Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Lycan matchup: Dragon Knight beats Lycan in 51.17% of 766 ranked matches.
Trading objectives across the map often defines this matchup. Lycan aims to use Shapeshift and his summons to force down towers early, creating pressure and shrinking the map. Dragon Knight, however, is well-equipped to answer this specific strategy. His Dragon Form gives him the splash damage to clear out the wolves and the durability to stand his ground and defend. A well-timed Dragon Tail is also a reliable way to lock down a charging Lycan, buying his team crucial seconds to react. This dynamic often leads to a standoff where neither hero can fully execute their game plan without the other pushing back, making the outcome heavily dependent on team execution.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Lycan 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 | Dragon Knight win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 54.70% | 117 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Lycan in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Dragon Knight win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.17% | ▼ -0.6pp | 766 |
| 7.41d | 51.75% | ▲ +3.3pp | 9,305 |
| 7.41c | 48.40% | ▲ +1.3pp | 7,617 |
| 7.41b | 47.11% | — | 7,832 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Lycan on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.