Dragon Knight — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: DK, Davion, Dragon's blood
Dragon Knight (DK, Davion, Dragon's blood) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Dragon Knight by rank bracket
Dragon Knight is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 52.36% (#25 of 127 heroes), but drops to 50.92% (#43) in Crusader & Archon.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #31 of 127 | 51.27% | 6.33% | 9,145 |
| Crusader & Archon | #43 of 127 | 50.92% | 6.25% | 28,082 |
| Legend & Ancient | #33 of 127 | 51.82% | 6.26% | 28,832 |
| Divine & Immortal | #25 of 127 | 52.36% | 6.82% | 9,856 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Dragon Knight win rate by patch
Dragon Knight is winning 52.08% of 255,843 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 1.0pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.08% | ▲ +1.0pp | 7.57% | 255,843 |
| 7.41e | 51.08% | ▲ +1.9pp | 5.47% | 1,628,261 |
| 7.41d | 49.22% | ▲ +0.1pp | 4.16% | 1,232,425 |
| 7.41c | 49.10% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4.51% | 618,449 |
| 7.41b | 48.64% | ▼ -0.1pp | 4.89% | 689,181 |
| 7.41a | 48.69% | — | 6.09% | 348,210 |
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.
Dragon Knight counters & matchups
Dragon Knight is a tanky carry/initiator whose Elder Dragon Form gives him range and splash, Dragon Tail stuns, and Dragon Blood keeps him near-unkillable mid-game. He's strong into immobile heroes he can stun and out-tank: Nature's Prophet, Timbersaw and Puck get caught and ground down. DK is countered by late-game scalers and sustain that out-last his mid-game spike: Spectre, Necrophos and Wraith King overtake him in the late game, while Witch Doctor and Lich win the early trades. Draft tip: DK is a strong tempo/tower-pusher into squishy drafts; close the game on his mid-game timing before Spectre/WK-style carries out-scale him.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 60.40% | 19,468 |
 Batrider | 58.62% | 1,566 |
 Nature's Prophet | 58.25% | 11,713 |
 Pangolier | 57.92% | 4,240 |
 Tiny | 57.85% | 6,069 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.74% | 6,081 |
 Kez | 57.70% | 5,484 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.69% | 2,926 |
Struggles against
 Spectre | 47.07% | 14,354 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.20% | 14,159 |
 Wraith King | 47.35% | 16,804 |
 Witch Doctor | 47.62% | 17,133 |
 Lich | 48.31% | 13,121 |
 Necrophos | 48.46% | 20,701 |
 Juggernaut | 48.52% | 24,572 |
 Viper | 48.57% | 11,596 |
Dragon Knight synergies
Dragon Knight is a durable, self-sufficient initiator whose Dragon Tail starts fights and whose tankiness lets a carry farm behind him. He pairs best with scaling cores and pickoff: Spectre and Wraith King farm safely behind his tower-pushing front line, while Riki and Lifestealer clean up whatever his stun locks down. Give DK a hard-carry to babysit and his mid-game pressure buys them the time to take over late.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 57.42% | 9,188 |
 Night Stalker | 56.10% | 4,672 |
| Spectre | 56.05% | 12,430 |
 Bounty Hunter | 55.93% | 10,429 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.54% | 5,655 |
 Riki | 55.39% | 6,485 |
 Bloodseeker | 55.24% | 4,415 |
| Juggernaut | 55.19% | 22,416 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.