Dragon Knight — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: DK, Davion, Dragon's blood
Dragon Knight (DK) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Dragon Knight's team wins 51.3%; in games of 47+ minutes, 50.5% (−0.8 pp, #65 of 127 by late-game edge; 23% of Dragon Knight games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Dragon Knight by rank bracket
Dragon Knight performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 53.10%–53.89% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #13 of 126 | 53.10% | 10.03% | 3,213 |
| Crusader & Archon | #4 of 127 | 53.20% | 12.13% | 16,438 |
| Legend & Ancient | #5 of 127 | 53.68% | 14.17% | 24,826 |
| Divine & Immortal | #8 of 127 | 53.89% | 17.73% | 9,236 |
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 52.81% of 3,212,468 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 1.7pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.81% | ▲ +1.7pp | 12.09% | 3,212,468 |
| 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 | 61.40% | 159,483 |
 Templar Assassin | 59.71% | 73,677 |
 Shadow Demon | 59.27% | 33,660 |
 Nature's Prophet | 59.14% | 143,676 |
 Tiny | 59.13% | 79,911 |
 Pangolier | 58.69% | 53,774 |
 Drow Ranger | 58.61% | 234,612 |
 Puck | 58.50% | 46,010 |
Struggles against
 Spectre | 47.99% | 158,489 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 48.21% | 209,016 |
 Wraith King | 48.58% | 214,607 |
 Witch Doctor | 48.63% | 246,229 |
 Necrophos | 48.99% | 264,615 |
 Juggernaut | 49.22% | 301,694 |
 Phoenix | 49.31% | 80,984 |
 Lich | 49.56% | 172,903 |
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 | 57.64% | 112,734 |
| Spectre | 56.58% | 141,533 |
 Bounty Hunter | 56.49% | 117,891 |
 Night Stalker | 56.38% | 55,973 |
 Dawnbreaker | 56.34% | 72,696 |
 Riki | 55.98% | 78,720 |
| Juggernaut | 55.80% | 275,833 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 55.65% | 143,586 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.