Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon wins the Abaddon vs Dragon Knight matchup: Abaddon beats Dragon Knight in 51.27% of 2,366 ranked matches.
Setting up a gank on Abaddon often feels like a waste of time. Dragon Knight can land a perfect Dragon Tail, but the stun is frequently cleansed by a pre-cast Aphotic Shield or simply rendered moot when Borrowed Time triggers. This interaction nullifies one of Dragon Knight's main initiation tools. On the other side of things, Abaddon lacks the burst damage needed to threaten a high-armor Dragon Knight, especially once he gets a few items. Both heroes are durable front-liners who don't really kill each other. They often end up ignoring one another in teamfights to focus on softer targets, making their individual impact on the rest of the map more important than this direct matchup.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Abaddon's win rate against Dragon Knight in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Abaddon win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.25% | 212 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.76% | 425 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.55% | 264 |
Abaddon's win rate against Dragon Knight in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Abaddon win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.27% | ▼ -0.6pp | 2,366 |
| 7.41d | 51.87% | ▲ +1.1pp | 31,705 |
| 7.41c | 50.77% | ▼ -0.7pp | 12,926 |
| 7.41b | 51.49% | — | 14,176 |
Move this data into a draft
Abaddon starts on Radiant and Dragon Knight on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.