65.7%.

    Boots of Travel~31:01
    5–10 min▲ 72.2%18
    10–15 min▼ 46.0%100
    15–20 min▼ 48.2%141
    20–25 min▲ 58.3%96
    25–30 min▲ 57.7%78
    30–35 min▲ 62.0%79
    35–40 min▲ 64.7%68
    40–45 min▲ 66.7%75
    45–50 min▲ 66.7%45
    50–55 min▲ 72.1%43
    55–60 min▲ 52.9%34
    60–65 min▲ 73.9%23
    65–70 min▲ 72.7%11
    70–75 min▲ 50.0%2
    75–80 min▲ 50.0%2

    Bought before 30:00: 52.7% wins; later: 65.2%.