Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Storm Spirit matchup: Dragon Knight beats Storm Spirit in 54.33% of 3,368 ranked matches.
Controlling the map's tempo often comes down to pushing towers, something Dragon Knight excels at. Once Elder Dragon Form is online, he can pressure structures and force a reaction from Storm Spirit, who would much rather be farming or ganking. The direct confrontation is also challenging for Storm, as his normal burst damage struggles to bring down Dragon Knight's high health and armor. More importantly, the reliable, instant stun from Dragon Tail is a perfect tool for locking down a slippery target like Storm Spirit, catching him mid-zip or as he tries to initiate a fight.
This forces Storm to play a reactive game. Dragon Knight's team can group up and threaten objectives on his ultimate's cooldown, constricting the map. The Storm Spirit player has to respond carefully, either by split-pushing to draw pressure away or by waiting for an item like a Black King Bar or Linken's Sphere to nullify the lockdown. He has to leverage his superior mobility to farm away from Dragon Knight and find kills on softer targets, avoiding a head-on fight until he has a significant advantage.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 53.88% | 245 |
| Crusader & Archon | 58.01% | 543 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.75% | 363 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.33% | 105 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 54.33% | ▲ +2.1pp | 3,368 |
| 7.41d | 52.22% | ▲ +1.0pp | 41,266 |
| 7.41c | 51.25% | ▼ -0.4pp | 21,443 |
| 7.41b | 51.69% | — | 20,655 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Storm Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.