Sand King
Patch 7.41d04.06.2026+0.47 (0.47)
GENERAL
- BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.3 to 2.5?Damage gain per level increased from 2.8 to 2.9+9%
Patch 7.41c06.05.2026-2.90 (2.90)
GENERAL
- NERFBase Attack Speed decreased from 110 to 100-9%
Abilities
Stinger
- NERFSlow Duration rescaled from 4/5/6/7s to 5s+25%0%-17%-29%
Epicenter
- NERFBase Radius decreased from 500 to 450-10%
Patch 7.41b07.04.2026-1.92 (1.92)
Abilities
Epicenter
- NERFAttack Slow decreased from 50/55/60 to 30/40/50-40%-27%-17%
- NERFAghanim's Scepter Stinger damage decreased from 50% to 40%-20%
Patch 7.4124.03.2026+2.11 (7.36)
Abilities
Caustic Finale
- REWORKNo longer levels with Epicenter
- BUFFBase Damage rescaled from 20/40/60/80 to 17 + 3 per level0%start+34%end
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L20 L25 L30 old 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 80 80 80 new 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 56 59 62 77 92 107 Δ% 0% +15% +30% +45% +60% -12% -5% +2% +10% +18% +25% -12% -7% -2% +3% -4% +15% +34% - BUFFMax Health Damage rescaled from 3/7/11/15% to 2.5% + 0.5% per level0%start+17%end
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L20 L25 L30 old 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 11 11 11 11 15 15 15 new 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 Δ% 0% +17% +33% +50% +67% -21% -14% -7% 0% +7% +14% -23% -18% -14% -9% -17% 0% +17% - NERFDuration decreased from 4.5/5/5.5/6s to 4.5s0%-10%-18%-25%
Burrowstrike
- NEWSand King now immediately re-gains invisibility if the Burrowstrike ends within Sand Storm's AoE
- BUFFCast Range increased from 525/600/675/750 to 550/625/700/775+5%+4%+4%+3%
Epicenter
- DELAghanim's Shard no longer increases Epicenter Pulse damage
Talents
- REWORKLevel 20 Talent: +75/7 Base/Incremental Radius of Epicenter replaced with +6 Epicenter Pulses
- REWORKLevel 25 Talent: 50% Sand Storm Slow replaced with 35% Sand Storm Slow and Blind
- REWORKLevel 25 Talent: +8 Epicenter Pulses replaced with +125 Stinger Damage
Patch 7.4015.12.2025+1.15 (1.77)
Talents
- BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Burrowstrike Cooldown Reduction increased from 2s to 3s+50%
- NERFLevel 25 Talent: Epicenter Pulses decreased from +10 to +8-20%
Patch 7.39e02.10.2025-0.16 (0.32)
Facets
Sandblast
- DELSand Storm: Blind debuff no longer affects buildings
Patch 7.39d05.08.2025+0.82 (0.82)
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Strength increased from 22 to 23+5%
Abilities
Sand Storm
- BUFFRadius increased from 425/500/575/650 to 475/550/625/700+12%+10%+9%+8%
Patch 7.39c24.06.2025+0.81 (1.31)
Abilities
Burrowstrike
- BUFFDamage increased from 80/140/200/260 to 80/150/220/2900%+7%+10%+12%
Epicenter
- NERFAghanim's Shard pulse interval decreased from 3.5s to 3s-14%
Talents
- BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Sand Storm Slow increased from 45% to 50%+11%
Patch 7.39b29.05.2025+3.15 (3.15)
Abilities
Burrowstrike
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 110/120/130/140 to 100/110/120/130-9%-8%-8%-7%
Talents
- BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Stinger Slow increased from +8% to +12%+50%
- BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Burrowstrike Cast Range increased from +150 to +200+33%
- BUFFLevel 15 Talent: Sand Storm Damage Per Second increased from +20 to +25+25%
Patch 7.3921.05.2025+1.65 (7.08)
Facets
Sandshroud
- DELFacet removed
Dust Devil
- DELFacet removed
Sandblast
- NEWNew facet
When Sand King attacks enemies in Sand Storm, he applies a debuff that blinds the target by 20/30/40/50%. Blind duration: 5s.
Final Sting
- NEWNew facet
Each enemy hero hit by Stinger in innermost radius instantly emits a Caustic Finale explosion that deals 50% less damage. ?Doesn't apply to Stinger strikes created by Aghanim's Scepter
Abilities
Caustic Finale
- BUFFBase Damage increased from 15/35/55/75 to 20/40/60/80+33%+14%+9%+7%
- NERFDying Unit's Max Health as Damage decreased from 4/8/12/16% to 3/7/11/15%-25%-12%-8%-6%
Sand Storm
- NEWOnce again grants invisibility by default (0.7s fade time)
- BUFFRadius increased from 350/400/450/500 to 425/500/575/650+21%+25%+28%+30%
Stinger
- BUFFBonus Damage rescaled from 35/70/105/140 to 50/75/100/125+43%+7%-5%-11%
- NERFRadius rescaled from 225/255/285/315 to 230/250/270/290+2%-2%-5%-8%
Talents
- REWORKLevel 25 Talent: 35% Sand Storm Slow and Blind replaced with 45% Sand Storm Slow
- NERFLevel 20 Talent: Base/Incremental Radius of Epicenter decreased from +100/12 to +75/7-25%-42%