Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Snapfire matchup: Dragon Knight beats Snapfire in 53.41% of 48,346 ranked matches.
Trying to bring down a Dragon Knight often hinges on shredding his armor, and Snapfire has a great tool for that in Lil' Shredder. It cuts right through the bonus from Dragon Blood, making him much squishier for her team. However, Dragon Knight is still naturally tough and can usually survive her initial burst damage. If he can close the distance on Snapfire, his Dragon Tail provides a long, reliable lockdown to turn the fight back on her. Her low health pool means she can't afford to get caught.
This creates a cat-and-mouse dynamic across the game. Snapfire wants to keep her distance, using Firesnap Cookie to create space or set up ganks on the slow-moving knight. Dragon Knight's goal is to farm an initiation item like a Blink Dagger so he can jump directly on her and lock her down before she can react. The outcome often depends on which hero gets the jump on the other. Neither side has a persistent advantage, leading to a very even contest that's decided by positioning and execution.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Snapfire 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 | 51.80% | 222 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.74% | 1,096 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.11% | 1,617 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.28% | 713 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Snapfire 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 | 53.41% | ▲ +1.4pp | 48,346 |
| 7.41e | 52.05% | ▲ +5.5pp | 95,021 |
| 7.41d | 46.53% | ▼ -1.8pp | 103,867 |
| 7.41c | 48.32% | — | 33,205 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Snapfire on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.