Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dragon Knight wins the Death Prophet vs Dragon Knight matchup: Dragon Knight beats Death Prophet in 53.50% of 19,391 ranked matches.
Controlling the map's tempo can be difficult for Death Prophet in this matchup. Dragon Knight is durable enough to frequently survive a full Exorcism, either walking away or turning the fight with a Dragon Tail stun. This resilience makes it hard for Death Prophet to convert her ultimate into a clean kill or an objective. He also contests her ability to shove lanes and pressure towers, since Breathe Fire clears creep waves quickly from a safe distance. This can stall Death Prophet's game plan, forcing her into a slower-paced game where Dragon Knight feels more comfortable.
During mid-game teamfights, Death Prophet wants to run at the enemy backline, but Dragon Knight often positions himself to intercept her. Even in Dragon Form, he isn’t a primary target she wants to focus, but his presence can’t be ignored. While a well-timed Crypt Swarm and Silence can help her maneuver, she's still spending precious seconds of her ultimate on a hero who is built to absorb that kind of damage. This slight delay is often all Dragon Knight's team needs to reposition and punish her commitment, giving his side a small edge in drawn-out engagements.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Death Prophet'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 | Death Prophet win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 45.20% | 177 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.66% | 443 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.45% | 473 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.63% | 184 |
Death Prophet'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 | Death Prophet win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 46.50% | ▼ -1.0pp | 19,391 |
| 7.41e | 47.52% | ▼ -0.0pp | 34,779 |
| 7.41d | 47.56% | ▼ -0.8pp | 31,016 |
| 7.41c | 48.32% | — | 18,192 |
Move this data into a draft
Death Prophet 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 Oct 5, 2026.