Sand King

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[e][h]Sand King

Dire Hero

Attributes

22 +2.7

19 +1.8

19 +1.8

Primary Attribute

Universal

Base Stats

1 - 9

1.7

150

Instant

1

25%

290 / 320

0.6

1800 / 800

Health Regen

0.25

Mana Regen

0

Attack Type

Melee

Attack Speed

100

Attack Animation

0.53 + 0.47

Acquisition Range

600

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

30

Health

604

1418

2276

2628

Mana

303

603

963

1095

Armor

4.17

8.37

13.37

15.2

Magic R

26.9%

29.42%

32.42%

33.52%

Damage

43-51

104-112

174-182

200-208

Notes

Collision Size

24

Legs

6

Release Date

2010-11-01

Competitive Release

2010-11-01

Crixalis, the Sand King

Recommended Roles

Initiator Disabler Support Nuker Escape Jungler

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.

Not many can survive an ambush from Sand King. Demolishing everything around him with waves of deadly vibration from his ultimate, he evades counterattacks by hiding himself in a scouring gust of sand, and stuns foes by striking them from beneath.

Abilities

Burrowstrike

QE

Targeting
Point Target
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

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.

Damage	80/130/200/260

Stun Duration	1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8 1.6/1.8/2/2.2 10

Caustic Finale Debuff Duration	6

Spikes Radius	150

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Cast Range 525/600/675/750

Cast Point 0

Cast Backswing 0.53

15/14/13/12

110/120/130/140

	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Blocked by Spell Block.
	Reflected by Spell Reflection.
	Hard disables are dispellable only by strong dispels.
	Not disabled by Break.
	Cannot cast while rooted.
	Affected by cast range bonus.

Crixalis often lies in wait, burrowing under the surface to ambush his adversaries.

Notes

• Scepter Burrow Strike does not apply  Caustic Finale to illusions.

Sand Storm

WR

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units
Self

Damage Type
Magical

Sand King creates a fearsome sandstorm that damages enemy units while hiding him from vision. The sandstorm follows Sand King at certain units per second. The effect ends when Sand King leaves the area.

Damage per Second	25/45/65/85 45/65/85/105 10

Radius	425/500/575/650

Storm Move Speed	25/50/75/100 75/100/125/150 15

Duration	20/25/30/35

Linger Duration	0.5

Fade Time	0.7

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Movement Speed Slow	35% 25

Miss Chance	35% 25

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Spines Min Distance	90

Spines Radius	42.5/50/57.5/65

Spine Interval	0.2

Spines per Interval	2

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Cast Point 0

Cast Backswing 0.5

40/34/28/22

85

	Every once in a while, Burrowstrike spines are created at random locations, each having a 65 radius, that apply Burrowstrike damage and stun to enemies hit.
	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Undispellable.
	Not disabled by Break.

Some say Crixalis is a mirage; his carapace appearing then vanishing between the whirling sands of the Scintillant Waste.

Notes

• Deals damage in 0.2 second intervals.
• The Sand Storm and the invisibility end immediately once you leave the area.

Caustic Finale

EL

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Sand King's attacks inject a venom that causes enemy units to move more slowly and to violently explode when it dies.

Base Damage	70/90/110/130 190/210/230/250 15

Max Health as Damage	10%/14%/18%/22%

Movement Speed Slow	14%/18%/22%/26%

Debuff Duration	6

Damage Radius	500

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	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Dispellable.
	Disabled by Break.
	Does not affects illusions.

An injection from Crixalis makes one brittle and as dry as the arid wastes, subject to implosive demise.

Notes

• If the debuff has not yet expired and the unit dies, deals the death damage.
• If the debuff expires and the unit is still alive, deals the expiration damage.
• Applies the slow when the damage occurs.
• Debuffing a unit already affected does not refresh the debuff.
• Does not activate on denies.

Epicenter

RC

Targeting
No Target
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

After a successful casting, 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.

Damage per Pulse	110/120/130 120/130/140

Movement Speed Slow	30%/40%/50%

Attack Speed Slow	30/45/60

Slow Duration	3

Epicenter Duration	3

Pulse Count	6/8/10 11/13/15 25

Base Pulse Radius	500 600 20

Radius Increase per Pulse	25 50 20

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Passive Values

Passive Pulse Interval	3.5

Passive Pulse Radius	425 525 20

Passive Pulse Move Speed Slow	15%/20%/25%

Passive Pulse Attack Speed Slow	15/22.5/30

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Cast Point 2

Cast Backswing 0

120/110/100

150/225/300

	Increases Epicenter Pulse damage, and causes a small single Epicenter Pulse around Sand King every few seconds.
	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Dispellable.
	Does not affects illusions.

Many an explorer was lost to the quicksands of the Scintillant Waste.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 660/960/1300
  • 780/1120/1500
    10
    
  • 1210/1560/1950
    25
    
  • 1430/1820/2250
    10
    
    25
    
• The radius of each pulse is:
  • 500/525/550/575/600/625/650/675/700/725/750/775/800/825
    25
    
• Persists even if Sand King dies, continuing to deal damage at the death location.

Talent Tree

35%  Sand Storm Slow/Blind	25	+5  Epicenter Pulses
+100 Base Radius and +25 Incremental Radius of  Epicenter	20	-2s  Burrowstrike Cooldown
+120  Caustic Finale Damage	15	+50  Sand Storm Move Speed
+0.4s  Burrowstrike Stun	10	+20  Sand Storm Damage per Second

Recent Changes

Version	Balance Changes
7.34c
	Base Armor increased by 1  Burrowstrike Cast Range increased from 500/550/600/650 to 525/600/675/750  Talent Level 15 Talent Sand Storm Movement Speed increased from +25 to +50
7.34b
	Base decreased by 2  Burrowstrike Damage decreased from 100/150/220/280 to 80/130/200/260 Sandstorm Movement Speed decreased from 100 to 25/50/75/100  Epicenter Aghanim's Shard Pulse Interval increased from 2.5s to 3.5s Aghanim's Shard Pulse now only slows for 50% of the duration of the regular Epicenter slow  Talent Level 15 Talent +125 Sand Storm Radius replaced with +25 Sand Storm Move Speed
7.34
	Sand Storm Now constantly moves towards Sand King at a speed of 100ms Aghanim's Scepter Burrowstrike spine radius now equals 10% of Sand Storm's current radius Decreased from 65 to 42.5/50/57.5/65; Level 15 talent increases radius by 12.5 more  Epicenter Aghanim's Shard effect now triggers every 2.5s instead of every 700 units moved  Talent Level 20 Talent +100 Epicenter Base Radius replaced with +100 Base Radius and +25 Incremental Radius of Epicenter

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Notable Players

tavo

Kingrd

nongrata

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Additional Content

• Official Hero Page
• Standard Sand King (Offlane) Build by Torte de Lini