Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Sven matchup: Dragon Knight beats Sven in 52.53% of 48,238 ranked matches.
Trying to burst Dragon Knight often feels like hitting a wall for Sven early on. DK's natural armor from Dragon Blood and the attack reduction from Breathe Fire directly challenge Sven's physical damage. However, Sven's kit has answers. God’s Strength provides the raw power to eventually punch through that armor, especially once he has a few items. Meanwhile, Warcry helps Sven's whole team survive the initial onslaught when Dragon Knight initiates a fight, making it harder for DK's team to get a clean pick-off.
The match often comes down to timings. Dragon Knight wants to use his mid-game tankiness and Elder Dragon Form to group up and pressure objectives, forcing Sven into fights he isn't ready for. Sven’s plan is the opposite: avoid those early engagements, farm rapidly, and wait for his own power spike from a Black King Bar and other damage items. A farmed Sven with God's Strength active can ignore DK's sturdiness and win the teamfight. The result depends on which hero better dictates the tempo.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Sven 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 | 49.84% | 307 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.10% | 1,006 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.39% | 1,266 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.62% | 554 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Sven 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 | 52.53% | ▲ +1.5pp | 48,238 |
| 7.41e | 51.06% | ▲ +0.5pp | 70,899 |
| 7.41d | 50.59% | ▲ +0.3pp | 42,696 |
| 7.41c | 50.26% | — | 19,284 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Sven on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.