Chaos Knight — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: CK
Chaos Knight (CK) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Chaos Knight by rank bracket
Chaos Knight is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 53.34% (#9 of 127 heroes), but drops to 51.56% (#34) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #9 of 127 | 53.34% | 7.10% | 10,262 |
| Crusader & Archon | #6 of 127 | 53.08% | 5.33% | 23,923 |
| Legend & Ancient | #28 of 127 | 52.07% | 3.63% | 16,739 |
| Divine & Immortal | #34 of 127 | 51.56% | 2.61% | 3,774 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Chaos Knight win rate by patch
Chaos Knight is winning 52.14% of 171,638 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.14% | ▲ +0.3pp | 5.08% | 171,638 |
| 7.41e | 51.80% | ▲ +0.9pp | 4.62% | 1,374,506 |
| 7.41d | 50.95% | ▲ +0.1pp | 4.75% | 1,407,605 |
| 7.41c | 50.85% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4.08% | 559,166 |
| 7.41b | 50.37% | ▲ +0.9pp | 4.38% | 617,212 |
| 7.41a | 49.49% | — | 4.33% | 247,537 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Chaos Knight counters & matchups
Chaos Knight is an illusion carry whose Phantasm spawns durable clones, Chaos Bolt stuns, and Reality Rift shreds armor to focus a target. He shreds single-target heroes who can't deal with his clones: Tinker, Nature's Prophet and Elder Titan get overwhelmed. CK is countered by AoE and pure damage that ignore illusions: Tidehunter Ravages his clones, Phantom Lancer out-illusions him, and Phoenix or Naga Siren bring too much AoE. Draft tip: Chaos Knight is a brutal mid-game illusion carry into single-target drafts; he's neutralized by AoE clear (Tide, Phoenix, Sand King).
Strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 59.37% | 8,323 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.86% | 2,008 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.17% | 13,776 |
 Tinker | 58.08% | 4,103 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.80% | 4,476 |
 Chen | 57.56% | 589 |
 Gyrocopter | 57.10% | 2,993 |
 Batrider | 56.97% | 1,262 |
Struggles against
 Phantom Lancer | 44.38% | 10,988 |
 Wraith King | 47.60% | 11,098 |
 Meepo | 47.74% | 1,833 |
 Lich | 47.84% | 7,766 |
 Dawnbreaker | 48.14% | 6,984 |
 Tidehunter | 48.18% | 6,449 |
 Phoenix | 48.19% | 3,901 |
 Sand King | 48.22% | 4,492 |
Chaos Knight synergies
Chaos Knight's real, durable Phantasm clones love anything that amplifies illusions or clumps the enemy. He pairs best with illusion-synergy and AoE setup: Dark Seer Walls to duplicate his army and Vacuums enemies for his clones, while Lycan shares the push tempo and Spectre crashes in alongside. Give CK a Dark Seer or AoE-lock partner and his clone army deletes a held target in seconds.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 56.94% | 5,044 |
 Brewmaster | 56.00% | 750 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 55.92% | 8,673 |
| Lich | 55.69% | 8,274 |
 Witch Doctor | 55.22% | 12,929 |
 Necrophos | 55.11% | 9,954 |
 Crystal Maiden | 55.10% | 11,826 |
 Troll Warlord | 55.06% | 2,617 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.