Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Mars matchup: Dragon Knight beats Mars in 57.09% of 282 ranked matches.
Laning against Dragon Knight is a constant struggle for Mars. Breathe Fire continuously reduces Mars's attack damage, making it difficult to secure last hits or trade effectively. Meanwhile, Dragon Knight's own passive armor and regeneration from Dragon Blood make him almost immune to the physical harass from God's Rebuke. This early lead lets DK hit his timings comfortably and start pressuring towers. Later on, even a perfect Arena of Blood often fails to kill a durable Dragon Knight, who can simply turn with Dragon Tail and start fighting back. Mars can't create the pressure he needs at any stage of the game against a hero this resilient.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Mars 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.41% | 121 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.79% | 337 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.40% | 289 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Mars 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 | 57.09% | ▲ +4.2pp | 282 |
| 7.41d | 52.92% | ▼ -0.3pp | 27,681 |
| 7.41c | 53.19% | ▼ -0.3pp | 21,976 |
| 7.41b | 53.53% | — | 25,583 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Mars on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.