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Sand King
Pro benchmarks · patch 7.41 · Initiator, Disabler, Support, Nuker, Escape
Pro picks
499
Pro win rate
62%
Public win rate
49.6%
Position:
On patch 7.41, pros playing Sand King as 2 (Mid) get 71 last hits and 4,144 gold by minute 10, finish around 548 GPM and die 1.3 times every 10 minutes. Their first big item is usually Blink Dagger at 11:22.
Before you play Sand King
What pro players reach in this role: use these numbers as your targets.
- 71
- last hits at 10'
- 4,144
- gold at 10'
- 11:22
- Blink Dagger timing
364 pro games in this position
Pro benchmarks
- Last hits at 10'
- 71
- Denies at 10'
- 2
- Gold earned at 10'
- 4,144
- Gold earned at 20'
- 9,515
- GPM
- 548
- XPM
- 740
- Deaths per 10 minutes
- 1.3
- Kill participation
- 69%
- Observers per 10 minutes
- 0.3
- Sentries per 10 minutes
- 0.4
- Hero damage per minute
- 657
- Building damage per minute
- 3
Gold earned minute by minute (median)
Items and timings
First purchase time, median of pro games (only items bought in at least 15% of games).
| Item | Bought in | Typical time | Fast (top 25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bottle | 98% | 1:30 | 1:20 |
 Boots of Speed | 100% | 3:37 | 3:01 |
 Magic Wand | 93% | 4:40 | 3:22 |
 Phase Boots | 85% | 7:05 | 6:15 |
 Blink Dagger | 100% | 11:22 | 10:28 |
 Aghanim's Scepter | 92% | 20:16 | 18:48 |
 Black King Bar | 70% | 27:11 | 25:30 |
 Aghanim's Shard | 45% | 27:56 | 22:52 |
 Veil of Discord | 24% | 29:42 | 23:20 |
 Chasm Stone | 41% | 30:29 | 28:09 |
 Splintmail | 33% | 32:17 | 30:11 |
 Skull Basher | 27% | 33:21 | 31:03 |
 Shiva's Guard | 29% | 34:08 | 31:37 |
 Bloodstone | 17% | 35:10 | 29:31 |
 Soul Booster | 19% | 35:14 | 29:24 |
 Ring of Tarrasque | 17% | 40:13 | 36:38 |
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AnalyzeUpdated daily · 10/26/2026
Questions about Sand King
- What is the first big item pros buy on Sand King?
- On patch 7.41 pros usually complete Blink Dagger first, around minute 12.
- How many last hits do pros get with Sand King at 10 minutes?
- About 67 last hits and 4000 gold at 10 minutes, 541 GPM over the game (patch 7.41, 499 pro games).
