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Dragon Knight vs Lich

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

Favored
Lich 55.46%
Dragon Knight44.54%
Lich55.46%
Over 577 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich wins the Dragon Knight vs Lich matchup: Lich beats Dragon Knight in 55.46% of 577 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Trying to run at a backliner with Dragon Tail is a doomed play against Lich. He'll simply use Sinister Gaze to stop Dragon Knight cold, dragging him into a terrible position to be focused down. This control theme continues all game. During teamfights, Lich can cast Frost Shield on whoever Dragon Knight is trying to attack, massively slowing his damage output and making it impossible to stick to a target. Later on, DK’s slow movement and desire to be in the middle of the fight make him a perfect bounce target for Chain Frost. Lich effectively neutralizes Dragon Knight's game plan of being a durable, single-target initiator at every stage.

Dragon Knight vs Lich by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Lich 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.

RankDragon Knight win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian46.75%323
Crusader & Archon42.69%670
Legend & Ancient46.67%450
Divine & Immortal45.22%115

Dragon Knight vs Lich across patches

Dragon Knight's win rate against Lich in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchDragon Knight win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 44.54%▼ -1.3pp577
7.41d 45.84%▲ +0.1pp55,212
7.41c 45.73%▼ -0.9pp31,824
7.41b 46.60%34,368

Move this data into a draft

Put Dragon Knight against Lich

Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Lich on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Dragon Knight
Dire4 open
Lich
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Frequently asked questions

Does Dragon Knight counter Lich?
Dragon Knight wins 44.54% of ranked matches against Lich in Dota 2 7.41e (577 matches) — the matchup favors Lich.
Does Lich counter Dragon Knight?
Lich wins 55.46% of ranked matches against Dragon Knight in Dota 2 7.41e (577 matches) — the matchup favors Lich.
How many matches back the Dragon Knight vs Lich win rate?
577 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.