Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dragon Knight wins the Dragon Knight vs Tusk matchup: Dragon Knight beats Tusk in 55.47% of 2,843 ranked matches.
The passive armor and regeneration from Dragon's Blood often lets Dragon Knight survive Tusk's initial burst combo. A successful Walrus Punch and Tag Team might not be enough to secure the kill, especially after Dragon Knight gets a few levels. The attack damage reduction from Breathe Fire further complicates things for Tusk, weakening his follow-up and leaving him exposed after committing his spells. This makes it difficult for Tusk to convert his initiations into a quick solo kill on the knight.
Because of this, Tusk's game plan has to shift towards avoiding a direct confrontation. He'll instead look to gank Dragon Knight's more fragile teammates, using Snowball and Ice Shards to create pickoffs elsewhere on the map. This forces a split game where Dragon Knight wants to group and push towers, while Tusk tries to pull the enemy team apart. The matchup often comes down to which hero better enables their own team's strategy, rather than who wins a direct fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Tusk 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 | 60.31% | 194 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.97% | 461 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.28% | 436 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.99% | 163 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Tusk 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 | 55.47% | ▲ +2.8pp | 2,843 |
| 7.41d | 52.62% | ▲ +0.7pp | 31,420 |
| 7.41c | 51.92% | ▲ +0.4pp | 16,827 |
| 7.41b | 51.55% | — | 20,656 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Tusk on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.