Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phantom Lancer wins the Dragon Knight vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Phantom Lancer beats Dragon Knight in 50.33% of 5,406 ranked matches.
Facing a Phantom Lancer army, Dragon Knight seems well-equipped. His Elder Dragon Form grants a splash attack that helps clear illusions, and Breathe Fire adds more area damage. This gives him a way to manage the swarm that other cores lack. The problem for Dragon Knight is lockdown. Phantom Lancer can often use Doppelganger to dodge Dragon Tail, making it hard to secure a kill on the real hero before he can create a new set of illusions or simply escape. This core dynamic prevents either hero from having a clear advantage.
The matchup becomes a race of timings. Dragon Knight is stronger early on, using his durability and stun to take objectives and pressure the map. His goal is to secure an area-damage item before Phantom Lancer can get out of control. If Phantom Lancer can survive this window and get his core items, the tables turn. He becomes much more elusive, and his illusions can overwhelm a Dragon Knight who can't find the real one. The slight edge for PL comes from his superior mobility and scaling if the game goes long, as he can outmaneuver the slower DK.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Phantom Lancer 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 | 49.13% | 462 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.44% | 902 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.20% | 579 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.08% | 144 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Phantom Lancer 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 | 49.67% | ▲ +0.8pp | 5,406 |
| 7.41d | 48.88% | ▲ +0.3pp | 59,441 |
| 7.41c | 48.59% | ▼ -0.0pp | 28,112 |
| 7.41b | 48.62% | — | 29,888 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Phantom Lancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.