Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Viper wins the Dragon Knight vs Viper matchup: Viper beats Dragon Knight in 52.21% of 521 ranked matches.
Picking Dragon Knight after the enemy has already locked in Viper often feels like a deliberate mistake. The lane itself is oppressive, as Viper’s constant Poison Attacks make it a nightmare for DK to approach the creep wave or trade effectively. It only gets worse later. A huge part of Dragon Knight’s tankiness comes from his Dragon Blood passive, which Viper’s Nethertoxin completely turns off, leaving him much easier to kill. Even with Elder Dragon Form, he can’t function. Viper Strike lets Viper’s team kite him from a distance, melting his health bar while he’s too slow to reach anyone or escape. He simply can’t play his game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dragon Knight's win rate against Viper 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 | 46.69% | 484 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.18% | 615 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.30% | 307 |
Dragon Knight's win rate against Viper 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 | 47.79% | ▲ +0.5pp | 521 |
| 7.41d | 47.29% | ▼ -0.4pp | 57,273 |
| 7.41c | 47.66% | ▲ +0.7pp | 31,324 |
| 7.41b | 46.98% | — | 34,116 |
Move this data into a draft
Dragon Knight starts on Radiant and Viper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.