Sand King

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Blink Dagger 2250 Force Staff 2200 Magic Wand 460 Tranquil Boots 900 Eul's Scepter of Divinity 2600 Arcane Boots 1500 Aghanim's Scepter 4200 Soul Ring 805 Boots of Travel 2500 Lotus Orb 3850 Stout Shield 100 Wind Lace 225

Abilities

Burrowstrike

Cooldown 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s Mana 100 / 110 / 120 / 130 Range 550 / 625 / 700 / 775 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown14 / 13 / 12 / 11sMana100 / 110 / 120 / 130Range550 / 625 / 700 / 775

Sand King burrows into the ground and tunnels forward, damaging and stunning enemy units above him as he resurfaces. Adds Caustic Finale poison to heroes hit Can be put on alt-cast to immediately cast in the desired direction, without walking towards the targeted location.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

burrow_width	150
STUN DURATION	1.2 / 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8
burrow_speed	2000
burrow_anim_time	0.52

• Does not trigger spell block or spell reflect.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Cast Range increased from 525/600/675/750 to 550/625/700/775
• Sand King now immediately re-gains invisibility if the Burrowstrike ends within Sand Storm's AoE

Sand Storm

Cooldown 40 / 34 / 28 / 22s Mana 85 Range 0 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown40 / 34 / 28 / 22sMana85Range0

Sand King creates a fearsome sandstorm that damages enemy units and grants Sand King Invisibility while he is in it. The effect ends when Sand King leaves the area.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

damage_tick_rate	0.2
RADIUS	475 / 550 / 625 / 700
DAMAGE PER SECOND	30 / 50 / 70 / 90
fade_delay	0.7

• Sand Storm can be used to dodge projectiles.
• Sand King briefly becomes visible upon attacking or using spells while in Sand Storm. Sand King will become invisible again in 0.7 seconds.

Stinger

Cooldown 15.0 / 12.0 / 9.0 / 6.0s Mana 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 Range 200 PHYSICAL

ActiveCooldown15.0 / 12.0 / 9.0 / 6.0sMana35 / 40 / 45 / 50Range200

Sand King strikes an area, performing an attack on all enemies in the area of effect, dealing extra damage to each. Enemies within an innermost radius of 125 take 40% extra damage. Applies Caustic Finale and a slow to all enemies hit.

Raw values (from the game files)（6）

RADIUS	230 / 250 / 270 / 290
inner_radius	125
inner_radius_bonus_damage_pct	40
BONUS DAMAGE	50 / 75 / 100 / 125
SLOW DURATION	5
%MOVEMENT SPEED SLOW	10 / 12 / 14 / 16

Patch history

7.41c 2026-05-06

• Slow Duration rescaled from 4/5/6/7s to 5s

Caustic Finale Innate Passive

MAGICAL

Passive

Sand King's attacks inject a venom that causes enemy units to violently explode when they die that does a flat amount of damage and an additional amount based on the dying units max health.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

EXPLODE RADIUS	400
BASE DAMAGE	17
%MAX HEALTH DAMAGE	2.5
DURATION	4.5

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• No longer levels with Epicenter
• Base Damage rescaled from 20/40/60/80 to 17 + 3 per level
• Max Health Damage rescaled from 3/7/11/15% to 2.5% + 0.5% per level
• Duration decreased from 4.5/5/5.5/6s to 4.5s

Epicenter

Cooldown 120 / 110 / 100s Mana 150 / 225 / 300 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown120 / 110 / 100sMana150 / 225 / 300

After a cast point of 2.0 seconds, Sand King sends a disturbance into the earth, causing it to shudder violently. All enemies caught within range will take damage and become slowed. Each subsequent pulse increases the radius of damage dealt.

Raw values (from the game files)（9）

PULSES	12 / 16 / 20
DAMAGE PER PULSE	60 / 70 / 80
BASE RADIUS	450
INCREMENTAL RADIUS	13
%MOVEMENT SLOW	-30 / -40 / -50
ATTACK SLOW	-30 / -40 / -50
RADIUS	0
shard_interval	3.0
DEBUFF DURATION	3.0

• The pulses are centered on Sand King, not where he first cast the spell.

Patch history

7.41c 2026-05-06

• Base Radius decreased from 500 to 450

7.41b 2026-04-07

• Attack Slow decreased from 50/55/60 to 30/40/50
• Aghanim's Scepter Stinger damage decreased from 50% to 40% Aghanim's Scepter

7.41 2026-03-24

• Aghanim's Shard no longer increases Epicenter Pulse damage Aghanim's Shard

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

The sands of the Scintillant Waste are alive and sentient--the whole vast desert speaks to itself, thinking thoughts only such a vastness can conceive. But when it needs must find a form to communicate with those of more limited scope, it frees a fragment of itself, and fills a carapace of magic armor formed by the cunning Djinn of Qaldin. This essential identity calls itself Crixalis, meaning 'Soul of the Sand,' but others know it as Sand King. Sand King takes the form of a huge arachnid, inspired by the Scintillant Waste's small but ubiquitous denizens; and this is a true outward expression of his ferocious nature. Guardian, warrior, ambassador--Sand King is all of these things, inseparable from the endless desert that gave him life.

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