Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Bane vs Dragon Knight matchup: Dragon Knight beats Bane in 50.67% of 1,942 ranked matches.
Holding a Dragon Knight in place with Fiend's Grip seems like an easy solution, but the reality is often more complicated. Bane is a squishy target while channeling, and Dragon Knight's team can usually punish him for the attempt. Even if the grip goes uninterrupted, DK is so naturally tanky that it rarely results in a solo kill before his allies can react. On the other side, Dragon Knight lacks the mobility to easily close the distance and threaten Bane in the backlines. He'd much rather be hitting a tower or a more accessible target. Both heroes often end up having bigger problems to deal with, leaving this specific interaction feeling surprisingly neutral.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bane'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 | Bane win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.38% | 131 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.46% | 305 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.02% | 196 |
Bane'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 | Bane win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.33% | ▼ -1.1pp | 1,942 |
| 7.41d | 50.45% | ▲ +0.1pp | 22,114 |
| 7.41c | 50.37% | ▼ -0.5pp | 8,866 |
| 7.41b | 50.89% | — | 8,326 |
Move this data into a draft
Bane 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.