Malr1ne has already played over 20 matches on an unexpected hero ahead of Riyadh Masters 2024

Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potora, the midlaner of Team Falcons, has played 25 matches on Sand King in Dota 2 matchmaking ahead of the group stage of Riyadh Masters 2024, despite the hero being significantly weakened in the previous patch.

This is according to data from Dota2ProTracker.

Judging by the esports player's statistics, he has played 25 matches on Sand King with excellent performance over the past week. Malr1ne has a win rate of 60% on this hero, which is remarkably high.

It's worth noting that the esports player has chosen a rather unconventional hero for his performances. After being very strong in one of the previous patches, Valve severely weakened Sand King, leading to a dramatic drop in his win rate in Dota 2 matchmaking within hours.

Perhaps the Team Falcons player is testing a new build that he plans to use during the group stage of the Riyadh Masters 2024 tournament, which starts on July 10.