Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Shadow Demon matchup: Dragon Knight beats Shadow Demon in 54.78% of 1,181 ranked matches.
Getting slowed by Demonic Purge is a problem for most heroes, but Dragon Knight can often power through it thanks to his innate tankiness. He's simply too durable to be easily kited or burst down by the combos Shadow Demon enables with Disruption and Soul Catcher. While slowed, Dragon Knight can still find a moment to use Dragon Tail or simply absorb the damage until the effect ends. On the flip side, Dragon Knight lacks the mobility to reliably close the gap on a well-positioned Shadow Demon. This leaves both heroes able to do their jobs without truly interfering with the other's core plan, leading to a standoff.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 | 51.28% | 195 |
| Legend & Ancient | 62.12% | 132 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Shadow Demon 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 | 54.78% | ▼ -0.3pp | 1,181 |
| 7.41d | 55.11% | ▲ +5.2pp | 14,254 |
| 7.41c | 49.91% | ▼ -0.4pp | 6,738 |
| 7.41b | 50.27% | — | 8,839 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Shadow Demon on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.