Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Clinkz vs Dragon Knight matchup: Dragon Knight beats Clinkz in 50.29% of 3,058 ranked matches.
Trying to burst down Dragon Knight as Clinkz feels like a waste of time. His natural armor and regeneration from Dragon Blood mean he can shrug off the initial assault that would kill most other heroes. This puts Clinkz in a difficult spot, as he's then left vulnerable to a counterattack. Dragon Knight's Dragon Tail is a simple, reliable stun that provides more than enough time for his team to collapse on the fragile Clinkz, who has likely used his main escape to get in close for the attack. A direct confrontation is rarely a good idea.
This matchup is less about a head-to-head fight and more about two heroes playing different games on the same map. Since he can't effectively kill Dragon Knight, Clinkz will instead use his map mobility to hunt down DK's softer teammates. He avoids the durable front-liner and focuses on creating pressure elsewhere. Meanwhile, Dragon Knight wants to group up and methodically push down towers with his team during Dragon Form. The game often hinges on which hero can better impose their strategy, making the outcome highly dependent on execution and team coordination rather than a direct hero advantage.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Clinkz'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 | Clinkz win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.61% | 360 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.65% | 483 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.55% | 222 |
Clinkz'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 | Clinkz win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.71% | ▲ +0.6pp | 3,058 |
| 7.41d | 49.06% | ▼ -0.3pp | 34,719 |
| 7.41c | 49.40% | ▼ -1.8pp | 18,121 |
| 7.41b | 51.19% | — | 21,106 |
Move this data into a draft
Clinkz 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.