Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Riki matchup: Dragon Knight beats Riki in 50.32% of 3,432 ranked matches.
Trying to burst Dragon Knight often feels like hitting a wall. Riki is built to assassinate squishy targets, but DK's natural armor and regeneration from Dragon Blood make him an exceptionally poor target for that. A full-health Dragon Knight can typically survive Riki's initial jump and turn the tables with a Dragon Tail, which is a long, reliable stun that can spell death for a slippery hero. On the other hand, Riki's Smoke Screen is a perfect tool for dealing with a melee right-clicker like DK, as the silence and miss chance can completely neutralize him in a fight if he doesn't have a Black King Bar.
The matchup comes down to team execution and target priority. Riki will generally avoid Dragon Knight entirely, preferring to hunt his supports on the edges of a fight. Dragon Knight's job is to stay with his team, provide the frontline presence, and be ready with his stun the moment Riki reveals himself. If DK’s team has good detection and he can land his lockdown, Riki’s game becomes very difficult. If Riki’s team can bait out the stun or control DK while Riki dismantles the backline, they will usually win the teamfight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Riki 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 | 51.20% | 334 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.65% | 618 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.44% | 289 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Riki 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 | 50.32% | ▲ +1.3pp | 3,432 |
| 7.41d | 48.99% | ▲ +0.1pp | 42,401 |
| 7.41c | 48.93% | ▼ -0.6pp | 21,773 |
| 7.41b | 49.54% | — | 22,074 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Riki on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.