Chaos Knight — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: CK
Chaos Knight (CK) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Chaos Knight counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (56.8%), Nature's Prophet (56.3%) and Elder Titan (56.0%) get overwhelmed. CK is countered by AoE and pure damage that ignore illusions: Tidehunter (42.5%) Ravages his clones, Phantom Lancer (43.1%) out-illusions him, and Phoenix (43.4%) / Naga Siren (43.9%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Tinker | 56.75% | 11,362 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.33% | 21,752 |
 Elder Titan | 56.01% | 4,585 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.71% | 16,066 |
 Largo | 54.95% | 7,321 |
 Bane | 54.77% | 8,359 |
 Chen | 54.77% | 2,297 |
 Timbersaw | 54.61% | 9,739 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Tidehunter | 42.50% | 30,923 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.07% | 22,727 |
 Phoenix | 43.35% | 15,254 |
 Naga Siren | 43.88% | 8,286 |
 Sand King | 44.84% | 21,056 |
 Meepo | 44.95% | 8,443 |
 Spectre | 45.02% | 23,538 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.32% | 30,868 |
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 (54.6%) Walls to duplicate his army and Vacuums enemies for his clones, while Lycan (54.6%) shares the push tempo and Spectre (54.2%) crashes in alongside. Give CK a Dark Seer or AoE-lock partner and his clone army deletes a held target in seconds.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lycan | 54.57% | 4,928 |
 Dark Seer | 54.56% | 4,109 |
| Spectre | 54.19% | 17,284 |
| Chen | 54.12% | 2,317 |
| Naga Siren | 53.99% | 6,472 |
 Wraith King | 53.92% | 18,794 |
 Necrophos | 53.59% | 29,310 |
| Crystal Maiden | 53.33% | 31,610 |