Sand King · Mid (pos. 2)
Survival build
DefensiveSituationalData-drivenPatch 7.41
90
When to use it
Prioritises the popular items that keep you alive — Aghanim's Scepter and Black King Bar. Choose it against heavy disables or burst, or when you are the enemy's focus. Built from what Sand King players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
246%152%- OfflaneMain52% of matchesOff lane as the space-making core (pos. 3).
- MidPriority 246% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
Starting items
Iron BranchTangoFaerie FireSentry WardCircletQuelling Blade
Core items
- 1Aghanim's Scepter+10 All Attributes, +175 Health, +175 Mana.
- 2Black King Bar+10 Strength, +24 Damage. Active: Avatar.
- 3Spirit Vessel+1.75 Mana Regeneration, +10 All Attributes, +2 Armor. Active: Soul Release.
- 4Veil of Discord+175 Health, +10 Intelligence, +18% Spell Lifesteal. Active: Spell Weakness.
Boots
Phase Boots
Late game
Eul's Scepter of Divinity+10 Intelligence, +2.5 Mana Regeneration, +20 Movement Speed. Active: Cyclone.Shiva's Guard+17 Armor, +75 Area of Effect. Active: Arctic Blast.Radiance+55 Damage, +25% Evasion.
Skill order
Max order:Sand Storm›Burrowstrike›Stinger
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Talents by level
- 35% Sand Storm Slow and Blind+125 Stinger Damage25
- -3s Burrowstrike Cooldown+6 Epicenter Pulses20
- +25 Sand Storm Damage Per Second+200 Burrowstrike Cast Range15
- +12% Stinger Slow+100 Caustic Finale Radius10