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Sand King

Popularity: #74

Leaderboard: #50

Ban Rank: #46

KDA Rank: #89

Sand King Pro Builds & Guides

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Dust Devil

Sand Storm follows Sand King when he moves or Burrowstrikes.

Sand Storm

Sand Storm follows Sand King at a rate of 70% of his movement speed and is still active at a distance of up to 2500 units away from Sand King.

Ability Build

1
Burrowstrike
2
Stinger
3
Sand Storm
4
Sand Storm
5
Sand Storm
6
Epicenter
7
Sand Storm
8
Burrowstrike
9
Burrowstrike
10
Burrowstrike
11
Stinger
12
Epicenter
13
Stinger
14
Stinger
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15
+0.3s Burrowstrike Stun
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16
+20 Sand Storm Damage Per Second
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Epicenter
19
Attribute Bonus
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20
+100/12 Base/Incremental Radius of Epicenter
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
35% Sand Storm Slow and Blind

Item Build

Starting
Circlet
Circlet
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Early Game
Bracer
Bracer
8
Phase Boots
15
Magic Wand
Wind Lace
Mid Game
15
Blink Dagger
35
Bloodstone
60
Pipe of Insight
27
Shiva's Guard
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
16
Veil of Discord
Late Game
Aghanim's Scepter
20
Scythe of Vyse
16
Wind Waker
15
Overwhelming Blink
Boots of Travel 2
Situational
Ring of Basilius
55
Arcane Boots
25
Soul Ring
Hand of Midas
Vanguard
24
Meteor Hammer
45
Guardian Greaves
18
Heaven's Halberd
40
Crimson Guard
Eternal Shroud
30
Boots of Bearing
22
Ethereal Blade
15
Lotus Orb
14
Linken's Sphere
105
Aeon Disk
Heart of Tarrasque
Radiance
180
Refresher Orb
Boots of Travel
Core
Bracer
8
Phase Boots
15
Blink Dagger
Aghanim's Scepter
60
Pipe of Insight
35
Bloodstone
Aghanim's Shard
27
Shiva's Guard
Neutral
Safety Bubble
35
Seeds of Serenity
Vampire Fangs
Dragon Scale
Cloak of Flames
Paladin Sword
Timeless Relic
10
Havoc Hammer
Giant's Ring
75
Magic Lamp

In Game Guides

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1
Burrowstrike
2
Stinger
3
Sand Storm
4
Sand Storm
5
Sand Storm
6
Epicenter
7
Sand Storm
8
Burrowstrike
9
Burrowstrike
10
Burrowstrike
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11
+0.3s Burrowstrike Stun
12
Epicenter
13
Stinger
14
Stinger
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15
+20 Sand Storm Damage Per Second
16
Stinger
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Epicenter
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+100/12 Base/Incremental Radius of Epicenter
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
+10 Epicenter Pulses

STARTING ITEMS

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Gauntlets of Strength
Circlet
Observer Ward

Early game

Bracer
Boots of Speed

Core items

Phase Boots
Magic Wand
Blink Dagger
Bloodstone
Shiva's Guard

Situational items

Arcane Boots
Force Staff
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Eternal Shroud
Lotus Orb
Black King Bar

Extension items

Aghanim's Shard
Pipe of Insight
Aghanim's Scepter
Wind Waker

Luxury items

Boots of Travel
Octarine Core
Scythe of Vyse
Ethereal Blade
Overwhelming Blink

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1
Sand Storm
2
Burrowstrike
3
Sand Storm
4
Stinger
5
Sand Storm
6
Epicenter
7
Sand Storm
8
Burrowstrike
9
Burrowstrike
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+0.3s Burrowstrike Stun
11
Burrowstrike
12
Epicenter
13
Stinger
14
Stinger
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+20 Sand Storm Damage Per Second
16
Stinger
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Epicenter
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+100/12 Base/Incremental Radius of Epicenter
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
+10 Epicenter Pulses

Starting Items

Quelling Blade
Iron Branch
Tango
Gauntlets of Strength
Circlet

Early Game

Bracer
Bracer
Boots of Speed
Phase Boots
Magic Wand

Core Items

Bloodstone
Blink Dagger
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Black King Bar
Shiva's Guard
Aghanim's Shard
Wind Waker

Situational Items

Boots of Travel
Force Staff
Crimson Guard
Lotus Orb
Pipe of Insight
Scythe of Vyse
Overwhelming Blink
Veil of Discord
Aghanim's Scepter
Eternal Shroud
Octarine Core

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Gem of True Sight
Dust of Appearance
Observer Ward
Sentry Ward

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Pro Builds

2846

Huang

10 hours ago

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KILLS

2

DEATHS

7

ASSISTS

10

KDA

1.7

TEAM KILL %

63.2%

GPM

464

XPM

528

LH/DN

198/7

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item faerie-fire
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:52

Dota 2 Item bottle

02:33

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

04:53

Dota 2 Item chainmail

04:53

Dota 2 Item blades-of-attack

04:55

Dota 2 Item clarity

05:18

Dota 2 Item phase-boots

10:24

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

11:13

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

11:13

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

12:08

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

12:09

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:24

Dota 2 Item void-stone

14:26

Dota 2 Item clarity

17:50

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

19:56

Dota 2 Item point-booster

20:19

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

20:24

Dota 2 Item soul-booster

20:24

Dota 2 Item bloodstone

23:15

Dota 2 Item helm-of-iron-will

23:15

Dota 2 Item crown

23:15

Dota 2 Item veil-of-discord

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item phase-boots
Dota 2 Item blink-dagger
Dota 2 Item bloodstone
Dota 2 Item veil-of-discord
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item bottle

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

00:48

2

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

01:47

3

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

02:51

4

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

04:10

5

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

05:22

6

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

06:21

7

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

07:52

8

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

10:13

9

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

11:27

10

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

14:41

11

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17:24

12

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

19:20

13

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

20:58

14

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

21:48

15

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24:07

16

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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2494

tv/bacherr

10 hours ago

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KILLS

4

DEATHS

4

ASSISTS

15

KDA

4.8

TEAM KILL %

48.7%

GPM

568

XPM

643

LH/DN

187/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:28

Dota 2 Item tango

00:29

Dota 2 Item circlet

00:30

Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength

02:13

Dota 2 Item bracer

03:29

Dota 2 Item circlet

03:55

Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength

03:55

Dota 2 Item bracer

04:45

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

07:50

Dota 2 Item chainmail

08:07

Dota 2 Item blades-of-attack

08:36

Dota 2 Item phase-boots

11:55

Dota 2 Item point-booster

11:56

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

11:56

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:21

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

16:18

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

16:18

Dota 2 Item soul-booster

16:19

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

17:00

Dota 2 Item void-stone

17:17

Dota 2 Item bloodstone

19:39

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

24:18

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

24:18

Dota 2 Item void-stone

24:19

Dota 2 Item wind-lace

24:39

Dota 2 Item euls-scepter-of-divinity

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item euls-scepter-of-divinity
Dota 2 Item bloodstone
Dota 2 Item blink-dagger
Dota 2 Item phase-boots
Dota 2 Item bracer
Dota 2 Item bracer

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

01:31

2

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

03:51

3

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

05:44

4

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

08:36

5

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

10:17

6

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

11:16

7

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

11:40

8

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

13:25

9

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

15:41

10

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

16:55

11

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18:37

12

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

20:43

13

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

23:20

14

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

24:40

15

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26:12

16

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

29:15

18

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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361

Mamba

12 hours ago

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KILLS

4

DEATHS

9

ASSISTS

9

KDA

1.4

TEAM KILL %

76.5%

GPM

487

XPM

536

LH/DN

190/0

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:18

Dota 2 Item bottle

01:22

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

01:37

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

01:37

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

01:45

Dota 2 Item tango

03:09

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

03:48

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

04:51

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

04:52

Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops

07:32

Dota 2 Item chainmail

07:33

Dota 2 Item blades-of-attack

07:54

Dota 2 Item phase-boots

12:24

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

13:24

Dota 2 Item clarity

14:33

Dota 2 Item helm-of-iron-will

14:33

Dota 2 Item crown

14:33

Dota 2 Item veil-of-discord

14:35

Dota 2 Item clarity

16:56

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

16:56

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

16:56

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

16:56

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

16:56

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

17:35

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

20:02

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

22:34

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

26:24

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

28:11

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask
Dota 2 Item veil-of-discord
Dota 2 Item bottle
Dota 2 Item phase-boots

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

00:32

2

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

01:27

3

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

02:35

4

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

04:32

5

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

06:29

6

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

07:27

7

Dota 2 Ability sandking sand storm

10:20

8

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

10:55

9

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

12:24

10

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

13:11

11

Dota 2 Ability sandking burrowstrike

16:03

12

Dota 2 Ability sandking epicenter

18:03

13

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

19:33

14

Dota 2 Ability sandking scorpion strike

22:02

15

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24:52

16

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TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
1
Sentry Ward
Blight Stone
17
Magic Stick
Morbid Mask
Ring of Health
7
Infused Raindrops
Cloak
Orb of Corrosion
Mid Game
15
Lotus Orb
Mage Slayer
60
Pipe of Insight
Eternal Shroud
25
Blade Mail
95
Black King Bar
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
14
Linken's Sphere
35
Abyssal Blade

Support Players

Laning Phase
1
Sentry Ward
Blight Stone
17
Magic Stick
Morbid Mask
Ring of Health
7
Infused Raindrops
Cloak
1
Sentry Ward
30
Dust of Appearance
Mid Game
15
Lotus Orb
Sentry and Dust
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
14
Linken's Sphere
Sentry, Dust and Gem
95
Black King Bar
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