Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Queen of Pain matchup: Dragon Knight beats Queen of Pain in 54.61% of 43,824 ranked matches.
Trying to burst down Dragon Knight often proves frustrating for a Queen of Pain. His natural tankiness from Dragon Blood allows him to withstand her initial magical damage, while Breathe Fire can reduce her ability to trade attacks effectively in lane. This forces a stalemate where Queen of Pain can't easily secure a kill on him. On the other hand, her Blink gives her a reliable escape from Dragon Tail, meaning Dragon Knight can rarely lock her down for his team. Neither hero has a clear way to dominate the other during the laning stage, leading to a fairly passive and even farm trade.
The game's pace then becomes a contest of strategies. Dragon Knight wants to group up with his team as soon as Elder Dragon Form is available, using his durability and tower damage to claim objectives. This constricts the map and limits opportunities for Queen of Pain to find solo pickoffs. She must instead leverage her mobility to outmaneuver his team, looking for openings on his supports and trying to snowball before he becomes an unkillable front-liner. The outcome hinges on which hero's game plan comes online first, as neither directly counters the other's core function.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Queen of Pain 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 | 52.42% | 269 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.06% | 1,010 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.81% | 1,351 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.68% | 431 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Queen of Pain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 54.61% | ▲ +1.2pp | 43,824 |
| 7.41e | 53.46% | ▲ +0.7pp | 81,440 |
| 7.41d | 52.72% | ▲ +0.9pp | 69,932 |
| 7.41c | 51.87% | — | 40,759 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Queen of Pain on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.