Dragon Knight — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: DK, Davion, Dragon's blood
Dragon Knight (DK, Davion, Dragon's blood) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Dragon Knight counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (55.8%), Timbersaw (55.1%) and Puck (54.5%) get caught and ground down. DK is countered by late-game scalers and sustain that out-last his mid-game spike: Spectre (41.6%), Necrophos (43.9%) and Wraith King (44.5%) overtake him after 30 minutes, while Chen (44.3%) out-tempos early. 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 55.80% | 27,145 |
 Timbersaw | 55.06% | 12,483 |
 Puck | 54.53% | 15,153 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.45% | 20,028 |
 Tinker | 54.35% | 13,388 |
 Mars | 54.06% | 27,547 |
 Tiny | 53.86% | 26,807 |
 Morphling | 52.92% | 15,025 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 41.61% | 31,957 |
 Necrophos | 43.89% | 48,930 |
 Chen | 44.31% | 3,108 |
 Wraith King | 44.52% | 49,926 |
 Meepo | 44.80% | 10,324 |
 Lifestealer | 44.85% | 54,754 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.02% | 40,130 |
 Phoenix | 45.25% | 20,957 |
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 (54.3%) and Wraith King (53.6%) farm safely behind his tower-pushing front line, while Riki (52.7%) and Lifestealer (52.2%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 54.32% | 23,505 |
| Wraith King | 53.65% | 28,583 |
 Riki | 52.73% | 16,923 |
| Lifestealer | 52.24% | 35,791 |
| Meepo | 52.13% | 7,710 |
 Techies | 51.69% | 35,993 |
 Dawnbreaker | 51.62% | 13,377 |
 Night Stalker | 51.56% | 15,977 |