Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Skywrath Mage matchup: Dragon Knight beats Skywrath Mage in 50.24% of 6,983 ranked matches.
Getting hit by Ancient Seal is a problem for Dragon Knight. His Dragon Blood provides armor and regeneration, which is great against physical damage, but does little to stop the massive magic burst from Skywrath Mage. The silence also prevents him from using his stun to interrupt the combo. However, Dragon Knight's large health pool means he can sometimes live through a full Mystic Flare, especially with help from his team. If he does survive, Skywrath Mage is extremely fragile and has no escape once Dragon Knight closes the gap.
The mid-game revolves around this dynamic. Skywrath will constantly be looking for a pickoff on Dragon Knight before a fight begins. A successful gank can neutralize DK's teamfight presence entirely. Dragon Knight's goal is to itemize for magic resistance and get a Black King Bar. Once he has BKB, he can often ignore Skywrath, activate Dragon Form, and focus on hitting towers or killing more important targets. The matchup depends on which hero can execute their plan first.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Skywrath Mage 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 | 50.08% | 625 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.71% | 1,180 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.57% | 662 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.02% | 177 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Skywrath Mage 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 | 50.24% | ▲ +0.7pp | 6,983 |
| 7.41d | 49.54% | ▲ +0.3pp | 78,003 |
| 7.41c | 49.22% | ▼ -0.1pp | 36,948 |
| 7.41b | 49.33% | — | 40,473 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Skywrath Mage on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.