Dragon Knight — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: DK, Davion, Dragon's blood
Dragon Knight (DK, Davion, Dragon's blood) in Dota 2 7.41e: 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 Legend & Ancient games, winning 50.00% (#64 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.66% (#95) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #78 of 127 | 48.37% | 5.64% | 6,208 |
| Crusader & Archon | #58 of 127 | 49.85% | 4.61% | 12,374 |
| Legend & Ancient | #64 of 127 | 50.00% | 3.40% | 7,338 |
| Divine & Immortal | #95 of 127 | 47.66% | 2.21% | 1,729 |
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 50.84% of 7,158 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, up 1.6pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.84% | ▲ +1.6pp | 4.11% | 7,158 |
| 7.41d | 49.20% | ▲ +0.1pp | 4.21% | 1,039,443 |
| 7.41c | 49.10% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4.51% | 618,449 |
| 7.41b | 48.64% | ▼ -0.1pp | 4.89% | 689,181 |
| 7.41a | 48.69% | ▼ -0.7pp | 6.09% | 348,210 |
| 7.41 | 49.43% | — | 8.34% | 75,705 |
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 Chen 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 66.10% | 177 |
 Enchantress | 64.00% | 100 |
 Treant Protector | 63.43% | 134 |
 Puck | 63.20% | 125 |
 Weaver | 61.45% | 249 |
 Doom | 61.06% | 208 |
 Storm Spirit | 59.53% | 215 |
 Medusa | 59.35% | 123 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Pugna | 42.33% | 163 |
 Keeper of the Light | 42.34% | 222 |
 Undying | 43.08% | 441 |
 Phoenix | 43.86% | 171 |
 Witch Doctor | 44.63% | 540 |
 Necrophos | 44.87% | 673 |
 Death Prophet | 45.09% | 173 |
 Underlord | 45.19% | 270 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Undying | 61.63% | 344 |
| Phoenix | 60.15% | 133 |
| Pugna | 58.93% | 168 |
 Disruptor | 57.88% | 273 |
 Clinkz | 57.32% | 164 |
| Necrophos | 57.14% | 420 |
 Shadow Fiend | 57.05% | 468 |
 Anti-Mage | 56.96% | 316 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.